You might enjoy taking a trip west to the Sarasota/Lido Key/Siesta Key area. It's a bit over 2 hours and the most beautiful sugar sand beaches on the gulf. Sarasota is upscale with a nice shopping area called St. Armand's Circle. Marina with restaurants. Lots of good rdining and a couple of funky fresh seafood spots on the water. Hotels along Lido Key and a nice nature preserve at the end where loads of birds collect. Shaded area with picnic tables on the gulf. There is even a Trader Joe's in south Sarasota.
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