My birthday had come and passed without notice, not even by the calendar makers, and since Suzanne was in Florida, I decided to fly down to visit Dick and Fran and meet up with her. We went to the train station in Tampa to meet her bus ../../../Sabbat/2013/03.02-04.13Tampa//P1020472 and enjoyed the station outside ../../../Sabbat/2013/03.02-04.13Tampa//P1020473 ../../../Sabbat/2013/03.02-04.13Tampa//P1020474 and inside saw an ad for Gram's place ../../../Sabbat/2013/03.02-04.13Tampa//P1020475 along with a proclamation for the centennial of the station ../../../Sabbat/2013/03.02-04.13Tampa//P1020476 as we went to explore the area where the bus would arrive ../../../Sabbat/2013/03.02-04.13Tampa//P1020477 complete with baggage ../../../Sabbat/2013/03.02-04.13Tampa//P1020478 and numerous benches, none of which quite got the whole story ../../../Sabbat/2013/03.02-04.13Tampa//P1020479 ../../../Sabbat/2013/03.02-04.13Tampa//P1020480 ../../../Sabbat/2013/03.02-04.13Tampa//P1020481 ../../../Sabbat/2013/03.02-04.13Tampa//P1020482 but we did see these bumpers stickers for trains and Jimmy, ... ../../../Sabbat/2013/03.02-04.13Tampa//P1020483 plus this closeup of a very real thought (the NARP people get a 10% discount on Amtrak) ../../../Sabbat/2013/03.02-04.13Tampa//P1020484 as the bus finally pulled up ../../../Sabbat/2013/03.02-04.13Tampa//P1020485 and Suzanne got off ../../../Sabbat/2013/03.02-04.13Tampa//P1020486 but there was still time to explore the memorabilia ../../../Sabbat/2013/03.02-04.13Tampa//P1020487 ../../../Sabbat/2013/03.02-04.13Tampa//P1020488 before we headed to the largest RV area (perhaps largest on earth) ../../../Sabbat/2013/03.02-04.13Tampa//P1020489 ../../../Sabbat/2013/03.02-04.13Tampa//P1020490 ../../../Sabbat/2013/03.02-04.13Tampa//P1020491 and the nearby Cracker Barrel where we often find ourselves eating when in Tampa, but nowhere else. ../../../Sabbat/2013/03.02-04.13Tampa//P1020492 They were nice enough to warn us about the locals ../../../Sabbat/2013/03.02-04.13Tampa//P1020493 as we made our way ../../../Sabbat/2013/03.02-04.13Tampa//P1020494 inside to admire the signs ../../../Sabbat/2013/03.02-04.13Tampa//P1020495 ../../../Sabbat/2013/03.02-04.13Tampa//P1020496 and then get our food in full force ../../../Sabbat/2013/03.02-04.13Tampa//P1020497 ../../../Sabbat/2013/03.02-04.13Tampa//P1020498 ../../../Sabbat/2013/03.02-04.13Tampa//P1020499 ../../../Sabbat/2013/03.02-04.13Tampa//P1020500 ../../../Sabbat/2013/03.02-04.13Tampa//P1020501 ../../../Sabbat/2013/03.02-04.13Tampa//P1020502 ../../../Sabbat/2013/03.02-04.13Tampa//P1020503 and after eating, I gathered this sign for the collection of same. ../../../Sabbat/2013/03.02-04.13Tampa//P1020504

Next we headed into town where we found a parking place ../../../Sabbat/2013/03.02-04.13Tampa//P1020505 and headed to the Arts Fair where dick posed with these friends. ../../../Sabbat/2013/03.02-04.13Tampa//P1020506 The birthday celebration happened at dinner where this was my main course ../../../Sabbat/2013/03.02-04.13Tampa//P1020507 Dick's ../../../Sabbat/2013/03.02-04.13Tampa//P1020508 and Suzanne's ../../../Sabbat/2013/03.02-04.13Tampa//P1020509 before the dessert extravaganza complete with birthday candle ../../../Sabbat/2013/03.02-04.13Tampa//P1020510 as Dick and Fran posed before his was blown out ../../../Sabbat/2013/03.02-04.13Tampa//P1020511 ../../../Sabbat/2013/03.02-04.13Tampa//P1020512 and then he worked to put the candle out ../../../Sabbat/2013/03.02-04.13Tampa//P1020513 with success ../../../Sabbat/2013/03.02-04.13Tampa//P1020514 and so Suzanne and I posed with my candle lit ../../../Sabbat/2013/03.02-04.13Tampa//P1020515 and I blew mine out ../../../Sabbat/2013/03.02-04.13Tampa//P1020516 before we returned to their building and greeted the doorman. ../../../Sabbat/2013/03.02-04.13Tampa//P1020517