Jim and I drove into Tampa to take a look around the waterfront. Tampa appears to be about the size of Seattle. We ended up in a little Greek village called Tarpon Springs.
A hundred years ago, the Greek's descended upon this town to harvest sponges from the sea. Gyros are the main theme for lunch. The town is basically a boat marina for fishermen, Porpoise tour boats, and gift shops.
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| If you look closely, there is an old lady standing in the doorway of this shop. I stopped to stare into the store and waited for the lady to move. When, after several seconds, she remained still, I discovered I was looking at a mannequin. It was eerie! |
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| This fishing boat just arrived at the dock after 5 days at sea harvesting sponges. Jim was right there checking it all out and asking questions. The captain told us he makes from $80,000 to $100,000 a year selling the sponges to commercial wholesalers for processing. Not too shabby! |
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| The good looking second hand man was washing the shrimp and other creatures out of the sponges. Back breaking job! |
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| Of course, every little store along the waterfront sells, guess what,.......sponges! I've never seen so many forms of sponges! |
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| We had lunch at a place call Mama's, owned by a Greek couple, of course. |
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| This was yesterday at the RV resort. Ah,..... the life of Riley. |
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