St Petersburg Beach

Monday, March 11

Bonnie dropped Amy and I off at St. Petersburg beach and took the littles to a science museum today. This was our first time at a beach on the gulf side of Florida. The beach was gorgeous! But what we didn't realize was how much the gulf minimized the waves. If there was a 2-foot wave the whole time we were there, I'd be surprised. The water was beautiful, but we got a bit bored pretty quick.

Amy playing in the small surf.

We decided to look into some activities we could do there like jetskis and such. We decided on a 3-hour boat tour to see dolphins and go to sand dollar island. I wasn't sure if it'd be worth it, but we took the risk. So glad we did!

First siting of dolphins

They swam right under our boat

Cool view under a bridge

Then four more dolphins, including a baby, in very shallow water near sand dollar island!

We found a number of sand dollars, most broken, as well as some other shells. We also just enjoyed playing in the gorgeously clear water!

A couple sand dollars we came up with.

So it seems the gulf-side of Florida is a trade-off... small waves but gorgeously clear water and marine life!