Steppin' Outta The Box

Yep.We did something very un-Vanilla,yesterday.The impetous being, friends from West-by God-Virginia were visiting Florida and staying on St.Pete Beach.
Hey,we're adults.We can go out on a week night.We don't have a curfew-we'll make our own curfew,thank you very much.We're allowed.
So,we got in the Tacoma,fought rush-hour traffic through downtown Tampa,to meet up with an old friend(and meet a new one),have dinner,and watch the most glorious sunset!
Arriving on Pass-A-Grille,the first thing you see is the "Wedding-Cake Hotel",also known as The Don Ceasar.Or just The Don,as locals call it.
Turn left at The Don,drive down Gulf Boulevard a ways,until you find a street(any street) that takes you over to Gulf Way,turn left,and just enjoy the drive........
We just love Pass-A-Grille.It really is a quaint,little beach town.No condos.Just mom and pop motels,and cute beach houses.

I so want this chair!!!!

At the end of Gulf Way was our destination.The Hurricane! By the way,they have free parking behind the restaurant.(wink-wink at Kim and Connie.....). If you go,be sure to get the Crab-Stuffed Flounder with Lobster Sauce.Words can not describe how delicious it is.

From the third floor deck,there is the most incredible view of the Gulf of Mexico.

And the sunsets are breath taking!

Alas,the evening ended all too soon.They had to return to their hotel to get ready to leave,today,and we just kinda-sorta had to return to the real world.There was a moment when we thought about getting a room at one of the 50's Style motels(the kind with the old,rusty, metal rocking-style lawn chairs outside your room),and spending the night.But we are Vanilla,after all,so we dutifully drove back home.

Sometimes,though,you just gotta step outta the box!