Yoga and Siesta Key Beach

Tuesday May 1, 2012
Oscar Scherer State Park
Site #95

 

 

Carrie and I begin the day with an hour of yoga before breakfast.

It’s such a great way to start the day.  MUCH better than running.
J

 

 

We read that Siesta Key Beach is America’s # 1 Beach.

So we have to check this out.  We pack up food, sunscreen, water, chairs, towels….good grief.
We know that to spend the day on the beach we have to get
another umbrella.  So we stop at Tar-J and pick up a totally inferior beach umbrella.  (hereafter known as TIBU)

 

Siesta Key is a barrier island off the coast of Florida between Sarasota Bay and the Gulf of Mexico.  As we get near, we get stopped for the drawbridge over the Intercoastal Waterway.
Note to Roxanne:  Those must be some mighty tall ducks going through.

 

 

Soon we are walking along the powdered sugar sand of Siesta Key Beach.  This is a BIG beach and there are lots of people here.  Word has clearly gotten around.

 

David’s back has been bothering him increasingly so he brings his anti-gravity chair in order to nap on the beach and catch up on the sleep he misses at night when his pain is worst.  Some beach folks comment to him about his comfy chair.

 

 

You can see the TIBU from the underside of this picture.   But if the wind steals this one, it won’t be much of a loss.

 

 

We sure do see all kinds of folks at the beach.

I’ve never talked to one of these metal detector folks since they
always have those ear phones on but I’d sure like to know what they
think they are going to find that is worth spending hours in the hot sun dressed in terrific garb.

 

 

The sand on this Beach is so fine it feels like refined sugar. 

And it’s cool on your feet no matter what the sun’s strength.  That’s because unlike other beaches whose sand is made of shell and coral, this beach is composed 99 percent pure quartz. 

Just look at this day.
Picture perfect clouds, sand and water.

And waves due to the gusty wind.

 

So today we also lower the height of the umbrella and are still able to get the 3 of us under it including the BIG chair.  Pretty amazing huh?  Notice the hand around the umbrella pole.
At no time today was someone not holding on to it even though it is TIBU.

 

 

David is on duty when Carrie and I go into the water.

 

 

 

 

 

Then while David and Carrie go for a walk down the beach,
I hold down the fort umbrella.
Take a look at those clouds.

 

 

 

Some folks don’t seem to care what their umbrellas do.

 

The sand makes terrific sandcastles and the beach sponsors an annual Sand Castle Competition. 

I’d love to be here to see that if you could get anywhere near the beach.  They do have a parking lot for 800 cars.  That is just amazing.
800 cars COULD equal 2400+ people.

 

Looks like the practicing for the competition has begun.

 

 

It kept threatening to rain and as you can see from the rain coming down “over there”, it did.  But not on us!!

 

 

It was a very satisfying day at the beach.

 

 

 

That soft cool sand made for some very happy toes!