We drove from Patrick AFB across the state to Tampa for a too-short visit with Bill & Peggy Bierce. Bill was also a shipmate on USS FDR in the early 60's.
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| We left Patrick AFB and drove down the coast to Sacred Heart Catholic Church in nearby Indian Beach |
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| A lovely parish with a "welcoming" walkway! |
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| The tabernacle is "embedded" in this stained glass window that separates the Blessed Sacrament Chapel from the nave. The tabernacle is accessible from either side. |
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| This modern church has large flat-screen TV's on the walls. The lyrics for the hymns were projected as was a short video to end Fr's homily. |
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| Tampa bay is one of the largest in the country but is quite shallow in most places. |
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| We drove to St Petersburg for dinner and passed what Bill jokingly referred to as "the spaceship crash" Peggy corrected him but I can't for the life of me remember the proper name! (Actually, it is the Sun Dome ;-) |
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| We drove along the shore next to the Vinoy House Inn |
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| Straub Park is next to the Vinoy |
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| The Steel Pier - St Pete |
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| The pelicans can get pushy. These kids had dropped a cell phone and the pelicans "adopted" it. They were flummoxed in attempting to retrieve it until the young woman in the plaid came along and just pushed the birds aside. |
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| The Vinoy House Inn (at left) and some hi rises along Vinoy Park |
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| Even though he grew up in Tampa, Bill still used the GPS built into his new Sienna |
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| The small bay between 2nd Ave & 5th Ave |
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| I don't think this bird was fooled by the decoy! |
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| We ate at a seafood restaurant on Treasure Island right on the inlet to Boca Siega Bay |
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| Upscale shops line both sides of the inlet |
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| The camera brings out the "ham" in some folks! |
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| The Friendly Fisherman Restaurant |
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| The friendly wives! |
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| The friendly husbands! |
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| The sunset was fabulous! |
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| This crane went from a stretched neck to curved neck - I was afraid he was going to take flight before I got the photo! |
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| Lovers on the boardwalk |
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| The gals in a shop along the boardwalk |
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| Peggy & Bill Bierce |
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| The four of us after dinner |
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| The boardwalk is filled with "separation places" such as this pirate ship (Separation place - a place designed to separate you from your money! ;-) |
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| Bill and Peggy took us to the Colonade in Tampa another night |
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| The Colonade |
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| Tampa across Hillsborough Bay from the Colonade Restaurant |
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| Across the Bay, we watched this cruise ship put out to sea |
Our short stay with the Bierce's was over way too soon. But we had reservations in Kissimmee.
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