It was a great 4th. of July

We helped Kristen with her window seat in the morning and went by our book store to stock up for our couple of weeks at the beach. E knows me so well...he gave me one paper back for now and has the others all packed! lol

We lolled around the pool with Kristen and then she headed home to catch her ride to St. Pete where all 3 kids were meeting up after Chris got off work.

E and I headed up to our favorite fireworks watching place, Capt'n Jack's on the Anclote River. Last year, the top deck was so hot from the nearness of the restaurant's kitchen exhaust that we didn't stay for all the fireworks. We did watch at least five different displays while we were there through with a group who had been at our house for a cook out.

This year, it was just the two of us and the weather was better, the restaurant had been redesigned and we got to see at least 8 different displays...the best coming from Howard Park (an island accessible by a cause way here in Tarpon Springs). What a great show...it went on and on and we kept thinking it was the finale as the display was so incredible. We could also see the fireworks from Spring Bayou and Tarpon Turtle on Lake Tarpon plus many many more.

The restaurant has undergone an amazing transformation in the past year. The food has improved in variety and flavor and the expanded sections are wonderful. We enjoyed our visit so much more this year. We started with appetizers on the lower deck off the Tiki Bar and then moved to the upper deck for the displays. They even had trams to take us from the parking lot across the street to the restaurant and back...classy! And there was a nice two man band playing lots of Buffett and some great oldies but goodies (just like us!).

My favorite part of the evening though was the view of the docks across the river. While the fireworks were amazing as I have stated, the reflection of the lights on the Sponge Docks into the river was so beautiful.

I've managed to mess up the settings on my camera, so did not get any good fireworks shots. There is a tiny bit in the sky on one of the night shots of the Docks. Now where did I put that manual that my friend, Robin, from KnK is always telling me I should read? lol

Have a good one!