Seagulls at the Beach

     Yesterday was a great day.  Brooke, Alyssa and I loaded up into my car, and headed to Clearwater, FL for a beach day!  We got up fairly early, grabbed some sandwiches from Wawa, and I made the 1 hr 45 minute drive to the coast.
     When we got there, I was a little disappointed at the color of the water.  I suppose it was a combination of my being used to the ocean side of Florida, versus the gulf side, and a storm that had kicked up sand from the night before.  Either way, it was a beautiful day for the beach, the sun was out but it wasn't sweltering hot (which tricks you into thinking you don't need to reapply sunscreen...), and it wasn't crowded at all.

      The seagulls in Clearwater were so aggressive!  They were climbing onto our towels, and while I was eating my sandwich, I went to touch my head, and touched a seagull, it was right there!  I TOUCHED A SEAGULL.
     After a couple hours, we were all pretty burnt out, so we loaded up and headed back.  The drive back felt so much longer!  If I had just been a passenger, I would have been passed out in the backseat for sure. We got home, and after a round of showers, compared hilarious, painful sunburns.  It was then decided that Olive Garden was a good idea.  If we weren't tired before, adding some pasta to the mix really did us in.  It was an early night for us!
   

     It was great to decompress from all things Disney for a day, and to be back near the ocean, even if it was the wrong coast! 

     After work today, I did a quick wardrobe change (and nabbed some free chocolate!), and headed to Epcot to meet up with my beach girls, who had spent the day there.

Fresh watermelon juice, one of my new favorite Food & Wine Festival treats!

xoxo