January11-19, 2016

Tarpon Springs, Florida

 

 

Tarpon Springs is a great stop. We docked at Turtle Cove Marina, a block from the "Sponge Docks", a tourist area with lots of good Greek restaurants and shops.  For cyclists there is a 35 mile bike path going clear to St. Petersburg.  This bike path was built over an old railroad bed so while there are no cars to contend with, the path crosses occasional town streets with restaurants. We rode as far as Clearwater, about 1/2 way.
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Pam flew into Tampa to rejoin the adventure.  A day later Bo flew back to Seattle.  Thank you so much for crewing, Bo!!!

Turtle Cove Mascots

The Spong Docks.

A sponge diver.

The crews from Paraiso, Sea Jamm and India Jayne at Hella's Greek Restaurant.

We have been here a week and are currently waiting for high tide to leave for parts south.

Boat storage in the Marina. They put your boat in and out of the water on demand. Amazing operation to watch.

Happy Captain at Tiki Bar dock

35 mile bike path, Tarpon to St. Pete

Look closely. Rare picture of two eagles in the act!