Shark Fishing on the Gulf

Heading out from the south/east end of the Skyway Sunshine Bridge into Tampa

Bay...fishing for shark...

Can you spot the SHARK!

Here is Bruce..waters were a little choppy

Don ready's his gear and gets the chum bag ready to drop in the deeper water...

Don drifting w/the St Petersburg sky line in the back..see the Ray's Trop Fld...

Bruce hooks up 1 of many very big Sail Fin Catfish.....

Rod hooks up a nice Red Fish..............

Bruce releasing another Lady Fish....

Wind picks up and water gets a bit more choppy...see the bridge..we need to get back there!

Rod w/his Red Fish...

Don shows Bruce his secret lure............not

Group shot....Don-Rod-Bruce

Mexican & British Restaurant & Other Dining Events

The group outside the Moon Under Watter British Pub Downtown St Pete..

F/R Erika W/Flat Stanley-Eileen-Nancy-Gladys-Hazel-Joyce-Astrid-Barb-Kathy
2/R Terry-Dave-Ted-Joe-Rod 3/R Ivan-Gary-Mike-Bob

Erika & Mike w/Flat Stanley............

Bangers & Mash

After dinner we all met up w/Don & Nan and went to the Dali Museum....photos not allowed!

Mexican Restaurant night out........
The crowd B/4 the Margarita's!

A shot after a few Margarita's!!!


Gladys & Ivan w/smiles.....

Mom (Hazel) & Son (Graig)....

Expectant Daughter in law (Amy) & Dad (Terry)

Hugging Don & Rod (and hand holding!!!)

Erika & Barb toasting again!

Rod practices the sipping method......

Gladys & Eileen chumming it up for the camera

Nancy beats Eileen in the chugging contest..of course....

Annual Valentines Breakfast at Skyway Jacks....

Rod-Nancy-Molly-Terry and Egg Head


Lunch at Dockside Dave's w/Truck Camper Friends from Mass...

Bruce-Sue-Nancy-Rod

1. 

Fort DeSoto Trip

A beautiful day, great skies and flat waters

A flock of green parrots

An osprey keeping watch on her nest...


Nest site

Fort flag and Sunshine Skyway Bridge

Myakka River State Park Trip

Nancy & I spent the weekend down at the Myakka River State Park...I took a run down the river alone...there were too many alligators for Nancy's liking!

Here are some shots of the wildlife and scenery.

King Fisher

Nice balance....

Myakka River..

Great Blue Heron

Lunch time......

The Myakka runs along the lake plain...

Not sure what bird this is..but very skittish..

A bucket of Blue Talapia..guys were fishing from a bridge caught these,,,

We (I) climbed an 80/ft tower and walking a swing bridge across the tree canopy...it was pretty cool...Nancy stayed below and knitted..

View from the tower....

The swing bridge...

On the hunt....

Also on the hunt.......

This was a short one of maybe 5-6/ft...

More shore birds.....

River view and beautiful sky...

The sign didn't mention not touching the gators...I will have to remember Fla State Law 372.667

Now this was a Big Gator...it's mouth is open to cool it self down we were told...

There were 3 of these big ones .....that I could see sunning together at this spot.....

On Friday Nancy & I kayaked on the Bradenton River where flows to meet the Myakka River and then enter the Gulf.

NO WAKE..but knitting is permitted!

More Nanny Nancy shots...floating & knitting...

Beautiful sky with the rising moon....

Wild goats of the Bradenton River .....