Day 78 - November 30, 2012: A preview visit to Clearwater Beach

Since we are staying in Tarpon Springs for several days, we decided to take the Jolly Trolley down to Clearwater for a preview of what there was to see in advance of visiting by boat after Christmas. For a few dollars you can get an all-day pass that takes you down through Dunedin and Clearwater and includes the local bus transit, as well. For lunch we shared a Super Grouper sandwich and soup at Frenchy's.

The Jolly Trolley

Frenchy's Salt Water Café

Clearwater Beach is just what I imagined Florida to be: sun, ocean beaches, high-rise hotels, restaurants and lots of t-shirt shops. We walked the hotel strip, got our feet wet, and explored the shopping. People come from all over the world just to enjoy this kind of vacation spot.

Mega hotels

Salt, shells and sand

I must say that while these beaches are great, I am still very partial to the West Michigan beaches and their singing sand. We will return to Clearwater Beach in January with Elizabeth and explore some more. Back on Great Laker, we enjoyed another always unique Gulf sunset.

Sunset over the Gulf