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15 Random Photos From Our Florida Trip (Plus One)

March 12, 2022 By Jeff 10 Comments

A crowded and birdy Clearwater Beach

Underneath the pier at Clearwater Beach

One final Clearwater shot before leaving for the day

Shopping in Tarpon Springs

More shopping in Tarpon Springs

A fellow patron of Hellas Bakery and Restaurant in Tarpon Springs reacting to a fiery appetizer

Spanish moss on the trees (love that!)

From atop an airboat on the Kissimmee River

Historic eaterie in Ybor City

A fantastic Cuban sandwich at Columbia Restaurant (I wish I had another one right now)

Stopping for a pint at Cigar City Brewing in Tampa

Spotted on the highway

A bizarre compound we noticed along the way (WTF?)

Young lady at the Tampa airport presumably returning from Spring Break

Our homeward-bound flight boarding around 9 pm on Thursday

View from our front porch on Saturday

Check out the podcast about the meat of the trip, and the one about the bread.

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  1. Susan says

    March 12, 2022 at 6:56 pm

    These are great. Hope you had an adventure and memories to last.

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  2. (K)arla says

    March 12, 2022 at 7:22 pm

    I lived right up the road from Tarpon Springs before I moved to the Orlando area. Fun town!

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  3. The Qweezy Mark says

    March 13, 2022 at 2:35 pm

    Her parents must be so proud.

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  4. Dave says

    March 13, 2022 at 3:23 pm

    You hit the sponge docks, great choice!

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  5. Madz1962 says

    March 13, 2022 at 8:49 pm

    I really like the Spanish moss picture, too. That’s just lovely.

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  6. Franky_T says

    March 13, 2022 at 9:33 pm

    I bet it sucked to go home.

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  7. Malcolm says

    March 13, 2022 at 10:08 pm

    Great pics. Clearwater is the home of Scientology, yes?

    Tarpon Springs is one my worst memories. Pre-internet, I read about it and decided to drive from a conference in Clearwater Beach to the Springs, foolishly thinking it was a straight shot up FL 19. No such luck, as we hit traffic light after traffic light and passed umpteen strip malls and all-you-can-eat buffets with early bird specials from 4-5:30 pm. Two hours later, we arrive in what was described in our guide book (remember: no internet) as a “quaint sponge farming village on FL’s west coast with a fascinating history”. Well, at the time (ca. 1990), the only “quaintess” detectable was the welcome sign. The low point was a place called the “Sponge-O-Rama”, essentially a tourist trap extraordinaire with old, stale, falling-apart dioramas of the early days of sponge farming. It was dark and depressing, each display covered in dust with broken figures, but damn they did everything they could to keep you in the eventual, and inevitable gift shop. We drove the 2 hours back, 5 hours closer to the grave and a severe desire to get drunk and forget as much as we could about our horrible drive and Tarpon Springs. I hope it has improved since then but I am reluctant to go back to check.

    Glad you took my recommendation on Jai Alai. Great stuff.

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  8. E2M says

    March 14, 2022 at 8:22 pm

    Did you go on any glass bottom boat tours? I’ve read bad things about Florida’s ground water since I was a kid visiting..

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  9. Sponge says

    March 15, 2022 at 8:25 am

    We loved Cigar City when we last visited Tampa. Hope you enjoyed it! Jai Alai is definitely a top IPA!

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  10. Limey says

    March 28, 2022 at 3:47 pm

    Jeff – let everyone know you’re not caught up in this afternoon’s fatal chaos on the devil’s parkway. Dr Oz hasn’t mentioned you yet while he “closely monitors” the situation from New Jersey.

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