Returning to Dunedin

We hadn’t been in Dunedin for years. We visited here in the past for a few reasons. We had seen the Greek Sponge Divers in Tarpon Springs, where they harvest natural sponge in deep sea diving suits. We also attended some Spring Training games – the Toronto Blue Jays and the Philadelphia Phillies both have stadiums here. Unfortunately, the season doesn’t start until February.

We rediscovered the Pinellas Trail – a 34-mile section of rail that was abandoned by the Atlantic Coastline Railroad running from Tarpon Springs to St. Petersburg. The Toronto Blue Jays stadium is right along this trail, and we biked from our RV park to the games last time we visited. This time, we just biked some and enjoyed the paved, flat bikeway.

The birding here is outstanding! Just walking around our RV park in the morning with the pooch we see Egrets, Great Blue Herons, Ibis, a lot of Blue Jays, and a smattering of other birds as well. On a stroll along the Pinellas Trail picking up a couple of geocaches, we spotted the Woman’s favorite bird by far – the Little Blue Heron.

And, we got to live our nostalgia for this area by visiting Clearwater Beach. 30 years ago, there was only one bar that was actually on the beach – Frenchy’s Rockaway Grill – and we ate there whenever we wanted a dose of some beach time. We even met Ken and Georgia Halloran there once for dinner when we were passing by. We thoroughly enjoyed revisiting and reliving our memories of being here, always during good times.

Every RV park we have visited in the last month or so has been totally dressed up for Halloween. Even though it was a month early, we got to enjoy giving out candy to trick or treaters in Harrisonburg. Even here in Dunedin everyone is getting in the swing of things.

Tomorrow we get on a plane and head for Lima Peru – a new country for us. Can’t wait!

Talk to you soon.