December 27, 2012 Day 230
Turtle Cove Marina, Tarpon Springs, FL Total miles to date: 4320.3
After
saying goodbye to Irish Attitude in mid-morning, we walked over to the marina
office to pick up our mail. We had decided to stay until Saturday, and then
learned the marina’s policy of “pay for five nights and get the next two nights
free”. So now we will stay until Monday! We spent much of the afternoon walking around
Tarpon Springs. The Sponge Docks Fishing
Village, which dates back to the early 1900's, continues to be full of visitors! It has some great Greek restaurants and
shops, along with opportunities for fishing charters.
There are many sponge shops, one with a movie explaining the sponge industry. There are over 125 boats here to collect sponges, either with divers or by hooking them from the boats. The sponges are then sold through the Sponge Exchange, then taken to packing houses for cleaning and clipping, and then packed for shipment.
There are many sponge shops, one with a movie explaining the sponge industry. There are over 125 boats here to collect sponges, either with divers or by hooking them from the boats. The sponges are then sold through the Sponge Exchange, then taken to packing houses for cleaning and clipping, and then packed for shipment.
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