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SPONGE DOCKS- TARPON SPRINGS, FL.
An assortment of sights in the Sponge Docks in Tarpon Springs. Please...
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2009. Bronze statue of a sponge diver- Sponge Docks. The guys who started it...
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A large tile mural on the main street of Sponge Docks.
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You can get a sense of the murals size by the head of the guy. He was...
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2009. Sponge Docks Tarpon Springs, Florida. The Dolphin Gift Shop.
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Dolphin Gift Shop.
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This shop has an interesting side room chock full of mounted fish and shark...
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A Sponge Docks land mark with a small gift mall.
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One of several colorful boat tour kiosks.
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Hellas Restaurant- very popular.
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This is a real (nice)smelly place. Need soap?? Need a fragrant soap?? This is...
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Sponges, sponges, everywhere sponges.
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A very large selection of...you guessed it.
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Your face here.....nah.
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help!! there's a fish in my helmet.
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Hear Ye, Hear Ye, read all about it.
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A fiberglass sea turtle coming in for a landing. This and a giant Great...
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A Great White about to devour some tourists.
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I tried to warn these people move or get eaten but, did they listen. No. The...
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Moira enjoying a break at the Sponge Market.
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Moira and Poseidon. Or is it Neptune.
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Porpoise with a purpose. Or is it a Dolphin with a drip?.
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Neptune about to duke it out with Flipper.
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I saw this little palm tree in a corner, I felt sorry for it so I took...
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One of the many nooks and crannies in the Sponge Exchange market....
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Lovely little lady begging. I asked the owner of the shop if I could take her...
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Whoa. Maybe I was staring too long at her face. I was getting dizzy, I was...
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She changes color faster than a Chameleon.
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Moira and GW.
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See what you can catch when you use your arm as bait.
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It's me, Sponge Dock Square Pants. I think Moira's arm is stuck.
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Some typical Finger Sponges.
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Moira looking over some nice sponges.
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A nice Vase Sponge with a nice price. Although there are some very expensive...
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A vintage diving suit. I don't think it will fit her.
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Alligator heads for sale. They came in various sizes and prices. A lot...
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It's incredible the variety of shells there are. All shapes, sizes and...
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Hear Ye, Hear Ye, read all about it ......again.
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I've got a tooth ache Doc, but I don't know which one it is.
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This helmet belonged to the shop owner's father who was a sponge diver in...
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This is a picture(red X)(my digital X) of the shop owner's father at the...
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The shop owner's father all suited up.
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I saw a helmet like this in another shop. it was selling for more than...
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A beautiful type of Nautilus shell. This photo does not do it justice. It was...
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I saw this nice resin poster on an outside wall of a shop in the sponge market.
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Coming in for a landing...hey lady, get out of the way, get out of the way!!!
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Moira at the Sponge Docks Market.
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Moira in front of the second tile mural at the Sponge Docks. You get a...
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Some more beautiful Nautilus shells. The bands are actually separate...
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I'm not sure if this is a "Fighting Conch" or a "Crown...
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Very thin, very light. This one is about 10 inches tall.
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JAWS!!!! These look impressive but are really medium size, about 12 inches...
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Some type of Miurex, I think. They also come in different sizes. This one is...
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A Star Fish among a type of Alphabet Cone shells. I have to get the names of...
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Shells, shells, everywhere shells. I was getting shell shock(pardon the pun).
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I just never knew there were so much diversity in shells.
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Different types of Conchs.
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The top bin is, I think, a type of Alphabet Cone. The bottom are types of clams.
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The Crucifix Fish. This is actually from the top of the bone of the...
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According to legend, if you shake it and hear rattling, it will bring...
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Inside "Vicky the Biker's" Shop. Well, hers and two others.
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This is a Goliath Grouper. It was in a small side room of the Dolphin...
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Oh Solo Miooooooooooooooo!!!
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JAWS!! Really, this is a Great White mouth. There are pictures further...
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A beautiful coral inside the Dolphin Gift Shop. It was under glass and...
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A Vase Sponge. The sign says it all.
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The lobster on the right must have been about 3 to 3 1/2 feet long to...
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I think this is a Bull shark. It, and the other denizens of the deep...
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The Grouper probably could have swallowed the shark.
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The man who started it all.
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A Scallywag in a shop, keeping an eye on me. He was going to get me to buy...
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Mermaid on a mission. Her mission? Buy me. buy me. Sitting on the log she was...
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Moira having a look. This place has a very good selection of quality sponges....
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Say AHH. This is the skull of a bull alligator. The owner was telling me that...
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SMILEY.
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The little lady who mesmerized me. I decided to photograph her from...
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This gives you an indication of how big this fish is. Moira is 5 feet.
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Moira in the jaws of a Great White.
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This is just inside the entrance to the little mall by the lighthouse.
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The old and the new. A nice contrast of the white and the blue.
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THE MONEY TREE. This is the little Plaka Restaurant. We stopped here for some...
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Need change?
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EUREKA...THIS IS IT!!! These dang lamp posts are always in the way.
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Pricey. It must have been either made in Japan or, it belonged to a Japanese...
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A typical sponge boat.
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Waiting for the Red Hatters.
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Carol's Boutiki Hut. Whenever a chapter of the Red Hatters are in...
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Inside the Boutiki Hut.
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The Boutiki Hut.
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This place is jammed packed with just about everything so, if you are a Red...
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Moas, boas, and, of course, Red Hats.
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And, here they are in all their splendor, the Red Hatters themselves....
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Come on in.
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A beautiful etched image on the glass door of the "shop of many...
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AYE AYE Captain. A nice wooden effigy in the hall of the "mini mall".
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Paintings for sale at the Debbie Reynolds Gallery in the mini mall. Although,...
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The "mini mall" entrance.
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The Sponge Docks landmark and, the "mini mall".
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Moira browsing.
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Inside Gloria's Gift shop with the "laughing mannequin". She...
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The "Laughing Mannequin" inside Gloria's Gift Shop. A...
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Barbara of Gloria's Gift Shop. She was such a pleasant lady.
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Moira with Barbara. When Moira said she would be leaving soon to head back to...
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This is Hellas Greek Bakery. Very popular.
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SMELLY PLACE. Inside GETAGURU SOAP SHOP. The lady in the back told me...
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Moira browsing again.
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Soaps and, Obama on a towel.
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I can't believe this picture. Nobody here. This street is always packed.
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Browsing again???
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These dang lamp posts are always in the way.
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Those lamp posts again.
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The entrance to the Sponge Market and all kinds of up-scale shops etc....
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THE MAIN DRAG. At the end of this road, there is a small traffic...
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very popular. This place is usually packed out.
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Anchors Aweigh, Aweigh, Anchors Aweigh.
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Inside the small side room of the Dolphin GIFT Shop.
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The Dolphin Gift shop. This place is amazing.
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You break it, you pay for it. And, it ain't cheap. Plus, you wouldn't...
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Can't buy it, not even for $10,000.
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Or $20,000. It's not for sale, so quit asking.
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I'm not sure if this is an Alligator Gar or what. It must have...
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Some set of teeth.
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We got to know a colorful character called, "Vicky the Biker",...
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A sponge boat.
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Getting some sponges ready for the market.
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Hmmmm, was that lady in the back taking my picture or.....was I taking hers.
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Probably Moira's favorite shop.
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And, here it is, the $800.00 VASE SPONGE.
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I should have asked the guy in the Dolphin Gift Shop how much his vase sponge...
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Some nice Finger Sponges.
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the $800.00 sponge is inside if you want to buy it.
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The Sponge Docks, the highlight of our vacation in the Tarpon Springs,...
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