Slept in till 7:30, then rolled out of bed. Seemed to take forever to get ready, but hey, who's in a hurry?
First stop, as always when visiting Sarasota or Denver, is Village Inn for breakfast. Had the Ultimate Skillet - new on the menu. Must have bad restaurant karma, though. The server dropped a big butter ball on my seat.
While at Village Inn, I realized just how many geriatrics there are in Sarasota. Surprisingly, I also realized that I missed them. This one old guy came in, must have been a regular, because they seated him without asking the usual 'smoking or non' question, or 'is this OK?' They knew where he wanted to sit. The manager came by his table and said 'Hello, Robert'. Very genuine. Their exchange made me feel good.
After the nice breakfast, headed south on Tamiami Trail with the intent of scoping out City of Palms Park in Fort Myers (for planned attendance of baseball game on Saturday). It's hard to believe how much Sarasota has changed over the past several years since I left. New high rises; junky areas cleaned up; etc. Unbelievable number of Jaguars, Mercedes, Porches, Rolls Royces.
Stopped at Tervis Tumber in Osprey, always a required visit. Picked out some mugs - sports theme - and had them shipped to myself in Missouri. Tervis has added a college logo line - waiting on licensing from Mizzou. Will have to get a set when available. Can check on their new web site - www.tervis.com.
Took the usual route at south Venice, down 776 through Englewood, then 775 to Placida. Tons of construction. Lucky I didn't try this on weekend. Bypassed Boca Grande, was there last time.
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