We also enjoy being a short 90 minute drive to Orlando.

My parents, who are with us, have been long time fans of John's Pass -- that's where they are on our last evening here.  They ate at the Lobster Pot one evening and have raved about it since.  We all ate at Shell's and it was very good.

We also made one trip out to the sand bar on Thanksgiving Day.  It's been a lot of fun.

We bought a fishing pole, that kept all the guys busy for hours.  We spent a day at The Boardwalk at John's Pass, had a great time (do not recommend the "Hungry Fisherman").  The Seminole Mall has a Beals, K'Mart & Movie Theater.  The Win Dixie is a nice grocery store and there is a Doughnut Store at front (before you get to Seminole.)  W highly recommend Shells and Ballyhoo restaurants for lunch and dinner, and if you don't mind driving a little bit further there is a Waffle House that everyone enjoyed for B-fast.

Sam's Club is a 10 minute drive (keep going past Seminole Mall) from here.

There is a trolley car that will take you up and down the coast for $1.25 per ride, or $3 for a all day pass (exact change required for either.)  It runs every 30 minutes, look for signs with a picture of a sun.

We have swam, boogie boarded, built sand castles, and watched dolphin -- all require the use of sun block!!  I can't imagine a better vacation, we can't wait to come back!!

We enjoyed swimming in the clear Gulf, the pool, and mainly the patio.  We ate most of our dinners out here, plus lunches, and breakfasts, and played cards & dominoes with the cool breezes blowing off the waters.  We hope to come back "same time next year."  We ate at and recommend Woody's and The Pub.  Both were excellent.

P.S.  Don't miss the Candy Kitchen!  The best family vacation we've ever had! Can't wait until next year!

My family spoke with many different people.  For the most part, we stayed at the condo, beach, and pool.  But, one day we went to Hubbard's Marina and took the dolphin watch cruise.  The price was fair, $12 for adults, $6 for children 1.5 hrs.  We saw many dolphins and also saw many multi-million dollar homes on the bay.   I recommend this for a nice little boat ride.

I hope the next people have as much fun as we did.

We've went for a couple of walks on the beach at night using flashlights.  Very Interesting!

Suggest going to Kash-N-Karry on 688 for groceries. Lot less than Winn Dixie. On Friday we went to Adventure Island in Tampa and on Thursday went to Orlando for a dinner show called Pirate's Island Adventure, it was a lot of fun. Ate outside a couple of meals, which was a lot of fun. We hope we will be back really soon.  Thank you for allowing us to stay here, we loved it!

"Great waves for boogie boarding," Jonathan age 8.

"I loved the pool.  But, I wish it was warmer (i.e. heated more)," Karina age 5.

We loved your condo.  We've stayed at Beach Cottages III for the past six years but we liked your place better. Greatly equipped condo and kitchen!  We did great gourmet cooking here with the help of Winn Dixie & the Produce Stand (Bruce's) on Park Ave.

The kids loved their room.  Master bedroom was great.  Hope to be back next year!

We ate at Guppy's, Shell's Crabby Bill's, and Johnny Leverocks. All were fabulous. We had so many things planned to do, but we didn't seem to want to leave the beach.

Met lot's of great people and kids made lots of friends!

P.J.'s Oyster Bar is fantastic!  Great seafood and very casual!  We've eaten there three times this week!

John's Pass is nice to buy some souvenirs at.

Our kiddos lived the pool.  We've had a fantastic vacation!

Watch for sea turtle eggs to hatch -- protected areas on beach.  We watched them (turtle patrol) move the eggs back from the shore to a protected area.

Don't miss the Bird Sanctuary within walking distance of condo (south) after little pier.

The sea turtle hatched tonight, Friday, July 11, 2003.  Something you don't see every day. We hope to visit again.

We ate at The Pub and do not recommend it for eating, although seems like it has a fun bar atmosphere.  Ate at Salt Rock Grill -- excellent food.  I highly suggest the lobster and shrimp pasta dish!!

We also caught a baseball game at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg.  Before the game, we visited The Pier.  It features a really neat shopping and bar district, lots of fun!!

Anyways, I cannot stress enough how wonderful the condo is, I will definitely be back next year!

Brewmaster's Restaurant at the Holiday Inn had GREAT food!!

We had lunch at Sloppy John's and the Columbia Restaurant at the Pier.  Both ere great with terrific views at the Columbia.  Sloppy John's is a must see!  We had dinner at Fisherman (okay) and Salt Rock Grille (great but pricey.) We also had lunch at The Hut in John's Pass -- the lobster crab wrap was delicious and so were the conch fritters.  BBQ downstairs was fun!  Have fun, we certainly did!

The last evening we discovered Sloppy John's Bar some 1/2-mile south of Sea Gate -- a place with "soul" and friendly people, had a good time there.

Six years since last visit on Indian Shores, hope it will not take so long until the next visit.

We all enjoyed our stay.  After about 30 years of visiting the Indian Shores area, we still love it (and now my husband and kids, do as well!)

We went back to our favorite restaurants:  Salt Rock Grille; Fathom's (formerly the Happy Fisherman); PJ's; Shells.  We love breakfast at the Sweet Sage Cafe.

Two glorious weeks in a well-furnished condo.  It's a perfect size with all the necessary amenities!  We look forward to our visit again in 2005 -- already booked.

We had great weather.  It was in the 80's every day.  We found a good place to eat down in North Redington -- The Conch Grill.  We went there three times.  Thank you.