We have been here almost a week. Today we rented a car from Hertz--right across the street. Agent Nick asked us, "So you decided you needed a car?" I had postponed our rental for four days saying that we were doing fine without a car. We responded, "We do not need a car, but we want a car." I'm sure Jim would have been fine without one, but I do get a bit restless.
We did not use the car for our daily trip for groceries at Publix about a 15 minute walk from Sunrise Resort. We did take the car to Pass a Grille, the southernmost part of St. Pete Beach, where we walked on the beach walk with a great view of sea grass and the Gulf--not blocked by condos and resorts. We treated ourselves to a pina colada and a margarita at the Hurricane Rooftop Bar and watched a quiet sunset.
Otherwise the week up to this point has been one of walking, eating, reading, and watching sports on TV. We have spent a lot of time doing our 1000 piece puzzle, a gift from Susan and Jeff that pictures the beach at Ocean Grove. Jim said at one point, "This is addictive." It is amazing how fast 30 minutes can go looking for just the right pieces. It is somewhat of a mindless activity, but still so satisfying when you find the piece that fits!Our first few days here were cool. In fact we had the furnace running and set at 71 or 72--just to keep warm with the poor insulation and lots of windows. The last two days however we have shed our winter coats and turned the heat off and it has been lovely.
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