After lunch we went and checked into our resort, the Sirata Beach Resort. We got a King Suite with a balcony. It was nice enough, but kind of a strange setup. We both thought it was a decent place to stay for two nights.
After we checked in, we walked around the resort and down the beach a little, then got cleaned up and headed down to the concert! We met Kevin's friends Josh and Cheryl down at the stadium. It was so good to see them! The last time we saw them was at their wedding three years ago! The concert was AMAZING. The band Muse opened up for U2. They were a great start to the concert. :) U2 was incredible! They opened up with 'Breathe' (from the new album). Some of my other favorites from the concert was 'Beautiful Day', 'Mysterious Ways', 'The Unforgettable Fire', and 'Magnificent'. Great show!! If you get a chance to see them I would HIGHLY recommend it!
Here are some pics from our first day:
View from our balcony
Yes, I am slightly obsessed with palm trees :)
Our hotel
Kevin and I (self pic!)
Raymond James Stadium
Cheryl and I
Josh and Kevin
Yes, there is a pirate ship in this stadium!
This one was taken for Dad D!
We're ready for U2!
The stage
Kevin and I
The Edge and Adam Clayton
Bono
Bono
Bono and the kid he pulled on stage. The lucky guy got a pair of Bono's sunglasses!!
Larry Mullen Jr.
Day two was much more relaxing! We got up and moving fairly early so we could have breakfast with Josh and Cheryl before they headed back to Port St. Lucie (near West Palm Beach, FL). We had breakfast at the Compass Cove Restaurant at the resort. It wasn't bad! After breakfast, they had to head back home, so we said good-bye and went to the beach. It was HOT that day. The sun was beating down on us. We went into the Gulf for a little bit. The water was SOOOOO warm! I think Kevin and I were still both sweating while we were in the water. After we came back to shore, we decided to see if the pool was a bit more refreshing. It was! The pool was so nice. We stayed in for a while, and then headed to Harry's Beach Bar for a frozen drink! After cooling down a bit, we headed back out onto the beach and took a 2 mile walk along the water. The sun was hiding for almost our entire walk, which was great...until the end of the walk, when it started to get very hot again. I noticed Kevin's shoulders were getting a little burnt, so we decided to take a quick dip in the pool and head up to the room to clean up.
After cleaning up and deciding where to eat for dinner, we headed back downstairs to the other beach bar in our resort - Rum Runner's. We had such a blast there! We watched a little football, and started talking to this nice man from Australia. We ended up staying there for a little over two hours. (Which equated to 1 beer and 2 rum and diet's for me, and a beer and three rum and cokes for Kevin!). Oh well, it's vacation, right?!?!?!
Around 7 we headed down to The Hurricane restaurant for dinner. We were seated on the outside patio on the second level of the restaurant. It was an absolutely breathtaking view! We caught the tail end of the sunset. Amazing...this is why I love water so much! It is so serene. The food was great too. It was a wonderful place to have dinner.
After dinner we decided to head back out onto the beach. We laid in a hammock for a little while, and sat on the sand and listened to the ocean. It was a wonderful end to an amazing weekend. We will definitely return to St. Pete!
Here are some pics from day 2:
Isn't it beautiful?!?!?
Kev and I on the beach
Palm Trees :)
Kevin ready to head out!
Me at the beach bar!
There was even a wedding going on at the beach. So pretty!
Beginning of Sunset
More Sunset
Kevin's pulling into the parking lot. Look at our sweet rental car!
View from our dinner table
Perfect!
We're burnt, but happy!
Kevin and I on the hammock!
Other side of the hammock!
Kevin on the beach at night
Me getting one last look at the ocean
2 comments:
What a perfect weekend! And that view from the dinner table - how did you ever manage to break yourselves away?
Gorgeous, GORGEOUS pictures! You both look so happy.
I have no idea how we broke away! I wish I was still there, rather than looking at the gloom that has been Ohio since we've been back...ugh! Two days definitely wasn't enough!
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