Sawtoothed Naples

My trip today was a short one, comparitively.  Rather than shoot right down the highway to Naples, my journey looked a lot like a sawtoothed blade: ride the highway a bit, dip to the coast, head back to the highway.  I kept thinking the coastal route would have less lights, but that dream is over with for a few days.  The Tampa bay bridge is so long that it has two rest areas! (well for fishing anyways).  I first rode to Sarasota and found a 2006 statue depicting the famous NY kiss of the sailor & the nurse:

I next hit Venice, Punta Gorda and Fort Myers before landing in Naples.  I didnt have a hotel mapped out, so the visitor center helped me pick a great one (The Lemon Tree) right next to Fifth Avenue (downtown shopping and restaurants).

I was thinking of staying in my summer home:

But I couldn't get my Ferrari over the bump in the driveway

And the walk to the beach was just a tad too far