St. Pete Beach

      This was our spot for happy hour at Bay Palms Springs.

 After Tarpon Springs, our next stop was at Bay Palms Resort and Marina.  This was a boutique hotel/resort with a small, with an retro 50’s theme and an attached marina.  Actually, there were three small hotels but you could stay at one and play at all three.  The main resort was right on the beach, with a pool, beach bar, volleyball and happy hour every day from 4-5pm, which included free craft beer and wine!  You can bet that every day we were there, (4 days), we made it to happy hour!

  We didn’t do a lot here - took some walks up and down the beach, caught up on laundry, walked into a few stores and walked to the big, pink hotel, Don CeSar, and of course the happy hour at Bay Palms.  The marina was at one of the smaller hotels with happy hour at the bigger resort which was across the street and down a couple of blocks - but free alcohol was worth the walk! We met people at happy hour who had been coming to Bay Palms for several years now.  It must be pretty special! 

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                 The marina at Bay Palms in St. Pete Beach. 
                                           Kite surfer.
                               A dead crab on the beach.
                                     The Don Ce Sar
                                 The Bay Palms Resort.
                        Beautiful St. Pete Beach at sunset.
                                More pictures of sunset.
                This is a lady with her baby loving the sand.
                                           The marina.
I’m sleeping in the Vberth. This was when we crossed 
            the Gulf, I forgot to post it. I guess those waves 
                                  just rocked me to sleep!   
Sunrise at Bay Palms Springs Resort and Marina.
Dolphins swimming near us. 
A bird eating stuff from a sea sponge.
A seagull eating a crab.
A Heron caught this little puffer fish for lunch.
                         The resort at Bay Palm Springs.

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