We made it safe and sound to St Petersburg...lovely day on intercoastal waterway surrounded by condos, houses, hi-rises, and hotels...not much nature left along that route. We stayed at the St Petersburg Municipal Marina and rode our bikes down the Pier. The "Bounty" is parked there. Even though it was closed, we got a good look. I kept thinking this all looks so familiar...last paragraph on last sign mentioned that Warner Bros had also used it in making "Pirates of the Caribbean"....oh, yea, Johnny Depp was at the wheel....how could I have forgotten???? Late last night our buddies on the Sojourner arrived. We had a really nice visit comparing experiences from Green Turtle to St Pete's.

The bird man of Tarpon Springs made an appearance yesterday...what a show. Started with a conversation with a little one trying to watch our TV...then a feeding frenzy...then an audience of pelicans. All this fuss over a couple of stale bread heels...Floyd says he just witnessed the best of piloting ... they were diving, hovering, avoiding collision (with each other and the boat), and eating all at the same time. good to have a photographer standing by.

Wednesday...March Fourth...time to march forth...We want to say HAPPY BIRTHDAY to Deb Beal and Midge Slupianek (yesterday)...and Max Wilson (my Dad) and Dawn Kniep ( the manicurist who started all this togetherness) (tomorrow)...we are celebrating with carrot cake...woo hoo.

Don't worry about us. Yes, we are just north of Clearwater which is where those NFL players left from. We check weather and will not venture out when forecast is for seas of over 3 feet. And we won't be 35 miles from shore. We are on a 36 foot boat and have experienced swells from 2-4. Believe me, that's plenty. Makes me wonder what those fellas were thinking heading out in a 21 foot open boat with storms and high winds predicted. Sorry for their family and friends...but ours need not worry.

Captain Floyd has been sporting a NEW pair of marine binoculars. They are way better than those "old" ones...with all sorts of bells and whistles. Excuses for him to use more of that learning from Chapman's. First mate has been quite impressed...but then that's why she bought them. Happy 2nd year...and many more....

The Landing at Tarpon Springs is a mostly dry stack facility. Price is right so we plan to stay here waiting for our friends in St Pete's to get back to their boat. The Captain Jack's restaurant reminded us of Old Chicago. It has both car and boat parking, sits right on the river and serves lots of seafood. Imagine that. This view is from the bridge as we returned from the sponge dock tourist area. Tumbleweed is on the left...restaurant is the turquoise roof on the right.

We had a great day yesterday mingling with the masses. Weather was perfect. Tarpon Springs is a delightful walk around place. LOTS AND LOTS of Harley friends...and tourists. We managed to do a little bit for the economy but not much really. Had wonderful Greek food and waddled back to the boat. Caught the WSU game...sad ending. Today is miserable. Wind is howling and it has rained most of the morning. Temp is only 58. We are keeping busy with a few inside projects and napping. It is just a tough life. We plan to grocery shop tomorrow and see about laundry. A very uneventful way to spend our 2nd anniversary...Can you believe it has been two years of dating bliss? Me neither.