It is good to be back in southwest Florida especially with the temperature being in the teens back
home. Attending the annual sand sculpting championship on Fort Meyers Beach yesterday was a pretty groovy start to my vacation. The contest started on the beach in 1990 that first year my sister Cass, her husband Jim and two friends entered and won the amateur division.
It has gotten to be a much larger event with vendors, chain saw carving, food, drink and even live music. The sculpture area itself is now contained by fencing and they charge five bucks a head to view the artist at work, but it was worth it to see the beautiful and intricate designs.
Over the years I have helped produce a couple of different sculptures (not in a contest just for pleasure), it is challenging but lots of fun. Points are awarded for creativity, difficulty (arches are especially hard), theme adherence and making sure your sculpture stays standing and does not crash to the beach.
They also had a children's play area with lots of sand toys, a mock rock climbing wall and these great colored balls that allowed the kids to walk inside while floating in a small pool. We ended the day with a cocktail and stone crab claws at Pincher's bar. A fine young singer entertained us filling the air with a few great tunes. All in all a pretty good beginning.
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