Enjoying the weather here on Tampa Bay

Even though EG Simmons Campground is usually full, there have been campsites available everyday so far this week. We did two short canoe trips around the bay and a couple of bike rides around the campground. If you hit every road in the camp and picnic grounds you can actually pedal about 5 to 6 miles.

We saw this raccoon in one of the picnic areas, he acted like he was used to people feeding him and started to approach us while we sat at a picnic table.

Here is a view of Tampa from the picnic area. One note about our location if the wind is coming across the bay, the wind really chills, since the water temperature is only 60^oF.

Wednesday was still a little windy but it was sunny so I mapped a 8-1/2 mile bike route from our campground to the Apollo Beach Manatee Viewing area at a big power plant. I knew the warm water attracted the Manatees but had no idea it was so popular with both the tourists and the Manatees. There were hundreds of both. We did a little grocery shopping at the brand new Publix which is only 2 miles from our campground right at the corner of US41.

Peggy swimming with the Manatees.