We enjoyed our stay at the Marriott Residence Inn on Ulmerton Rd in Clearwater/St. Pete. The pool was heated and warmed to about 80 degrees every day and the whirlpool was probably pushing 100, it was smoking hot (but felt quite good in short intervals). The poolside towels, however, were […]
The Tampa Airport is, by far, the cleanest, most well run airport I have traveled through. I say this after going through the place about 8 times total over the past few years. The bathrooms are just about spotless, always, at least in the Southwest Airlines wing. The train to […]
From the Phillies game, we headed back to Clearwater Beach to catch the 5pm Dolphin Encounter cruise. They promise dolphin sightings or you get a free additional cruise. Luckily, there was no need for a 2nd outing as we saw so many jumping and playful dolphins on our 1 ΒΌ […]
Arriving just a bit before the scheduled first pitch meant a lot of game day traffic and a far away parking spot (we would have needed a shuttle bus just to get to the shuttle bus!) for the sold out contest between the hometown Phillies and the Atlanta Braves. Brett […]
We couldn’t have asked for and received a better morning for hanging out on the beach. We relaxed Gulf-side before the Phillies v. Braves game today. More posts and pics coming later as I play catch up. We have been out all day! There are, what appears to be, complimentary […]
A beautiful sunset is some of the best (and free) entertainment one can experience and we had the distinct pleasure of witnessing (and obsessively photographing) a stellar one tonight on Clearwater Beach. We stood shin deep in water, about 5 paces west of a cool little sand bar (our own […]
Man, it is hot! We arrived very early for the game, to get up close to the players while they were warming up and to grab a picnic table along the concourse. After 3hrs in the sun, we fled for the hotel pool (while the little one and her Mommy […]
