Anna Maria Island

Bradenton was our access to Anna Maria Island.   Very laid back and residential, we took right to this island.   Harrington House, our B&B, made us feel right at home, making our dinner reservations for the next two nights.   Now that the work was done, we set off to explore the beach.    This was the white sugar sand beach with clear green water I had imagined and that we can see from our room.   Before dinner we drove around the northern point, stopping to walk the Rod and Reel Pier where we shot a few pictures, the sun on it's way down in the background.   The Waterfront restaurant was on the bayside near the city pier.   A relaxing meal of mussel saltimboca, wine and a stroll down the city pier sharing a cup of decadent chocolate ice cream finished off our evening.