{"id":22338,"date":"2025-03-26T09:55:58","date_gmt":"2025-03-26T14:55:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/graceuncensored.com\/WordPress\/?p=22338"},"modified":"2025-03-26T09:56:06","modified_gmt":"2025-03-26T14:56:06","slug":"first-day-in-nokomis-fl","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/graceuncensored.com\/WordPress\/florida-2025\/first-day-in-nokomis-fl\/","title":{"rendered":"First Day in Nokomis, FL"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Somehow I didn&#8217;t leave our place near the beach til after 1:00 in the afternoon. I slept in. I ran over the bridge over the causeway and this line of pelicans was perched on the little dock.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"540\" height=\"405\" src=\"https:\/\/graceuncensored.com\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/f47.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-22339\" srcset=\"https:\/\/graceuncensored.com\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/f47.jpg 540w, https:\/\/graceuncensored.com\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/f47-480x360.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 540px, 100vw\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">I can&#8217;t believe how close we were to beach. I made a little video as I ran towards it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-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\/z-rTl_pYFO4?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><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Because it was a bit chilly, this was the least-crowded day at the beach. I took approximately a million bazillion photos and videos but here&#8217;s just one. There were many gulls but also these birds with the orange beaks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"540\" height=\"405\" src=\"https:\/\/graceuncensored.com\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/f48-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-22341\" srcset=\"https:\/\/graceuncensored.com\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/f48-1.jpg 540w, https:\/\/graceuncensored.com\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/f48-1-480x360.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 540px, 100vw\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">This is the only day I ran north, and I only went for a mile and a half because I was worried about my leg pain. It never did bother me.  I took a ridiculous amount of photos, which is what of course I always do a the beach.  Sand and waves and sea birds til the cows come home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">On the way back to our place, the bridge went up right after I crossed it and I took the opportunity to capture that.  The guy actually blew the warning horn when I was running on top of the bridge and it made me jump.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-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\/dQm30z8uS4g?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><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Here the bridge is actually raising and a sailboat glides through.  It was fun to see it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-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\/0Te7vqdCy9I?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><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">We went to Venice, only a few minutes&#8217; drive, and I enjoyed perusing a few shops.  Venice has many many cute litle shops living the main streets, and I started buying stuff like crazy even though of course I need absolutely no more stuff, ever.  Mom gamely joined me for a few minutes but then she&#8217;d had her fill of shopping and was content to sit outside and watch the people.  We finally stopped at a gelato place which was delicious.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"540\" height=\"405\" src=\"https:\/\/graceuncensored.com\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/f49.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-22343\" srcset=\"https:\/\/graceuncensored.com\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/f49.jpg 540w, https:\/\/graceuncensored.com\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/f49-480x360.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 540px, 100vw\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">We took a short drive over to our friends  Lori Ann and Bill&#8217;s cute little condo nearby.  Well, it would have been a short drive but sometimes I get confused on the roads when there is no navigational help.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"> ended up making a millions u-turns and when we somehow finally managed to get to the condo complex I proceeded to get lost in the labrynth, even though I&#8217;d actually driven right past their condo on the way in.  Whew.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Lori Ann made us the best meal we ended up having while in Venice, fish stuffed with crab topped with Lobster Bisque.  Mmm.  She&#8217;d bought Mom a key lime pie so thank goodness Mom was getting her key lime pie requirements for the day every day of our vacation.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">It was nice to spend time with them; I hadn&#8217;t had many conversations with Bill and it was great to get to know him better.  He also loves hiking. A good time was had by all.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Ok then, <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Mrs. end of March Hughes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Somehow I didn&#8217;t leave our place near the beach til after 1:00 in the afternoon. I slept in. I ran over the bridge over the causeway and this line of pelicans was perched on the little dock. I can&#8217;t believe how close we were to beach. 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