Date: January 28, 2014
Day on the Cruise: 221
From: Turtle Cove Marina, Tarpon Springs, FL
To: Turtle Cove Marina, Tarpon Springs, FL
Statute Miles: 0.0 SM
Time: 0.0 Hrs
Cumulative Miles: 5,638.8 SM
On Board: Susan, Chuck, Maggie, Trooper, Peanut
Enjoying a lazy day at Turtle Cove Marina in Tarpon Springs! The Chamber of Commerce sent us this beautiful, warm day to talk us into staying here longer! With the marina docking deals, we decided to stay through the weekend!
Susan washed the boat this morning. Two days of salt and spray needed to come off, along with the rusty pieces of metal roof from Pete's Pier in Crystal River. I did some things inside and chased down two prescriptions that I need to get refilled at CVS because there are no Rite Aid Stores in Florida! This means that I have to get Rite Aid to transfer the script to the CVS store here in Tarpon Springs. A hassle!
Susan put on shorts today for the first time in months! It is beautiful here. We joined Sun Gypsy for lunch at a place called Rusty Bellies about two blocks from the marina along the waterfront. It was Great! we sat outside right on the water. Gulls played with the patrons and screamed their signature cry as they begged for food. It was all very nautical, to say the least.
After lunch, we walked around the town in the sponge and Greek districts. It was neat to see the shops and restaurants and the sponge boats and other fishing boats along the docks at the waterfront.
We then hopped a cab to Publix and CVS to get my prescriptions. After waiting for a long time at CVS, I was told that the Rite Aid store told CVS that they didn't have time to transfer my prescriptions. Needless to say, my hair bristled when I heard this. My first inclination was that I guessed that I didn't have time to ever use these people again. So, I stepped aside and called the Rite Aid in Alabama that I use. After two or three tries when no one answered the phone at the store or the pharmacy, it dawned on me that the store might have closed due to the ice and snow that Alabama was currently getting. I relayed this to the CVS pharmacist and we agreed to keep trying to get through to them. I left CVS empty handed, but we did get some things at Publix that we needed.
We had the pot luck supper tonight on the grounds of the marina next to our boats. We had Free at Last, Sun Gypsy, Panacea, Attitude Changer, and Harmony, along with Blue Moon. All the boats were here at Turtle Cove except Harmony. They are at Clearwater and came over to visit Rick and Leila. We all grilled out on the grille that the marina got for us, then ate on long picnic tables that the marina placed over by our boats. It was great food and company, and we enjoyed getting to know Harmony and Attitude Changer.
During the evening we learned of the issues brought by the ice and snow in Alabama. Ben and Amanda had left work early in the Mobile area and were safe at home with lots of ice on the roads. Mobile, AL, now, along the Gulf Coast! Amazing! My sister Betsy and her daughter were stranded at an office building in Birmingham where they took refuge after getting stopped on a major artery for HOURS after traffic snarled in the ice. They wound up spending the night at this building when they could not get home!
Back in Tarpon Springs, thanks to the Chamber of Commerce for a great Florida Spring day!
Thanks for Reading.
Enjoying a lazy day at Turtle Cove Marina in Tarpon Springs! The Chamber of Commerce sent us this beautiful, warm day to talk us into staying here longer! With the marina docking deals, we decided to stay through the weekend!
Susan washed the boat this morning. Two days of salt and spray needed to come off, along with the rusty pieces of metal roof from Pete's Pier in Crystal River. I did some things inside and chased down two prescriptions that I need to get refilled at CVS because there are no Rite Aid Stores in Florida! This means that I have to get Rite Aid to transfer the script to the CVS store here in Tarpon Springs. A hassle!
Susan put on shorts today for the first time in months! It is beautiful here. We joined Sun Gypsy for lunch at a place called Rusty Bellies about two blocks from the marina along the waterfront. It was Great! we sat outside right on the water. Gulls played with the patrons and screamed their signature cry as they begged for food. It was all very nautical, to say the least.
After lunch, we walked around the town in the sponge and Greek districts. It was neat to see the shops and restaurants and the sponge boats and other fishing boats along the docks at the waterfront.
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| Fishing Boats Along the Public Docks |
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| Fishing Boats Across from the Public Docks |
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| Fishing Boats Across from the Public Docks |
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| Greek Fishing Boat at Public Docks |
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| Greek Sponge Boat at Public Docks |
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| Greek Sponge Boat at Public Docks |
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| Street Along the Public Docks in Tarpon Springs |
We then hopped a cab to Publix and CVS to get my prescriptions. After waiting for a long time at CVS, I was told that the Rite Aid store told CVS that they didn't have time to transfer my prescriptions. Needless to say, my hair bristled when I heard this. My first inclination was that I guessed that I didn't have time to ever use these people again. So, I stepped aside and called the Rite Aid in Alabama that I use. After two or three tries when no one answered the phone at the store or the pharmacy, it dawned on me that the store might have closed due to the ice and snow that Alabama was currently getting. I relayed this to the CVS pharmacist and we agreed to keep trying to get through to them. I left CVS empty handed, but we did get some things at Publix that we needed.
We had the pot luck supper tonight on the grounds of the marina next to our boats. We had Free at Last, Sun Gypsy, Panacea, Attitude Changer, and Harmony, along with Blue Moon. All the boats were here at Turtle Cove except Harmony. They are at Clearwater and came over to visit Rick and Leila. We all grilled out on the grille that the marina got for us, then ate on long picnic tables that the marina placed over by our boats. It was great food and company, and we enjoyed getting to know Harmony and Attitude Changer.
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| Loopers gather for Pot Luck dinner and grilling at Tarpon Cove Marina 1.28.14 |
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| Janet and Meredith |
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| Loopers enjoying the meal 1.28.14 |
During the evening we learned of the issues brought by the ice and snow in Alabama. Ben and Amanda had left work early in the Mobile area and were safe at home with lots of ice on the roads. Mobile, AL, now, along the Gulf Coast! Amazing! My sister Betsy and her daughter were stranded at an office building in Birmingham where they took refuge after getting stopped on a major artery for HOURS after traffic snarled in the ice. They wound up spending the night at this building when they could not get home!
Back in Tarpon Springs, thanks to the Chamber of Commerce for a great Florida Spring day!
Thanks for Reading.
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