Anyone Else Have Fond Childhood Memories of Old Florida?
Reminiscing about the Old Florida Of My Childhood... (Who Remembers The Sea Castle Motel in Treasure Island?) I may be showing my age, but lately I have grown nostalgic for my childhood vacations in Florida. I recently realized that my life-long love for shells stems from those annual visits. Every Spring vacation, I'd join my favorite aunt, uncle and cousin on their vacation to Treasure Island. What is Treasure Island? It's a barrier island on the Gulf Coast (Pinellas County) and popular for beautiful sandy beaches and the John's Pass Boardwalk. To get there- follow the Treasure Island Causeway in West St. Petersburg. Back in the day (in the 1970s), w e'd pack up the car with me and my cousin Laura ensconced in the back seat of my Uncle Larry's Cadillac. We'd set up camp for the long journey down south (of course this was the age of the Motorcade vacations and we never flew on an airplane). My aunt Patsy would fill a cooler with sandwiche...
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