Disney World 2021- Beach Day!

 We all slept in a little after the exhaustion of Magic Kingdom the day before. We decided to go to a gulf beach, so we headed over to Tampa around 11, and got there about 12:30. We went to Sand Key beach, which is just south of Clearwater. Ive been told Clearwater was ranked one of the best beaches in the USA, so, this was a pretty good one too. We found parking for $5, and it was relatively uncrowded. The water was perfect. Temperature was great, and the depth was like 2 feet deep for at least 30 yards, which was perfect for the littles. There was also almost zero waves, which was again, amazing for the littles. We built a Medieval sand castle with all the kids helping. Lots of splashing and playing in the water. When we first got there, Nathan charged head first into the water and then fell. It scared me a ton. Luckily the water was shallow and he was able to stand up in it, but it scared him, and me! I love the beach, but it's definitely a little less relaxing with small kids. Poor Nathan got sunburned on his eyes. I felt SO bad. He even wore a hat for much of the day. The kids had lots of fun splashing and playing in the sand. It was hot, but it was so fun to be there.

Jas and Tony showed up around 4. I felt bad because they'd driven all that way, and we left like an hour later. But we still had to drive back to Orlando, feed the kids, and get them down at a reasonable hour so they wouldn't be exhausted the next day.

On our drive back we stopped at this Cuban Sandwich shop. They were delicious. Tampa is beautiful, and the beaches are fantastic. But it was a lonnnng drive. Originally we planned on two beach days, but I doubted we wanted to do. the drive again. We got back to the house pretty tired, but good.

James and Chase made a Walmart run to buy some more bluebell ice cream, and some Cheerwine.