We arrived in Sarasota about three days after tropical storm Eta did and found little to no sign of the storm. Our home here for two weeks is about seven miles from the gulf. There is so much to see and do down here, and so much of it can be done away from the crowds. We saw the park in Venice where my mother retired to and walked the beach there looking for sharks teeth. We walked the North Jetty, around St Armands Island, swam on beautiful beaches on several keys, and hiked a state park or two. The weather in the days before Thanksgiving is great also.