Day two-Siesta Key.

Day two in Siesta key.

Woke up at a decent time this morning-almost 6 AM.  Had hoped to sleep a little longer, but what the heck.  I did get a good night sleep, despite the pub just across the street.  They keep it down pretty good.

Took a stroll around the area.  I don't usually walk a lot due to blood clots in the legs, but it's good for me.  I'm sure I didn't walk far, and I made two stops along the way.  I just sat on a bench looking out over the ocean for a few minutes.  Saw a couple of guys fishing, and a couple of birds waiting to steal either their bait, or their fish.

I saw one of them catch something, so I went down to talk to them.  He had just caught a black tip shark about a foot long.  They had both caught sharks, but nothing else.  And, this one was about the size they were catching.  Nothing dangerous, but nothing to keep either.

Talked with another guy who said there was a bait shop about a mile up the road.  After breakfast I decided to go get some bait.  This guy is about as good at estimating milage as I am.  It was 2.2 miles by the cateye on my bike before I found the bait shop.  Got a bonus while looking for the bait shop though-found a barber shop!  I needed a haircut really bad.

The lady said she could take me in about 15 minutes.  OK, I'll just walk around this little shopping center while I wait.  Lo and behold, I found the bait shop right around the corner from the barber shop.  Turns out it was the samp place we got out bait last year when we rented to boat for the day to go out riding the intercoastal waterway.

Anyway, I went back and got my hair cut.  Did I mention it cost 18 bucks for a buzz cut?  Yep, it does cost more to live in paradise I guess :)  I get the same cut for 8 bucks at home.  Think I'll let Vic or Anita take my electric razor to my head before they leave after Christmas :)

I finally got my bait.  Frozen shrimp & squid.  I don't have a way to keep live bait, so this was my best option.  The guy across the street from the park said I could fish off his dock.  I tried it for a while.  Not a bite :( I need a net though, because that place was full of Mullet about 12-15 inches long!

Came home, cleaned myself up, went across to the pub & had a drink & some french fries, came back and got things ready for supper.  Made a drink, went to the beach for the sunset, came back and ate supper.  now I'm ready to close this off and watch NCIS.  Have to watch it via computer since I don't get TV here.  Need to find a cable connector so I can take care of this.

See y'all on the flip side! Going to try to fish early tomorrow on the beach side, then ride into town to see what I can see.

Jeff