Today we took a vacation from our vacation.

No driving, no planning, no sightseeing, no musts. We had a nice scrambled egg breakfast on our own dock overlooking the Gulf of Mexico. A gentle breeze kept us nice and comfortable.

After a very short walk and some ice cream we set up the hammock and took turns reading and softly rocking in the wind.

After this strenuous activity and a cheese sandwich we desperately needed a siesta (aka an afternoon nap) in air conditioned comfort away from the heat. In the late afternoon it was cooler again and it was time for some exercise. We walked to downtown Cedar Key learning a bit about the history and looking for a seafood restaurant to have dinner at. Cedar Key was a railroad town at one time and had a thriving fishing industry until net fishing was prohibited. Tourism was the next source of income and is now accompanied by farming clams and oysters.

The town has many restaurants and bars and shows its late 19th century architecture well. There is even a very haunted hotel.

We chose a restaurant right at the waterfront and enjoyed a delicious dinner of shrimp, scallops and iced tea.

Now we just needed to walk home and enjoy the sunset from our dock.