We went to Sarasota, Florida on our summer family vacation. It was one of the last unexplored vacation spots within a 6 hour drive of our house. We arrived Friday afternoon during a tropical storm warning but luckily only got sprinkled on. We stayed at a condo in town for a whole week, June 3-10, and visited 4 different beaches and lots of local museums and attractions during our stay. The beaches were all different and all beautiful. We managed to fit in a nap or rest break every afternoon which helped all of us stay happy and rested, for the most part. These photos uploaded in reverse order so that's what you get. On Saturday morning first thing we visited the Sarasota farmer's market downtown and got some chimney bread. Then we walked around Bayfront Park and saw the "Unconditional Surrender" statue. After that we visited the Ringling Museum (free military admission!), ate at Culver's, and took a nap before headed out to Nokomis Beach. That beach had lots of shells, some shark teeth, and a drum circle celebrating the sunset. Amelia happily jumped in the drum circle showing off her hula hoop skills (She won her school's competition this year as the best hula hooper).
