No boat travel.
Carol and Jim treated us to breakfast by their pool. As with yesterday, the talk / chatter was non-stop. During our discussion, Jim suggested that we visit Fisherman's Village as a local point of interest. We piled into the car for a very entertaining afternoon.
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| Christmas at Fisherman's Village in Punta Gorda, FL |
We found a park bench photo opportunity that we could not resist.
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| Christmas Mural and Bench |
As we strolled through the area, we passed a shop displaying some interesting clocks.
At various points along the walkway, we found murals.
A giant teddy bear just begged to be cuddled.
We even found Santa hearing Christmas wishes from kids
and dogs!
We decided to eat lunch at Scotty's Brewhouse.
From where we sat, we had a great view of the water and the colorful villas nearby.
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| Colorful Villas reminded Clark of the Bahamas |
We agreed that we would stop for ice cream (a Looper tradition) before heading home. With that in mind, I kept my lunch light to leave room. After we left the restaurant, we headed towards the ice cream shop. Along the way, Clark and Jim spied a blown up, large-sized chart of the local waters. An hour later (I do not exaggerate), they were still pointing at areas on the chart and talking. Finally, Carol and I reminded them that we were there too, and we continued on our way for ice cream.
The ice cream shop we chose (there were several options) sold coffee and ice cream. While I studied the ice cream flavors, Clark took pictures of their interesting 50's decor.
A "single" serving consisted of two scoops of ice cream. Each of us got waffle cones with our favorite flavors.
On our way to Fisherman's Village, I noticed some interesting topiary in a park that we drove by. Clark reminded Jim that we had planned to stop there on our way back home, so Jim took us to explore the park. It turned out to be a nature park with a 1/2 mile trail.
We found the topiary I had seen from the car.
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| Birds with Jim, Carol, and Ev in background |
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| Dolphins |
Afterwards, we walked the trail.
Along the way we read the various signs about the flora and fauna -with some expected and some surprising critters.
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| Armadillo |
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| Rattlesnakes - Yikes! |
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| Fiddler Crab |
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| Great Blue Heron |
As we left the park, we noticed a pretty sunset happening. Jim rushed us home, so Clark could jump out of the car, run around the side of the house, and get a picture! As he lined up his shot, a sailboat passed by - what great timing!
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| Sunset at Punta Gorda Isles |
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