Anna Marie Island continued

The morning started early as Dorothy got up to walk the beach before 7am...too bad she had to go alone. Exhausted, I rolled over in bed and Phyllis stayed on the couch until Dorothy returned at 8. It is starting to get warmer...at least got up to 60 today. We made our way over the Skyway Bridge to go to sister Connie's place in Pinelllas Park for lunch...too bad we tried to follow Gypsy (myGPS) to get there...new construction did not allow us to go the way she wanted us to so we heard a lot of "recalculating...make a u-turn as soon as you can...turn right(into the water)...recalculating"...Eventually we made it thanks to the cell phone and human directions!

We ate at a NY Deli style restaurant in Palm Harbor called The Lucky Dill Deli...no scrimping on the prime rib or reuben sandwiches here! After stuffing ourselves they brought us complimentary chocolate chip and regular cheesecake and apple strudel. Dr. Oz must be rolling over in his studio over this meal! We may have to put his CDs in the player again tomorrow...oh the guilt...you'd think I was Catholic or something! Around the corner from this restaurant was Mario and Amanda's new house they're building. After a quick tour of the inside, we headed back to Pinellas Park. The traffic on Rt 19 was horrific, but the Black Bullet pulled us through!

After thinking we wouldn't eat again for a week, we came home only to get Dorothy's house guests, Charlie and Carol, and off we go to our favorite restaurant, The Rod and Reel Pier! The ambiance of this rugged old Florida restaurant cannot be matched anywhere...even taking your life into your own hands to crawl around the back of the downstairs bar to the bathroom where you'd better know if you are "Inboard" or "Outboard" makes it special...No menus were needed as we ordered our deep fried grouper sandwiches with fries and slaw...Phyllis ordered clam strips and we all devoured our meals with smiles! Who the hell is Dr. Oz???? Oh, well, tomorrow we will take it easy and eat light...oh, wait...we are taking my childhood friend, Rhonda to lunch in Largo tomorrow! C'est la vie!!!