Went by to check out the gorgeous Villa Rosa vacation rental property. It really is an amazingly beautiful Mediterranean house nestled right on the edge of Anna Maria Sound. You can sit on the end of the dock and watch dolphins swimming through the waterway - the Sound is a dolphin nursery, they bring up their young here are when the boats go by they follow in the wake, leaping sometimes many feet out of the water through the waves. One year a family of about 12 manatees came up under the dock and stayed, swimming back and forth for about an hour. We lay on our stomachs on the dock and watched as these magnificent mammals cruised gently around underneath us, with the surface of the water just 2 feet away.

Villa Rosa is looking magnificent, as usual. The bougainvillae has entertwined around the pergola making a shady spot to sit beside the pool and the palms and landscaping in the courtyard at the front of the house are now really lush and mature.

Anyone can rent this property, you just need to go to http://www.annamaria.com/

Everyone should spend some time on Anna Maria Island, it will recharge your batteries and ensure you get some much deserved R & R (rest & relaxation).