And, while I hate to bore you with my banjo stuff, I must. It was amazing. I spent three days at Suwannee Banjo Camp in Live Oak at the Cervany Conference Center. Total banjo heaven.
Cervany Conference Center in Live OakGuest RoomsThe courtyardJust another beautiful view
So, besides all the wonderful views, there was a lot of banjo classes and picking.
You might not follow the banjo world, but the instructors were the TOP of the field. And both evenings we were treated to a concert by the faculty.
Fun day Saturday! Been to the Gasparilla Parade numerous times, checked out the Gasparilla Art Festival more than once and ran the Gasparilla Long Distance Classic close to 20 times. (at least it seems like I have that many t-shirts)
But this was my FIRST Gasparilla Pirate Invasion.
Thanks to Darin and Kathryn who now live on Davis Island, they found the perfect spot for friends and family to join them for the water side of the party.
The View at 9:40.
And three hours later….
Lots of beads, beers, and boats between those two photos!
I very bravely squeezed my way through the throngs to stand on the seawall to get these shots. Very dangerous. Seriously, not only beads get thrown from those boats, but I witnessed a few beers flying through the air along with many water balloons. I asked the guys standing beside me to protect me from the missiles. They did a pretty good job, I only got pelted by cheap plastic jewelry.
Beads! The bounty of Mardi Gras, Shrimpapalooza and Gasparilla!Little Pirates just starting out the morning. Took Jack and Kendall a little while to figure out you really wanted those beads and you had to wear them!
The “Jose Gasparilla” with Ye Mystic Krew in the distance, canons smoking and guns blasting!
The Royal Court. Not quite as cool as the pirate ship, but I bet that was a HUGE party!The Rough Riders. Wonder if the horses are on the boat?
Went to visit a friend at Indian Rocks Beach last week. It was VERY COLD and windy. But I had my wooly hat, scarf, and mittens, so I was prepared.
Here’s the bridge we walked over from Angela’s place to get to the beach.My friend, Angela, and me. We had some shrimp and beer. Sitting in the sun and out of the wind. Perfect!Angela’s standing in front of the Intra-coastal and that’s her condo building.
Sand Sculptures created for Christmas. These are elves dressing up in Santa’s clothes.
