When we arrived on Wednesday, we took a slip for two nights, thinking that we would then move on to somewhere else. However, on Thursday, we looked at the rates and realized that we could stay an entire week for what it costs for three nights, plus some. And because we did not have the opportunity to see Tarpon Springs or Dunedin, we could rent a car over the weekend and do that. Enterprise had its usual weekend special so that sealed the deal and we are still at Gulfport. With that decision made, we washed the boat, went for a good walk, played Pegs 'N' Jokers and went out for dinner.

We picked up our car Friday morning and headed up to Tarpon Springs, a Greek community famous for its sponge fishing industry. It was pretty touristy but we did have a great lunch. On the way up, we stopped off at Dunedin which was unbelievably cute, and was having a farmer's market at the time. We hope to go back by boat some time as the marina is right downtown. After leaving Tarpon Springs, we stopped off at St. Petersburg for some parts, instead of paying a shipping fee later. It's amazing how short the distances are when going by car, instead of by boat.

Saturday saw the heat arrive - 90+ degrees. Seems like we just jumped over the 80s. Only two mornings ago I was in a fleece. Because we had a car, we drove into St. Petersburg again and visited the Florida Holocaust Museum. Well worth it. There are several around the U.S. and we highly recommend it. When we got back to the boat, the air conditioner was started up. Seems early for that, but it has been a strange year weather-wise.

Tomorrow is the last day for the car. Off to the laundromat and the shops. Sounds exciting but necessary.