Finally...Clearwater Beach, Florida

Heading to the beach...
Gorgeous, soft, white sand....

Sunhuts...

The sand was so powdery soft and yet it was almost like cornstarch that you could leave distinct footprints...

Kris'

Mine

Kari's

Who wouldn't want to spend a whole lot of time here?!

And a splash of colour...

And looking north along the beach from the Pier.

Grrrrrrrrrrrr!

Well I would if I could, but I can't...

Once again (I was getting hopeful that it wouldn't do this as it was ok for months)...Blogger isn't working to upload photos, so even though I have more pictures that I'd love to share, I cannot due to this most annoying, inconvenient, reoccuring glitch! Sorry...

Touring Tampa...

Ybor City historic district...

Very spanish looking 2nd balconies...
A hoppin' spot in the evenings I'm sure...

Beads a'plenty, beads galore...

These lovely condos each have their own roof top patio...I'm moving!

Channelside - Tampa cruise terminal district...

In the courtyard...

More of the same...

And again...

And if you are thirsty...

Or hungry...

I want a patio & lights like these...

St Pete Times Forum - Home of the Tampa Bay Lightning...

Food Facts from Florida

Our peanut pile from Logan's Roadhouse...
Kristie's Birthday supper at Cheesecake Factory...

McDonald's "Bistro Gourmet"?! Yep...

Doesn't look like McDonald's right?

Didn't taste like McDonald's...

Didn't feel like McDonalds either...

Tarpon Springs, Florida...

Here we are in the little Greek town of Tarpon Springs...
Where we enjoyed some very tasty Greek dishes...this was mine!

This was the restaurant - Mama Maria's...

And in this unique little town, we encountered some unique people.

These ones in particular decided that dogs do NOT have legs and feet for a reason, but rather if you are going to treat them as small children, you might as well build them a doggy stroller!

Moving on...this town is actually famous for the sponge that is harvested from the ocean...

And of course I had to take a moment to inspect the starfish...

Along by the docks...

More of the same...

The boat on the left was named "Capt Aaron"...

I love the water reflections...which I have to admit that I didn't even notice until after I snapped the pic...

Two Greeks and a sponge boat...

Mr Greek himself...

Well, actually he was one of the parking lot attendants...

What a great little village - check it out of you get a chance and be sure to visit Mama Maria's...you won't be dissapointed!

Destination Vacation

I see...Tampa~!!
This was our home for a week - we were in the green building - ground floor...
Resort signs, blue skies & palm trees...ahhhhhhhhh!

The sundeck and the fountains...

Me + Sandals = Happy!

One of the pool areas...

I have no difficulty picturing myself in one of these chairs next winter...all winter!

More of the pool...

Cheery chairs...

And more of the pool area...