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Sanibel and Captiva Island Photos

High palm tree and Florida clouds

Beaches with white sand they look almost like snow :-)

Entrance to the beach

Some wildflowers are still growing in the hot sand

Lined up and waiting...

...and fighting too...

One has always his mouth loud and open

Red wildflowers on the way to the beach

Yellow wildflower - it looks almost like a wild "Black eyed Susan"

A pretty butterfly enjoys the nectar of that blue flower

This were the last pictures I made of Sanibal and Captiva Island. There will more photographs come from other places like the Panhandle of Florida and it's coast. Stay tuned... :-)

A Visit to Captiva Island & Sanibel Island

Florida clouds and palm tree

Pelicans at Captiva Island fighting for food

A lonely fisher

A part of the beach at Captiva Island

The lighthouse of Sanibel Island

Single umbrella at the beach at Sanibel Island

Let's go to the beach...

A Visit to Tarpon Spring - The Greek Sponge Diver Village at the West Coast, Part II

New sponges are arrived in the harbor

They keep the sponges wet in this net after the catch

The sponges are sorted out to different nets

He has still a lot of work to do...

A colorful accent to the white boat

Fresh sponges, Ladies and Gentleman

Harbor scene in Tarpon Spring on a hot summer day

Harbor scene II

Old shrimp boats - Miss Suzanne, what a nice name...:-)

I would say it sounds very Greek, right? :-)


These are my last pictures from Tarpon Spring at Florida's west coast.
Stay tuned for more and new adventures to come.

A Visit to Tarpon Springs - A Greek Sponge Diver Village

Sponge diver boats in the harbor

Boat Detail and reflections

Typical Greek shops and great restaurants with identical Greek food in the main street

A small taste of Santorini?

Memorial in Tarpon Spring in honor to all the sponge divers who lost their lives in this dangerous profession.

The early sponge industry created a need for eating places at the Docks for the boat crews. Soon, as news of this unusual industry spread, people began to come to the Docks to see the sponges. Shops opened so that the tourists could purchase sponges and other souvenirs. The tourism industry blossomed in Tarpon Springs. Some of the original shops remain at the Docks today, owned by the same families that started them. Through the years more shops have opened, putting the number at well over 100 today. There are approximately fifteen restaurants in the Sponge Docks area, several of them internationally known.

Visitors to the Sponge Docks can shop, eat, take cruises down the Anclote River to the Gulf of Mexico, go deep-sea fishing, visit a saltwater aquarium, see a movie depicting the sponge industry.

Other places to visit in Tarpon Springs include Tarpon Avenue, part of the National Main Street program, with its antique shops and artists' galleries.

The Cultural Center on South Pinellas Avenue provides art exhibits in its museum and walking/bus tours of the city.

At the Universalist Church on Grand Boulevard the paintings of George Inness, Jr., a world-renowned artist who made his home here, can be seen from October to May.

St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Cathedral, a replica of St. Sophia Cathedral in Constantinople, is open daily to visitors and worshippers. The Shrine of St. Michael, a small chapel built by a Greek family in thanks for the miraculous cure of their young son, is open daily.

The City Library, on Lemon St., with its collection of 85,000 print and nonprint materials for adults and children, is a member of the Pinellas Public Library Cooperative, allowing access to holdings of its fourteen member libraries. Access to libraries outside the Cooperative is available through interlibrary loan. The Tarpon Springs Library is completely automated and has special collections of maritime, business, and genealogical resources.

Read more about Tarpon Springs, FL here

Blue Paradise, Panhandle Florida

Panama City Beach Impressions - ENJOY!

It's like a Dream.....

Panama City Beach Umbrella

Single palm tree and the view at the beach

Two palm trees close to the beach

Three "sisters" are overlooking the beach

It's like a dream....isn't it?
Wish you were here - with me in Panama City Beach!

Shrimp Boats and a Rainbow

Shrimp boats in the harbor, waiting for the next day work

Last sunbeams over the harbor region in Apalachicola

The sun is gone and there is only tranquility left over the water

The evening comes slow over the bay area

This picture was made two hours ago the others above - after a big short rain was a wonderful, huge rainbow to see in the sky


These are my last pictures from Apalachicola. Soon I will post more from another destination from my travels in Florida. Stay tuned - and enjoy!

Shrimp Boat and Elvis Presley

Song of the Shrimp Lyrics
Artist(Band):Elvis Presley

(Words & music by Bennett - Tepper)

I saw three shrimp in the water,
two were old and gray
I swam a little bit closer and ..
I heard the third one say

Goodbye mama shrimp,
papa shake my hand
Here come the shrimp boat for to take me to Louisian'
Here come the shrimp boat for to take me to Louisian'

He showed his mama and papa, the shrimp newspaper he read
An invitation to all the shrimp and this is what it said

Free ride, New Orleans, stay in grand hotel
Meet Creole gal who help you come out of your shell
Meet Creole gal who help you come out of your shell

If I should live to be ninety, I will never forget
The little shrimp and the song he sang as he jumped into the net

Goodbye mama shrimp,papa shake my hand
Here come the shrimp boat for to take me to Louisian'
Here come the shrimp boatfor to take me to Louisian'

Here come the shrimper for to take me to Louisian'
Here come the shrimper for to take me to Louisian'
Here come the shrimper for to take me to Louisian'