Our Beaches
Gigi’s godparents arrived this afternoon and we all went out for an early dinner. The, we drove on up to Palm Harbor and went out to Honeymoon Island. Since it is a state park, we paid a few bucks to get in the gates and then parked near one of the walkways. As we sat there watching the sun begin to set, on an uncrowded and clean beach, I looked across the water to where we could see the high rise buildings on Clearwater Beach. I thought about the massive parking lots over there and the metered parking. I thought about all of the cars cruising around with the bass turned to the max, the crowded bars, and the cigarette butts on the sugar sand beaches.
We get a lot of people each week that come here to enjoy our beaches and I feel bad for the tourists who don’t know that they can drive north just a few miles and get off of the crowded tourist beaches. Clearwater Beach is lovely. Don’t get me wrong. We have some of the best sand in the world and the sunsets are not to be rivaled. But, the quiet beaches a couple of miles north offer a sort of peace and relaxation you will never find at Sand Key or St. Pete Beach or Clearwater Beach. There is tranquility at any time of day that absolutely soothes the soul.
Please, visit our beaches; but take the time to research what else is available in the area. It is well worth it.
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