James Frazier (Nashville TN):
The Florida Welcome Center on southbound I-75 has this nice photo staging area. DSC00466--01
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Passing over the Suwannee River...sing with me, "Way down upon the Swanee River, Far-Far Away. DSC00480-01
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Cars on the roof of a gas station, you don't see that very often except in Ocala FL. DSC00523-01
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Not sure what's going on here. This bridge obviously can't be used...it's covered in vegetation along with some sort of gate. Let me know if you have the answer to this bridge. DSC00532-01
James Frazier (Nashville TN):
We ran into stormy looking skies a few miles northeast of Tampa. DSC00547-01
James Frazier (Nashville TN):
We finally reach Tampa Florida. Traffic is not to bad at this point, but did get backed up when we crossed the Bay. DSC00568-01
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Downtown Tampa Florida. DSC00591-01
James Frazier (Nashville TN):
Just past downtown Tampa we get on I-275 to cross the Bay to get to St. Petersburg. DSC00599-01
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The long eerie I-275 crossing of Tampa Bay. At this point we are over water, kind of scary in a way. DSC00606-01
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Having crossed Tampa Bay we arrive in St. Pete. DSC00614-01
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Nearing our exit for Treasure Island, you can see Tropicana Field (the white domed building) which is home for the MLB Tampa Rays. DSC00619-01
James Frazier (Nashville TN):
Crossing from the mainland to the outer bank islands of which one is Treasure Island. DSC00637-01
James Frazier (Nashville TN):
Finally, we arrive at the place we'll spend the next 4 days. The Treasure island Ocean Club, also known as TIOC. DSC00649-01
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Our room was nice and we had a great view of the Gulf of Mexico which was roughly about 900 feet away. DSC00651-01
James Frazier (Nashville TN):
We had a nice kitchenette which included a full size refrigerator that we had no problem filling up. DSC00652-01
James Frazier (Nashville TN):
A nice deep sink and microwave. All the comforts of home. DSC00653-01
James Frazier (Nashville TN):
There where lots of these small dinosaurs everywhere. They are fast and like to scamper across sidewalks from the grass. It's like a game of chase for them. DSC00659-01
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Here's an exterior view of our room (center). The windows are mirrored so you can't see in...but boy could we ever see out. It was kind of fun. DSC00667-01
James Frazier (Nashville TN):
The view from inside our room towards the beach. DSC00668-01
James Frazier (Nashville TN):
Using the zoom on the camera, I got this shot from our room of people on the beach. DSC00671-01
James Frazier (Nashville TN):
Sitting area at TIOC (Treasure Island Ocean Club), the pool is inside the white fenced area. DSC00672-01
James Frazier (Nashville TN):
Looking north along the boardwalk from TIOC. The boardwalk is a tan colored paved walkway that goes for miles in both directions. DSC00675-01
James Frazier (Nashville TN):
These are two sandy pathways that lead to the beach area. DSC00676-01
James Frazier (Nashville TN):
Photographer Jan taking in the late evening sights. DSC00681-01
James Frazier (Nashville TN):
Sunset...DSC00683-01
James Frazier (Nashville TN):
A beautiful shot of photographer Jan. DSC00691-01
James Frazier (Nashville TN):
Couldn't resist getting this shot of the moon. DSC00698-01
James Frazier (Nashville TN):
The view north down the boardwalk after sunset form TIOC. DSC00700-01
James Frazier (Nashville TN):
The logo for the city of Treasure Island was on all the trash containers along the beach. We did not find any Treasure. DSC00702-01
James Frazier (Nashville TN):
The view south along the boardwalk from TIOC. DSC00713-01
