Wednesday - Sunday
Wednesday:
We drove to Tampa and spent the day at Busch Gardens. We didn't bring in the camera, so no inside pics (it would've been a pain to lug that camera around!) The place wasn't a thing like Valleyfair. They only had 5 rollercoasters, and the rest of the place was laid out more like a zoo. The first coaster we went on, "Gwazi," scared the ever-living "S" out of the both of us! It was a good time and I got a couple of pics on our way out:
This was the last ride we went on, "Montu." It's an inverted coaster that doesn't have a floor.
After Busch Gardens, we drove down to St. Pete Beach, but it was dark by the time we got there. We walked along the beach a bit and collected some seashells (no sand this time, got that last time we were here.)
We managed to get a couple of pics when we were driving across Tampa Bay on I-275 before the sun set:
Thursday:
Slept in and started updating the website. We're going to go hit the pool afterward.
Thursday evening we went to see "Titanic: The Exhibit." It was quite an experience. They had several artifacts recovered from the ship, but the whole exhibit centered around recreations of parts of the ship. Our guide was in character as a wealthy socialite, representative of one of Titanic's First Class passengers. The whole thing was quite the experience.
Friday:
Drove the 'Pike down to Miami. Visited Hard Rock Cafe (left the camera in the car, so I snapped a bunch of pics on my phone.)
Had to get a pic of the Dorkus in front of 7-Eleven holding a Slurpee.
This is one of the Plazas along the Turnpike. It's like a mini "mall" inside.
Inside the Plaza
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This is from when we were coming into Miami on I-75
Saturday:
We did Jack Squat! Hung around the room all day, then hit up Steak & Ale for dinner. Did a little souvenir shopping afterward and packed our bags.
Sunday:
Checked out of our room, did some souvenir shopping, and decided to head to St. Pete Beach again before we had to go to the Airport later in the evening. Snapped some pics of the beach and the trip there.
This was a pic of a power line shaped like Mickey Mouse.
Click here to see an "Impala Performance Video"
A shot of Downtown Tampa
Heading into St. Pete Beach
We tried getting a shot of the Sunshine Skyway Bridge, but the camera focused on the bugs on the windshield instead.
Here's a video of us passing over the Sunshine Skyway Bridge
Well we got to the airport around 7:00, and we were told our flight was only delayed 1 hour and 10 minutes.
We got back to MSP around 12:35. Got our bags back and took the shuttle to our car to find it was buried in a foot of snow! I had to dig it out with my snowbrush! No big deal, though. Arrived home to over a foot of snow.
I think we picked the wrong week to go to Florida. It's Thursday 3/1 as I write this, and I'm at home on a "Snow Day" because we're getting slammed as we speak with another blizzard. Well it was fun while it lasted!!!