On To Tarpon Springs

We're Being Stalked.

Yes, as they say, one picture is worth a thousand words.  You've heard of the Pelican Brief? I think we've got the Pelican Enduring.  It turns out that ol' Pelican from Stuart, FL is stalking us.  Others on the crew just laugh and make light of my fears but as I said, one picture tells the story and the facts are in.

There he is... I know it's him!

We made our way from St. Petersberg to Tarpon Springs.  What a quaint little town this is!  It is a famous Greek settlement where they used to dive for natural sponges.  They did this by free diving off of boats, that's no tanks of air, just dive down and harvest 'em.  While the industry has died out, they still sell sponges on the street here.

This is one way to remember where you've been

Here's a shot of a sponge boat heavy with sponges

You can click on the map to see a larger version.

Nicole inserted this map of  Florida to show our progress so far.  We are leaving Tarpon Springs today after we do a little grocery shopping and are headed for Cedar Key, another little fishing village of a place, as we near Florida's "Big Bend".  The weather is cooler but still holding nicely compared to what the folks back home in Tennessee are experiencing.  

Here's the home of "The Mess"

I had a tip from a doctor friend at Tobacco Road to stop at Papa's in Tarpon Springs for dinner.  The Greek food here is absolutely great.  We ate, last night, till we were stuffed.  And this morning made our way across the parking lot to the Blue Fin Cafe where all breakfasts are just five dollars.  They had something called "The Mess" on the menu.... guess what Jeff and I had? 

While we were sitting having breakfast, I saw a public transit bus and said,  "Oh look, they have buses running here".  To which Mitchell replied, "I'm not riding on anymore buses with you".  Oh, ye of little faith.  Does this mean my crew is starting to turn on me? Is there a mutiny in my future?

Well, we have now arrived in Cedar Key and we will stay on the hook tonight.  I think there will be one tired boy amongst us seeing as how he drove the boat across the Gulf of Mexico more than anyone else today.