Downtown Tarpon Springs

Even though we had come to this area practically every year for the last several years, we never had gone to "downtown" Tarpon Springs.  Tarpon Springs was the sponge boat capital of the world for a long time, and sponge boats still operate here.. There is a street in town that is right next to the canal out to the bay- and lots of colorful shops and eating places.  We were in a bit of a hurry, but I did find a toy boat for the toy boat collection, complete with sponges on it. 

Here's a sample of the fishing fleet: