Dinner in Gulfport, Key Lime Pie at Sunset Beach

Pete and Joe have out of town visitors for the week, so scheduled a whirlwind day for them.  I caught up with them at 5:30pm Saturday at Pia's Trattoria in Gulfport.

 Pia's has changed a LOT since I last ate there with Wayne.  Seems like they annexed the building next door.  Amazing, the difference!

 The older part.  I arrived just as the guys were arriving and got a parking space right in front.  Pete and Joe were joined by Jim and Will visiting from Lawn Guyland, and Arnt and Linda.

 One of the private dining rooms.

 Another private dining room.

Larger 'wine cellar' dining room.

The bar room located in the front of the new area.

 We had a table on the back patio.  This is a view from my seat.

Pete and I had the scallops and lobster ravioli.

We let Tinker Bell out of her prison cell while we were making our selections from the menu.

Joe's penne.

 Orchids hanging nearby.

Pia's is known for the lasagna.

 Jim, Will, Arnt, Linda, Pete, me and Joe.

 Our server, Valentina.  She was super!  She told us she got her name from being born on Valentine's Day.

Lots of bikes parked there.  I think maybe a lot of the employees there ride their bike to work.  Gulfport is described as an "artsy" community, and it is!

Wall on the side of the building in part of the patio seating area.

We went for a short walk afterwards, over to the Casino and beach front.  There was a wedding celebration going on inside.

We headed over to Arnt's condo on Sunset Beach to have some key lime pie and watch the sunset.  These vagrants were hanging  around the parking area.  I just waved my hand to dismiss them.

Joe relaxin'

 Pete relaxin'

Cruise ship in the center heading out into the Gulf.

The people on this sunset cruise boat were all shouting as the sun was setting.

Watch for the green flash.
:-)

Such a nice breeze.  Ooops!  Dropped my mojito!