Two days ago we came down from Clearwater to Sarasota. This was the home for the Ringling brothers Circus from 1926 to 2017 when the Circus closed forever. This was due to declining attendance, and animal rights activists picketing their shows.(probably the cause of dropping attendance!)There is a large museum here exhibiting much of the circus memorabilia.
I rented a Harley for a couple of days, so we could tour the area. We rode out to Lake Placid (Florida not New York!) and wound our way around the lake. Susan loves all the Orange groves, and the smell of Tangerines. There seemed to be a number of varieties being grown here. They are grown in sandy soil in the interior. Perhaps hotter there? Most of them seem to be destined to create juice in the many juice plants in the area.
We had lunch at a Mexican Cantina. First clue that it was food: there were dozens of Mexican tradesmen waiting to pick up takeout orders. If it's their favorite place; I'm in! We both had Chimichangas, and they were delicious! 😋
During the ride back, we saw a series of Correctional facilities (Prisons) There were 4 prisons in a row behind layers of razor wire. In the US there are 2.2 million prisoners! The population is 327 million. So about 1 in 7 Americans are in jail. 45 percent are in for some type of drug offence. You would think that somehow you could curb this ongoing waste of resources locking people up!
The Eagle Heart is on a mooring buoy for a couple of days. Not many good anchorages here. We are not to happy with this moorage, as many large fast boats go by in the Intercostal waterway throwing HUGE wakes. It is pretty bouncy. Tomorrow were will go find an anchorage further south.
Picture today: Susan in an Orange grove.