St. Pete Beach

We returned to the slice of paradise we discovered on last year’s Florida visit, the Palm Crest Resort on St. Pete Beach. We even stayed in the same adjoining rooms, which are large and well equipped. While Florida’s east coast suffered rain most of the week, we enjoyed beautiful weather all week on the Gulf side. Each day we would set up our tent right on the water’s edge allowing for swimming and sand play all morning. Then after our afternoon nap, we would splash in the motel’s warm swimming pool. This time of year we enjoyed affordable, off-season room rates and nearly empty beaches and restaurants. It was almost like we had the place to ourselves.