Florida Spring Training 2018 - Day 41

Happy Patrick's Day, always a big deal at the game.  The ballpark sells out and almost everyone is wearing green, usually with a Phillies theme, but you see just about everything.  The players also wear green jerseys and Irish music plays on the PA system.  I didn't see any green beer, but then I wasn't looking for it either.  The Phillies were playing the Atlanta Braves who also wore green hats with their blue traveling jerseys.

We were also treated to the annual "delivery of the flags" by the  United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) Parachute Team stationed at nearby McDill Air Force Base.  Once again, they landed one-after-another carrying the American Flag, the POW flag and a Phillies Flag.  Here is a link to more information about the team and USSOCOM:

USSOCOM Parachute Team

Pictures - Phillies v. Atlanta Braves

The Phillies won today and after the game we headed over to Dunedin for their annual St. Patrick's Day street party with entertainment, food booths, street vendors and lots of beer.  This year, the event seemed particularly crowded.  It was hard to move around and the beer lines were very long.  We walked around a little then had dinner at another favorite Dunedin restaurant, the Cafe Alfresco.  We then went back to the RV at a reasonable hour avoiding the St. Patricks Day hoopla that usually intensifies as the night progresses.  Perhaps it is one of he joys of getting older to avoid such things and for sure, we feel a lot better this morning than a lot of younger people in the area who stayed out a little later than we did last night.

Pictures - Dunedin

Tomorrow, we are staying close to "home" as I cannot put off doing the taxes much longer.  The weather is warming up but another cold front is due on Tuesday with showers and slightly cooler weather.

Florida Spring Training 2018 - Day 24

We did first-of-the month paperwork this morning and early afternoon today.

After lunch and resting awhile, we went over to Dunedin on the coast.  It is our favorite area town and we always enjoy visiting.

We arrived just before sunset and had a drink and dinner at Bon Appetit, a great waterfront restaurant and bar by the town pier.  It was another superb meal and sunset over the water.  After dinner, it was a short walk down the street for an ice cream cone for dessert.  We were back in the RV by 8:30 pm and early to bed again.

More baseball tomorrow - the Yankees again.  We are also moving the RV to a different site in the park tomorrow for our monthly reservation.

Pictures - Day 24

Florida Spring Training Trip - Day 13

We slept in again.  That plus the Daylight Saving Time adjustment made for a late start today. When breakfast was over, the clock said it was time for lunch.

I had to drive back to the hotel in Tampa to pick-up the battery charger for my camera that I left plugged into the wall when we checked out.  On the way back, I stopped at the store to get a few things and all of a sudden it was after 3:00 pm.  Traffic was heavy and a lot of people were outdoors enjoying the sunshine and warm weather

After a light lunch, Judy did laundry and while that was in progress, we went down to the Tiki Bar and had a Pina Coloda.  The weather was great today - mid 70s, sunny, and no wind so it was very enjoyable just relaxing by the pool.  We also went down to the Tiki Bar again to watch the sunset.  It was  gorgeous.

We had a late dinner at a Mexican restaurant in town that was still very busy after 8:00 pm..  Dunedin appears to be a very lively town in the evening, even with the large number of senior snowbirds here for the winter.  The college spring break migration is also about to really heat-up in the area, so everything may get even busier, although we will probably not be hanging out at the same places the college kids go, drinking jello shots with Bud Light chasers and dancing to loud music into the early hours.

Here are a few pictures of the resort and the beautiful Florida sunset:

Day 13 Pictures