I've neglected writing in my blog for a bit. But I have made some improvements...adding flickr and a slide presentation from slide.com - is nothing to frown about. I really need to research and find other local blogs to add to my blog roll, since networking is very important to blogging (and also so people can he here to read).
A few things to update today. First (which Matt aleady beat me to) was to talk about our 4th of July trip to Cedar Key. I know, I know, we've only lived here for about six weeks and have already been out to Cedar Key twice. What is the facination, you ask. Well, Matt and I are both water people. For some reason, we love to be close to the water. The funny thing is though, when you live so close to the beaches, you usually don't take advantage of them. You know they are there, and that is great and all, but you don't go as often as you should. And the other part about me, that most people know, since I don't hide it well, is that I love beach towns that aren't spoiled by big tall buildings and unncessarily tall condo complexes as well as the tacky t-shirt shops (as Matt would say). Cedar Key is a true old Florida town and I love that. So this 4th of July we happily returned to the water and took a two hour ecological tour of the islands surrounding Cedar Key with Captain Doug and Tidewater
Tours. We even got to stop and walk on one of the beaches and through the (sinking) sand.
The beach was great, but a little different than the ones in Pinellas County. This sand you actually sunk deep down into and it was soft, leaving the deepest impressions I have ever seen. You can really see it in this picture with all the bird prints.
We also checked out the Clamerica festival in Cedar Key Park. I am not a clam lover (perhaps I can learn to be, since Cedar Key is the largest producer of farm raised clams in the country), but Matt did partake in the local specialities. I munched on a hot dog and then devoured an ear of corn. It seems like everyone comes out and works together for this event. One of the booths (the clam fritters) even had the dad, his wife, and their children working together to feed the hungry line of people waiting. One of those things that makes the 4th of July what it is - family and food (and our Nation's birthday, of course). I know, I'm a dork!
This weekend we are heading to Ocala to visit the Appelton Museum at Central Florida Community College. We are also going to stop at Amrit Palace for some Indian food. We're looking forward to another day trip and will share those experiences here (of course).
