It’s Monday. We’re starting week number two of our vacation down in southwest Florida. We had our first crappy weather day yesterday. The temperature was only in the low 70s and it was cloudy all day. Thankfully there was a Nascar race in Phoenix, so we broke out the munchies & beer and enjoyed the race. The rest of the week is supposed to be back into the 80s, so I’m looking forward to that.

We needed some things the other day so we made a run to a nearby Target store. Everything was fine until I saw several aisles packed with an unimaginable amount of Easter candy! I made no attempt to control myself and immediately picked up Easter M&Ms, Cadbury Eggs, malted Robin Eggs, Snickers Eggs, and Reese’s Easter Eggs. I know, I’m a candy junkie. Oh, and one observation—no sign of any chocolate crosses or chocolate Jesus.

Had dinner at a new restaurant the other night called The Pier. It’s located in Fisherman’s Village here in Punta Gorda so we thought we’d give it a shot. It’s a tad on the fancy side but the food was exceptional and the view on the water was really nice. It’s easily our favorite restaurant so far.

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It’s Sunday! Spent a beautiful day in Venice yesterday at the Venice Fine Art Show. They shut down Venice Avenue and fill several blocks with artwork and vendors. We’ve been going to this show for several years now and it’s always one of the best. We’ve purchased a few pieces over the years and always look forward to seeing what’s new.

After the show we took a short drive over to South Jetty Beach to relax and check out the sailboats coming in and out of the marina. We wrapped up the day getting dinner at Dockside. Has some tasty shrimp and a tall Yuengling. Not a bad way to spend a gorgeous day.

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It’s Saturday! Somebody built a tiny racetrack for die-cast cars and then went way over the top by filming it with ridiculously high production values. A fake rally event has never been done this well before!

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