We got day passes as we had a full agenda planned for the day. The trolley stop was "at least" 100 feet from the end of our dock. Tarpon Springs is like two towns over with an old, southern style downtown area and the sponge docks with a huge Greek influence. There were many shops, restaurant and water activities available. 
We had fresh seafood (shrimp and Grouper) for lunch at Rusty Bellies overlooking part of the harbor. After lunch we got serious about sight seeing, and oh yes, one of us, whose name will go unmentioned, bought herself a really great looking shirt. Thanks to grand kids we had plenty of other excuses to shop. Of course, sponges of all sizes and shapes were available.
In this picture I am standing beside a fake dory from a sponge boat. The location is inside a shopping area called "the Sponge Exchange", which by itself had 35 clothing and souvenir shops as well as a couple of restaurants.
After a quick tour along the harbor to see some actual working sponge boats, we boarded the trolley for "home". We deposited our loot in Lucky Us and headed to the bus station to go see "World War Z". I enjoyed the movie, but my judgement might have been enhanced by the fact that the popcorn was really great!
It was a fun day, and the visit to Tarpon Springs was definitely worth the visit. I suppose that the only down side was a lot of time spent on the trolley/bus, but we did get to see more of a really interesting area. We are making plans to "move on" soon, but tomorrow is going to include some beach time as well as stocking up on food for the journey south.
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