Photography by Laura Allen Studios.
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Jacksonville 9840 Tapestry Park Cir 904.996.7199 Miami Dadeland 7600 North Kendall Dr 305.595.6000 Miami Lakes 7601 Miami Lakes Dr 305.556.0100 Sarasota - Downtown 1223 Boulevard of the Arts 941.487.3800 St. Petersburg - Downtown 234 Third Avenue N 727.822.4814
HAVE DOG, WILL TRAVEL.
Hotel Indigo is an upscale boutique brand, delivering a refreshing and inviting guest local community. From locally-inspired murals to renewal programs where the images, music, scent, and menu items change throughout the year, Hotel Indigo delivers a vibrant, engaging and genuine experience that and explore the local neighborhood. Hotel Indigo hotels are always located in urban, mid-town and near-urban markets in close proximity to businesses, restaurants and entertainment venues. Play hard. Sleep well. May all your doggie dreams come true. Ask for The New Barker rate.
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Apalachicola or Bust continued
Paco welcomes Obi to the Gallery on Avenue E.
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The high energy continued. Lunch and a latte (organic, free trade) were next on the menu. Obi and I headed for Café con Leche on Water Street facing the bay. The shop slogan is “good food, great coffee and stimulating conversation.” Outside on the long porch are tables, chairs and a water bowl already filled for canines.Two women having some of that stimulating conversation were gracious enough to hold Obi’s lead while I went inside to order. Lunch was the best shrimp burrito I’ve ever had. We shared. Afterwards we walked around town and meandered through Chapman Botanical Garden nestled at the foot of the hill below Orman House. In the evening, walking around Battery Park beneath the John Gorrie Bridge, an otter kept pace with us in the shallow water. The porch at Boss Oyster became our dinner destination. Naturally, oysters were on the menu.We stayed at Apalachicola River Inn where rooms face the bay, and joined guests sitting outside to watch the sky streak with sunset orange clouds. Obi quietly wrestled with his new bone while I let the sun’s fleeting light soak in to my own bones. The following morning, breakfast at Caroline’s Riverfront Restaurant had Obi off lead. We were the only ones on a screened porch area overlooking the bay. The breakfast recommendation? Oyster omelet. We shared. My thanks to the Apalachicola Bay Chamber of Commerce. All dog-friendly businesses are listed with a paw print on the Chamber’s Web site at www.apalachicolabay.org.
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