st. pete beach

Once we left visiting the manatees, we searched the internet for some good beaches.... friends told us that we should check out St. Pete Beach, so i went onto the trusty website that has been awesome in helping us find good rooms at cheap prices...http://www.roomsaver.com/
they list prices, ammenities, and obviously locations.... So, we found a place called The Postcard Inn on the Beach  http://postcardinn.com/
this place was awesome! very eclectic inside, retro feeling, and very "beachy". The floor is cement that they have polished down, then spraypainted silver flowers on the floor, but not all over the floor, the flowers had movement and faded in and out.... very cool. keeping that in mind for future projects!

(The bridge is what we had to cross to get over to St. Pete--it was HUGE!)
The front desk staff were friendly and helpful. We had room 222 which was on the second floor and overlooked the courtyard, which is full of trees that are lit up with lights and hanging lanterns.
They have an outdoor pool, outdoor pooltables and a bar that is directly on the beach!

After checking into our room (also very retro and simplistic) we took a hot shower and headed out to get some grub.
But first, we had to go out to the beach! We walked thru the bar area and out to the surf. We couldn't see the waves, but we could hear them! took a self pic while out there! yeah, we're in love....

Since there is a bar on the beach, we got a drink! Jay and I each had a chilled shot of Patron Silver. http://www.patronspirits.com/  absolutely perfect!!!
We struck up a conversation with our bartender, a sweet girl who just moved to St. Pete Beach in September from Maryland. She was full of positive energy and excitement and proud of herself for moving down from her "safe zone".  It was wonderful to talk with her. We had the bar to ourselves, because Florida people felt that it was "cold" out! Ppfft! what do they know about cold.... hehehe.
They had just built an addition onto the bar, and it is customary to write your name on the walls, so jay wrote: Jay and Coaly, Wicked Sticky Designs, 2010.  but we forgot to get a picture! So, you'll just have to go and see it for yourself!

After our drink we headed out for dinner to a place reccommended by the bartender: Snappers Sea Grill   http://snappersseagrill.com/

Our waiter, Pat, was fabulous! Attentive, but not pushy. Gave us suggestions and described ingredients. We decided to be adventurous and get the Gulf to Bay Oysters, which are cooked, sauteed with spinach,boursin cheese, bacon and carmalized onion, finished with a spicy harissa sauce. Neither of us have ever eaten oysters, but Pat assured us we would enjoy them.... and he was right! Delicious, they arrive on a hot silver plate sitting attop a bed of rock salt, so that when you put the oyster in your mouth, you get a tiny bit of salt to accompany the oyster. Perfect.




Then for dinner, Jay got the Wasabi Crusted Tuna and I got the Coconut-Cashew Crusted Mahi-Mahi.
OMG.  Presentation was fantastic, so i took picures!!! I can't even describe how good our meals were. I would recommend both!

 Back at the hotel, we got a good night's sleep on a very comfy bed. Continental breakfast in the morning, and then we headed out! Next stop, Venice Beach!