Got out early for a ride with Steve and Larry --- we tried to hang with a group from the St. Pete club but the pace too much (23 mph). Steve held on but Larry and I were dropped almost immediately. So we just did our own thing. Traffic in the St. Pete Beach area seems to be picking up.

Went back to Home Depot in the afternoon and ordered blinds for the living room and dining room. Took waaaay longer than it should have due to salesman being talkative and very thorough. Oh well...

Dinner at Steve's son and DIL's place wrapped up a nice day

Steve, Larry and I did a big ride on the Pinellas Trail today, heading north through various towns. I'm riding STeve's old road bike which will remain down here so that we don't have to haul bikes back and forth. It's maybe a little big for me --- a 56 when I usually ride a 54, but with some tweaking, it's comfortable enough.

I"m not a fan of multiuse trails to begin with, and this trail system, while a great community asset, is incredibly busy. It's worse around the touristy areas -- Dunedin, Tarpon Springs, etc. We had a couple of close calls with clueless people who wouldn't get out of the way. Saw a bad situation just outside of Dunedin where two cyclists (riding hybrids, so hopefully not going too fast) had collided head-on while one tried to ride around a group of walkers. There was an elderly man lying motionless on the ground with people tending to him, waiting for an ambulance.

In the afternoon we had a guy from Home Depot come out to measure for blinds, then the evening was low key.

Still a little cool for Florida but we were able to get out in the afternoon for a ride. Of course we went to Home Depot this morning to look at cabinets, etc. We'll probably get things lined up to gut the kitchen and baths later in the year, during the off season. It needs new floors but not sure that's in the budget for this year.

Went to dinner at Dockside Daves but it was a little too cool to sit outside.