Dude, THERE is your problem. Spring Hill is a strip mall wasteland. Just got back from visiting my parents there. They moved to Timber Pines last year and my poor mother is climbing the walls. Granted the crystal clear rivers are pretty, and the wildlife and manatees are cool, very cool, but I think “Nature Coast” is code for culturally undeveloped and beachless. Maybe you really love fishing, that seems to be the draw. ;)
If there are any good restaurants beyond Bayport Inn and Guido’s Pizza that they’re missing please let me know!
There’s Capietello’s on 19. A little pricey, but they got just about the best Italian food around. Bayport’s very good, but now it’s inaccessible because of the flooding.