Wednesday Nov. 20

0 miles

Today we did some cleaning on the boat and then walked through the shops and trinket stores along the Clearwater beach. It was a very nice laid back day in partly sunny 78 degree weather in Florida.

 

 

Thursday Nov. 21

0 miles by boat – 60 miles by car

We went to Sarasota with another couple to visit the Ringling museum. The grounds cover 66 acres and you can tour the Ringling museum of art, circus museum, bayfront gardens, and the winter residence of John and Mable Ringling called Ca’d’Zan (which means house of John). The art museum was mostly a collection that John Ringling had collected through the years. Again not our cup of tea but a little culture never hurt anyone. The circus museum was a lot more fun to walk through because what “kid” young or old doesn’t like a circus. The mansion at a cost of $1.5 million to build with its Venetian Gothic style reflected the Ringling’s love of Italy and was amazing to walk through.

Banyan tree

 

 

 Cypress wood ceiling.

 

 Replica of the 100' yacht that used to be docked in front of the mansion.