Good Bye to Tarpon Springs

We had a wonderful time in Tarpon Springs.  We reconnected with the new harbor hosts and now gold loopers, Cindy and Chuck and missed Herb Seton about 3 times.  Bruce and I first met Cindy and Chuck on the Illinois River and again at Green Turtle Bay.  We met gold loopers, Rick and Monica of MoniJean, who also have a blog I have been following and had lunch together at the Rusty Belly.

We had a great day with Bob and Shelly of Allons, fellow sailors also from Minnesota.
Tarpon Springs is known for its sponges and Greek cuisine so we stocked up on sponges.  Bruce likes the big sponges and I like the little silk sponges that are great for cosmetics.  The restaurants were great and we sampled a few.  Shops for olive oil, cheese, spices and homemade soap are abundant and I left with some great products.

We spent a wonderful Christmas with our son Peter and his family and had the honor of being present for his swearing in as an attorney.  Peter just graduated from Stetson Law School in May.  Thanks to Jim Thalen who came to Pete's house to perform the ceremony.

Our grandchildren, Alex and Delilah are just a little excited to open all those gifts under the tree.

Two weeks in Tarpon Springs and time to move on.

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