On to Tampa Bay IV

Windy Affair, Jack and Sheila Adamowski's 42 foot Catalina, motoring from Clearwater to our next destination. We motored and sailed during this passage as the wind was quite variable. We made the 36 miles in about 6 hours.

We anchored in Boca Ciega Bay off Gulfport. Here are the three boats-Windy Affair, Aerie, and Lady E at anchor. We dinghied in to walk the area. There was a casino onshore and some small shops.

Gerry Hawke, Jack Adamowski, and me taking a break from the strenuous onshore work of trying to keep up with our shopping admirals. The ice cream was good.

While we at Gulfport, Mac and Diane rented a car because they needed to replace their batteries and had located a Trojan distributor in the area. We volunteered to help get the batteries and to go with them to visit St. Petersburg. This is a picture of the pier at St. Petersburg which is the centerpiece of the harbor on Tampa Bay. There are many shops and restaurants here and a neat aquarium in the center of the main floor.

This view of St. Petersburg is from the highest level of the structure at the pier. We could also see Tampa to the north from this vantage point.