The beach is the winner of the world's finest, whitest sand and also named the best white sand walking beach in the United States by
Conde Nast Traveler magazine.
Being winter and a top of 68 F yesterday, the beach wasn't crowded at all. To us that was the perfect temperature to walk on the beach.
There are several miles of powdery, pure white sand to loose yourself in.
Earlier we had lunch at the
Siesta Key Oyster Bar but with the red tide we didn't have any oysters. Their menu actually had items marked that were
gluten free.
I had
Caribbean yerk skewered scallops and shrimp and Gary had a hamburger. We never have beef at home so he splurges sometimes when we go out. I left my camera in the car so no photos of the food or atmosphere.
Unfortunately the beautiful beach was littered with thousands of dead fish due to a
red tide of
karenia brevis.
I was saddened to see so many fish in different sizes and shapes lined up on the beach.
Sometimes naturally occurring events in nature seem so cruel.
Thanks for reading and for all your comments.
