We had one morning off and so my co worker Benita and I rented a car. Obviously, the only car they had available was a minivan. And after driving it around, I'm sold. I'm totally ready to be a mini van mom. Maybe it was the back up camera, maybe it was the ability to open and close the side doors with a click of the remote, or just maybe it was the fact that from the driver's seat I had the option to have no less than SEVEN beverages in holders in my reach. In any case, much to Adam's delight, I want one.
And, it was a good thing that I had the ability to place so many beverages as what did we come upon? The Gibsonton Drive Through Beverage Mart. Apparently this is a thing in the south. We drove that mini van right through and the man brought us all the beverages we wanted (which were all stowed safely in various cup holders) with out even having to get out of the car. Genius.
Why were we driving through Tampa in a mini van you might ask. To see the manatees! We found a place where wild manatees swim. It's near the Tampa power plant which makes the water around it warm. So the manatees just hang out there.
It was wonderful! The manatees just lounge around and let the fish nibble on the things growing on their backs in the warm water. There were even a few babies just swimming happily with their mommies.
And to wrap up our time in Tampa, we went out one evening to an area recommended to us, where it was just us wandering the street with 10 restaurant choices, if by restaurants you mean bars. We think that maybe everyone was just gearing up for Saturday as it was "Gaspirilla". We asked several people what this meant and the best explanation we got was "It's a day about some pirate where there is a big parade and everyone is drunk by 9am." Okay, nice holiday Tampa. All the businesses close for the day and this was the best sign we saw about it.
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