Tarpon Springs

Tarpon Springs is a neat little Greek sponge fishing settlement here in Florida.  Without getting into too much history, when sponges were discovered in the Gulf of Mexico, many Greek sponge divers settled in Tarpon Springs to harvest the sponges.  It became a very successful proposition so the town still goes on today, harvesting and selling sponges.

Everything in town, such as the boats, divers, sponges and food is quite authentic except for this impostor.  This is Ed another Looper from the boat Dream Fever.  He and Nancy completed the Great Loop just a few days later when they crossed their wake just outside of St. Petersburg.  Yes there was ten of us who took the Jolley Trolley from Clearwater to Tarpon Springs.  Five of us were really interested in the boats and the Greek meal that we had then were bored stiff.  The area by the docks is very much a tourist trap so the girls wandered for hours while we made fun of this Greek impostor.  He still does not speak Canadian very well, hey.

Here are some random photos from Tarpon Springs: