On January 13 we headed back south about half way to Tampa.  We stayed in Brooksville, FL and, on the 15th, we traveled to Palm Harbor to visit Rick & Pam Cox.  Needless to say, it was a great time!  On the 15th, we went to downtown Dunedin to attend the regular weekend bazaar.  I found some great salsa!  Of course, walking through a bazaar can really build up a thirst!  Luckily, Rick knew the location on a bar where we sat outside and enjoyed a few libations.

After a few brewski's, we walked down to the pier to see the wide variety of boats... shrimpers, scallop fishing boats, and the sponge boats.  The sponge boats go out for about three weeks at a time and the divers work all day cutting sponges from the ocean floor, usually working in depths of about thirty feet.  I'm thinking that's a career I haven't tried....

We closed the day by taking a dolphin-beach cruise.  The boat took us to a small, deserted island where Janice and Pam searched for seashells.  The two Rick's made sure the boat's supply of Corona was staying cold.

Poor Pam... from this one day to the frozen tundra the next!!