We started the day having coffee and croissants in downtown Sarasota.
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- Our favorite place (so far) downtown.
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- This is a stock photo! But a true representation of enjoying coffee at the sidewalk cafe.
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- Collecting supplies.
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- Kiersten’s apple turnover.
Next, we went to Turtle and Venice beaches for more shell collecting.
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- Turtle Beach, famous for sea turtle nesting, of course.
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- The path to the sea.
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- Dune sunflowers are a common sight.
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- I just loved the composition. Carry on …
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- The beautiful Gulf of Mexico.
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- Off to capture shells!
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- Where was Christine while these two were getting doused with seawater? Chilling under the beach umbrella, of course.
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- Trying for more shells further down.
We were home by noon for smoking the beef bacon.
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- The Weber kettle grill converted to a temporary smoker.
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- Dave, the smoke meister.
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- Wet apple wood chips + hot coals = smoke! Notice the coals and wood chips are on one side, and the brisket on the other. Indirect heat.
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- There it is – 10 pounds of finished, delicious beef bacon!
After a supper of Dave’s famous spaghetti with homemade Italian sausage, we played Sets as has been our habit. Goodnight!
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- The devastating hand that ended the Miller’s dreams of domination.
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- She smoked us again!
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