Pinellas Trail and Dunedin Brewery

Now that Shirley and I each have a folding bike, we tossed them in the back of my Yaris this morning and met up with our walking (and other activities) group and hit the Pinellas Trail. Although some have biked with us in the past, this morning most were walking, so Shirley and I rode ahead, then popped back and different folks would try her bike, with Shirley walking with the group and me riding with whomever was testing Shirley's Columba 26" (mine's a Columba 20")

When we reached the point where the group was going to turn around and return to the cars, Shirley and I rode back together so that we could stop in for a pint at Dunedin Brewery (Florida's oldest craft brewery :) ...and then joined the others for lunch at Kelly's restaurant.

The pics and short videos below show a shot of the group and part of the trail, several shots of Dunedin Brewery, and a quick view of part of Dunedin - a very cool and quaint little town a little north of Clearwater on Florida's Gulf coast.

A good time was had by all.

Gateway to India - nice little restaurant in Brandon

Last night we finally stopped in at a fairly new Indian restaurant in nearby Brandon: Gateway to India. We've loved Indian food for decades, and have driven past this place several times during these last few months. It's not much to look at on the outside, but the decor inside is fine - not fancy, but quite pleasant, the staff are wonderful, and we loved the food. Being vegan, we always wonder how much explaining we'll have to do to make it clear that we eat only plant-based foods, meaning no butter, no milk, no cheese, no eggs ..."just" the vast wealth of foods that come from plants.

As it turns out, our server knew quite well what vegan means, and made several helpful suggestions. Admittedly, we ordered and ate too much, but hey, we had to give them a fair testing, right? We'll definitely return :)