{"id":18485,"date":"2020-03-26T17:29:16","date_gmt":"2020-03-26T22:29:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/graceuncensored.com\/WordPress\/?p=18485"},"modified":"2020-03-26T17:29:19","modified_gmt":"2020-03-26T22:29:19","slug":"clearwater-beach","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/graceuncensored.com\/WordPress\/florida-2020\/clearwater-beach\/","title":{"rendered":"Clearwater Beach"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Life update:  same as yesterday, except we had some sunshine yesterday.  Still spending most of my day on the couch, coughing continues.  but it&#8217;s getting warmer and soon i&#8217;ll be sitting around outside.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But before all this&#8230;we arrived at the Clearwater Beach dock on the afternoon of Sun. Feb. 23rd and quite a few people were milling around.  They were headed over to the beach, and lots and lots of cars were everywhere.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We followed the crowd to the pier which seemed quite full of people and looked out over the beach which had way too many people on it for my taste. <\/p>\n\n\n<p><!--EndFragment--><\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-Ajqr0boRZw?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"> It&#8217;s rated the second beach in Florida on Trip Advisor.  I think the highest-rated places must be rated so high because there are so many people who go there.  A lovely little beach like Pass-A-Grille isn&#8217;t rated as high because there aren&#8217;t enough people to rate it, which is fine with me.  It&#8217;s ironic that i was complaining in the video about how crowded it was, when a few weeks later Clearwater Beach was all over the news because really stupid college kids were crowded onto the beach during spring break, passing coronavirus around. Whew.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We walked off the pier and started to hunt for a place to eat, ending up at a cute little outdoor place off the main street.    <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We got back to the beach at about 3:00, and there weren&#8217;t quite as many people.  I tried to find some chairs and an umbrella; some hotel was renting them.  there were rows and rows of chairs and umbrellas, and i think the price for a couple of loungers and an umbrella was around $120.  Seriously?  The chairs in the rows farther away from the beach were cheaper.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Highway robbery.  Beach robbery, anyway.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nearer the pier, the city offered loungers and umbrellas which were reasonably-priced, but the guy said they were available until 5:00.  &#8220;what happens after 5?&#8221; i asked.  he said they came around and took them all away.  Oh well, at least we had some time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"540\" height=\"405\" src=\"https:\/\/graceuncensored.com\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/f143.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18510\" srcset=\"https:\/\/graceuncensored.com\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/f143.jpg 540w, https:\/\/graceuncensored.com\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/f143-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I think we got a reduced rate because it was so late in the day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"540\" height=\"405\" src=\"https:\/\/graceuncensored.com\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/f144.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18511\" srcset=\"https:\/\/graceuncensored.com\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/f144.jpg 540w, https:\/\/graceuncensored.com\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/f144-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I took a walk, of course.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"540\" height=\"405\" src=\"https:\/\/graceuncensored.com\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/f145.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18512\" srcset=\"https:\/\/graceuncensored.com\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/f145.jpg 540w, https:\/\/graceuncensored.com\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/f145-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I took this video while walking on the beach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2kYRfE8DZUM?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I finally came back and sat on the beach for a little while, and we watched as they started to take the loungers away way down the beach.  They got tto us closer to 5:30, so we walked back to the pier.   The crowds had really thinned out at that point.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"540\" height=\"405\" src=\"https:\/\/graceuncensored.com\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/f146.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18513\" srcset=\"https:\/\/graceuncensored.com\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/f146.jpg 540w, https:\/\/graceuncensored.com\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/f146-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">My video from the pier.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/escQODXFWKA?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A bunch of vendors had set up along the pier, offering lots of crappy souvenirs for sale.  We found a good place to sit on a bench outside an ice cream place.  I wasn&#8217;t in the mood for ice cream because it was getting a bit windy and brisk.  Creedence Clearwater Revival&#8217;s &#8220;Lookin Out my Back Door&#8221; blasted out from some speaker and that really made me miss Kevin.  Maybe he&#8217;ll play that again on his guitar since we have such a lot of free time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/BDd2TMcur-g?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I suddenly realize i have plenty more photos of the rest of our day (although i&#8217;ve already done an amazing job of whittling down the number of sunset photos!), so that&#8217;ll have to wait til tomorrow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">ok then,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">g.h. at home.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Life update: same as yesterday, except we had some sunshine yesterday. 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