Florida, Day 6

    When people go on a vacation, they tend to arrive at their destination with a "to-do list" of sights to see, or activities to do. Maybe it's the beach, a museum, some monument or natural wonder. When Meg and I learned about a bicycle trail that had micro breweries along the way, there was no question that it was going on our list. Today we got to check it off.
    The goal was to ride the 7.4 miles from Wall Springs Park in Palm Harbor to a restaurant in Dunedin called Kelly's. Along the way and then nearby the restaurant, I counted 6 micro breweries to check out. We rode straight to Kelly's... well mostly. Megan, Keeley and I were on bikes. Jeff was on roller blades. Awesome. We started in the morning, so it was too early for a brewery. We wanted to eat brunch at Kelly's see the waterfront there, and then ride back, stopping at a few of the breweries. It was a great ride.

    Kelly's was a great choice. Meg said that they made her the best Bloody Mary that she's ever had. My pancakes were good enough, but I loved the grits and homefries.

    We checked out the local area...

    And then we began our ride back to the cars at Wall Springs Park, making some stops, of course. The great thing about these breweries is that they're setup for you to go to more than one. They all are setup to let you only have smaller tastes of the beers, as little as 4 oz. This really lets you pace yourself and space the drinks further apart. It really worked out great. Each stop was a short, refreshing break from the heat, as the sun was now high and hot. Plus, Meg and I love sampling local beers from wherever we are visiting.

    We stopped at 3 breweries in total: 7venth Sun, Dunedin Brewery, and DeBine Brewing Company. Suffice to say, all three had some really unique and delicious beers, and I liked that there seems to be a strong German and English influence at all three when it comes to the beer styles. My personal favorite was DeBine.

    Believe me, we needed every stop that we took. If for nothing else, to just rest. Poor Jeff must have been dying on blades, but he did great. In total, we covered more than 17 miles today. For some, that may not be a lot. This blog is not for those people.

    When we got home, we had well-deserved pizza for dinner, and then Meg and I got to sit in with the Scullys for their Family Worship. We watched the JW Broadcast, and sang a few songs. It was a great end to a tiring, but great day. We all need sleep now... See you tomorrow!