Gulfside beaches

On Friday, after an breakfast visit to the Farmer's Market and a playground in downtown Dunedin, we took an excursion to Honeymoon Island State Park to catch a ferry boat ride for a few hours at Caladesi Island State Park beach. The ferry ride was barely begun when we were greeted by dolphins, and we saw lots of birds fishing under the trees. The weather was perfect for some playing in the sand.



In the evening, we were invited for dinner up to the Lanting's pad, and enjoyed the sunset from the balcony and some great key lime pie and gelato for dessert. We were able to meet my cousin Bryant's family for the first time, and meet the groom, Eric, and see Liz and Chloe for the first time in several years. We did not see our Colorado cousins very often when we were young, unless it was a large family gathering, so it was nice to spend this time with just Bill and Jan's family.