The Captain and I started in the middle of the night . . . beginning with a trip to the 24/7 Walmart to buy some last minute items we needed for our adventure.
This is the view that greeted us as we walked upon the pier. The photos don't do the early morning sky justice . . . it was overwhelmingly breathtaking. What was really beautiful is the downtown Tampa skyline at this time. What you are looking at in this view is the Port of Tampa.
Click on any of the photos for a larger view with greater detail.
It surprised me that this early in October, it was freezing out there (well, what this Florida girl calls freezing). The winds were whipping around and I was chilled to the bone! Good thing we still had blankets in the van from our trips to the beach. Once I got wrapped up in a blanket, I was fine.
I just sat there gazing at the sky for the longest time . . . the changing colors were amazing. The water was choppy from the wind and took on a spectrum of colors. The sights and sounds of the morning stillness, along with the beachy smells conjured up those awesome childhood memories for me again.
We had the whole pier to ourselves except for a few people at the very end and some people in the park area enjoying the changing colors of the sky. I would be so very happy to grab a cup of coffee on the way over there and just watch the changing sky. Being on that pier gives a panoramic sky view . . . just AWESOME!
This is a part of the downtown Tampa skyline . . . not the greatest photo, but I love the way the sun bounced off of the sides of the buildings. Next time I'll get better photos of this view!
All of a sudden, the birds started to appear . . . a few at first . . .
. . . and more appeared . . .
The night skies turned to day . . . with a smidge of orange skies.
The little guy was not too happy with the intrusion of the bigger bird!
As more and more birds appeared, so did the fishermen.
A view of Bayshore Boulevard . . . notice the beautiful pinkish sky!
The big rock bulging out of the water is full of little birds . . .
The sun begins peaking up from the horizon . . .
I love the way the sunlight reflects against the pier!
Well . . . we proceeded to fish throughout the morning and a chilly early morning turned into a hotter mid-morning at which time we had enough of feeding the fish and decided to drive around and take more photos of Tampa. We did catch two little fish, but nothing substantial to bring home.
The fun was being in the midst of it all and experiencing night turn into day on Tampa Bay.
Hope you enjoyed the photos!
