Punta Gorda for the Piratefest Saturday night, lot of wannabe pirates kicking about, and a meal at the very lively Harpoon Harry's overlooking the water.

A swim in the warm warm sea in Venice then a lovely meal alongside the inter coastal waterway at Stump Pass with a lovely sunset Sunday.

Finally onto Naples Zoo and afterwards Naples Pier, est 1888, on Monday before heading home for a BBQ by the pool.

Well excluding the travel time, the trip here was really good.
The Delta flights were both as expected, and the stopover in Atlanta was fine and smooth, grabbing a Starbucks to give us a second wind.
Car collection complete we headed to Clearwater Beach for night one as I couldn't face a longer drive after the travelling.
Nice enough motel on the beach, more location/view than luxury.

Then next day onwards to Rotonda.
First few days we have visited Stump Pass Beach, then a longer drive to Anna Maria Island; both wonderful but Anna Maria is a fantastic place to visit and will go back again.

Bath