Island hoppers! The Anna Maria Island Water Shuttle Service (aka Island Pearl Excursions) runs daily to one of my all-time favorite spots, the mysterious Egmont Key, as well as private charters for up to 49 passengers. They also offer a variety of tour packages including a day trip to Sarasota (depart at 10am, go and shop on St. Armands Key, and be back at home on your lanai by shortly after 5pm), a manatee/dolphin watching excursion, and a complete circumnavigation around Anna Maria Island.
They'll also take you to my beloved Beer Can Island (pictured below), a great secluded spot just off of Longboat Key that kinda reminds me of the beach at the end of Planet of the Apes with its eerie desolation and spooky post-apocalyptic-looking fallen gnarly trees.
