The picture above is a pretty rainbow, that did not show up well in the photo, over Clearwater.
The pictures below are of Clearwater Beach and Clearwater. This area is very heavily occupied.
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I'm leaving the Gulf Intercoastal Water Way (GIWW) and entering Tampa Bay. I'm going to St. Petersburg, Fla. In 1774 or 75 I worked for Grampion Marine and trailered a 23' sailboat to St. Pete. Boating Magazine did an article on the boat. I have not been back since. Things have changed so much I did not recognize anything from the 70's. The picture below is the bridge crossing Tampa Bay.

I'm tied up at St. Pete Municipal Marina looking out into Tampa Bay. This is a cruise liner that came past while I was there.

The next several pictures are of the bay area that the marina is in.

I left St. Pete this morning and am crossing Tampa Bay to connect with the GIWW. The following pictures are of the Tampa Bay Bridge. It is quite a structure. This bridge is named the "Skyway Bridge". In 1980 a ship hit a Coast Guard buoy tender and 23 coasties died. Five months later a bulk carrier (ship) hit the bridge and 35 people, that were on the bridge, drown. The Skyway Bridge is 15 miles long, the pass through span is 425' high at the top of the two cable towers.

Tonight I'm anchored in a little cove just off Longboat Key. That is just south of Bradenton Beach and approximately 8 to 10 miles from Sarasota. I'll stop in Sarasota and visit a friend Wednesday evening. Sarasota is the home of John Ringling, the founder of Ringling Circus

Later,

Carl