Michael66
24-03-10, 13:57
° Frolic in the Riverwalk fountain.
° Take cheesy pictures at Dinosaur World in Plant City.
° Go fishing at the Ballast Point Park pier and have a bowl of chowder from the Taste of Boston restaurant.
° Stop by Xtreme Juice on a Sunday for buy-one-get-one smoothies.
° Post a snappy Facebook update to make all your northerner friends jealous.
° Buy a root beer float at St. Petersburg's Dairy Inn and go sip it by Crescent Lake.
° Rent a canoe and take it down the Hillsborough River.
° Go camping at Fort DeSoto Park and take a short drive to the beach to explore the old fort.
° Take a guided walking tour through Ybor City, then stop by the Columbia restaurant to cool off with a glass of sangria.
° Remove sweater from dog. Get Fluffy a new bathing suit from Downtown Dogs in Hyde Park.
° Lounge in Henry B. Plant Park, then cool off at the Henry B. Plant Museum.
° Soak up some rays and watch the planes at the beach near Peter O. Knight Airport.
° Have lunch at the Florida Aquarium restaurant's outside patio.
° Eat a crepe at the Tampa Downtown Market on a Friday afternoon.
° Stand on the bridge near Busch Gardens' Tanganyika Tidal Wave and get soaked by the ride's plunge.
° Rent a motor trike from Largo's Mojo Scooters and ride it along Clearwater Beach.
° Get up the nerve to take the 210-foot drop on Adventure Island's Gulf Scream water slide. Skimpy bikini not recommended.
° Sit on one of the outdoor porch picnic tables and eat a BBQ dinner at Kojak's.
° Cool off in the dark, plush Tampa Theater, order a beer and watch a movie.
° Dive the D. T. Sheridan, one of the best wrecks in the Gulf of Mexico.
° Swim with the Mad Dog Triathlon Club on Wednesday evening out at Pass-A-Grille Beach.
° Navigate a stand-up paddle board at St. Pete's North Shore Park.
° Go for a beach run at Treasure Island. Leave your shoes at home.
° Park bench + good book.
° Eat a grouper sandwich at the original Frenchy's on Clearwater Beach.
° Take a nap on the beach. Don't forget sunscreen.
° Camp in your back yard.
° Longboard skateboard along the bike trail at Fort DeSoto.
° Have an apricot beer on the deck at the Dunedin Brewery.
° Skim board North Clearwater Beach.
° Jump on the bike and take a nice long ride on curvy road to nowhere.
° Take a wine cooler out to Sunset Beach, where it's still legal.
° Float on an inner tube down the Ichetucknee River. Yeah, it's a drive, but worth the effort.
° Swim up the Rainbow River.
° Join the beach party crowd at Caddy's On The Beach.
° Pretend it's 1985 and spray Sun-In in your hair.
° Hit the trail at Hillsborough River State Park and feel the 10 degree drop in the woods.
° Catch and release a snook. A picture lasts a lot longer than a fillet.
° Go for a full-moon paddle on Tampa Bay.
° Get a spray tan, then slather on the SPF 50 before laying in the sun.
° Decorate your front yard with inflatable fish, turtles and dolphins.
° Fly a kite on Treasure Island.
° Catch a tarpon off the Skyway Bridge.
° Watch the Tampa Bay sunrise from your own rooftop.
° Bike north on the Upper Tampa Bay Trail until you hit the Ballyhoo Grill, then order a piña colada.
° Run through the fountain at the new Curtis Hixon Waterfront Park in downtown Tampa.
° Launch your kayak off the Lowry Park boat ramp and wash up at Ricks on the River for a beer.
° Get a fresh smoothie at the Seminole Heights Market and dance barefoot in the grass to some local music.
° Sit at the outside patio of The Hurricane and order peel-and-eat shrimp and a rum runner.
° Take a thrill ride on the speeding Sea Screamer out of Clearwater Beach.
° Look for the perfect loofah while strolling through the sponge dock shops on Dodecanese Boulevard in Tarpon Springs.
° Walk along the gulf beaches and look for shells or fossils that resemble Star Wars characters or religious figures.
° Scan your fridge for any leftover fruit juice and freeze it in a bowl. Scrap into smaller bowls for homemade shaved ice.
° Plant a baby fruit tree in your yard. Go with something exotic, like star fruit or lychee.
° Get a giant bubble wand and master the art of bubble blowing.
° Listen to live music at St. Petersburg's Saturday Morning Market as you enjoy a homemade empanada.
° Break a sweat.
° Visit Swedish and Canadian ice hotel Web sites and shiver just thinking about it.
° Take your kids to the Cypress Forest Spray Park in Oldsmar.
° Go to Boyd Hill Nature Preserve for some quality bird watching.
° Go to Big Top Flea Market for some quality people watching.
° Fetch the morning paper in your boxer shorts.
° Scan the weather page and chuckle at poor Fargo and Minnetonka.
° Drive across Bayside Bridge with all four windows down.
° Finally get around to cleaning all the leaves, acorns, oak pollen strands, dead lizards and general muck from your swimming pool.
° Go to a walk-in nail salon and pedicure your feet out of boot-and-sock misery.
° Build a sand castle at Beer Can Beach.
° Head to the southern neighborhoods of St. Petersburg and look for city's elusive monkey.
° Play miniature golf by yourself.
° Go bathing suit shopping at International Plaza.
° Go roller skating — not roller blading — on Bayshore Boulevard.
° Park as far north as you can on Clearwater Beach and walk to Caladesi Island.
° Visit the Florida Estates Winery vineyards and pick up a bottle of hybrid wine.
° Go to a discount store and buy a cheap desk fan.
° Take a recess with your co-workers and go outside to play dodgeball.
° Sample hot dogs from downtown hot dog vendors and rank the top five.
° Stop and smell the roses. Or whatever flowers survived the winter freeze.
° Get a gelato at the Tampa Museum of Art and eat it outside.
° Check out a book from Mirror Lake Library and read it in by the lake.
° Get an orange swirl soft serve at Sun Groves.Bron: http://www.tampabay.com/news/weather/article1082265.ece
° Take cheesy pictures at Dinosaur World in Plant City.
° Go fishing at the Ballast Point Park pier and have a bowl of chowder from the Taste of Boston restaurant.
° Stop by Xtreme Juice on a Sunday for buy-one-get-one smoothies.
° Post a snappy Facebook update to make all your northerner friends jealous.
° Buy a root beer float at St. Petersburg's Dairy Inn and go sip it by Crescent Lake.
° Rent a canoe and take it down the Hillsborough River.
° Go camping at Fort DeSoto Park and take a short drive to the beach to explore the old fort.
° Take a guided walking tour through Ybor City, then stop by the Columbia restaurant to cool off with a glass of sangria.
° Remove sweater from dog. Get Fluffy a new bathing suit from Downtown Dogs in Hyde Park.
° Lounge in Henry B. Plant Park, then cool off at the Henry B. Plant Museum.
° Soak up some rays and watch the planes at the beach near Peter O. Knight Airport.
° Have lunch at the Florida Aquarium restaurant's outside patio.
° Eat a crepe at the Tampa Downtown Market on a Friday afternoon.
° Stand on the bridge near Busch Gardens' Tanganyika Tidal Wave and get soaked by the ride's plunge.
° Rent a motor trike from Largo's Mojo Scooters and ride it along Clearwater Beach.
° Get up the nerve to take the 210-foot drop on Adventure Island's Gulf Scream water slide. Skimpy bikini not recommended.
° Sit on one of the outdoor porch picnic tables and eat a BBQ dinner at Kojak's.
° Cool off in the dark, plush Tampa Theater, order a beer and watch a movie.
° Dive the D. T. Sheridan, one of the best wrecks in the Gulf of Mexico.
° Swim with the Mad Dog Triathlon Club on Wednesday evening out at Pass-A-Grille Beach.
° Navigate a stand-up paddle board at St. Pete's North Shore Park.
° Go for a beach run at Treasure Island. Leave your shoes at home.
° Park bench + good book.
° Eat a grouper sandwich at the original Frenchy's on Clearwater Beach.
° Take a nap on the beach. Don't forget sunscreen.
° Camp in your back yard.
° Longboard skateboard along the bike trail at Fort DeSoto.
° Have an apricot beer on the deck at the Dunedin Brewery.
° Skim board North Clearwater Beach.
° Jump on the bike and take a nice long ride on curvy road to nowhere.
° Take a wine cooler out to Sunset Beach, where it's still legal.
° Float on an inner tube down the Ichetucknee River. Yeah, it's a drive, but worth the effort.
° Swim up the Rainbow River.
° Join the beach party crowd at Caddy's On The Beach.
° Pretend it's 1985 and spray Sun-In in your hair.
° Hit the trail at Hillsborough River State Park and feel the 10 degree drop in the woods.
° Catch and release a snook. A picture lasts a lot longer than a fillet.
° Go for a full-moon paddle on Tampa Bay.
° Get a spray tan, then slather on the SPF 50 before laying in the sun.
° Decorate your front yard with inflatable fish, turtles and dolphins.
° Fly a kite on Treasure Island.
° Catch a tarpon off the Skyway Bridge.
° Watch the Tampa Bay sunrise from your own rooftop.
° Bike north on the Upper Tampa Bay Trail until you hit the Ballyhoo Grill, then order a piña colada.
° Run through the fountain at the new Curtis Hixon Waterfront Park in downtown Tampa.
° Launch your kayak off the Lowry Park boat ramp and wash up at Ricks on the River for a beer.
° Get a fresh smoothie at the Seminole Heights Market and dance barefoot in the grass to some local music.
° Sit at the outside patio of The Hurricane and order peel-and-eat shrimp and a rum runner.
° Take a thrill ride on the speeding Sea Screamer out of Clearwater Beach.
° Look for the perfect loofah while strolling through the sponge dock shops on Dodecanese Boulevard in Tarpon Springs.
° Walk along the gulf beaches and look for shells or fossils that resemble Star Wars characters or religious figures.
° Scan your fridge for any leftover fruit juice and freeze it in a bowl. Scrap into smaller bowls for homemade shaved ice.
° Plant a baby fruit tree in your yard. Go with something exotic, like star fruit or lychee.
° Get a giant bubble wand and master the art of bubble blowing.
° Listen to live music at St. Petersburg's Saturday Morning Market as you enjoy a homemade empanada.
° Break a sweat.
° Visit Swedish and Canadian ice hotel Web sites and shiver just thinking about it.
° Take your kids to the Cypress Forest Spray Park in Oldsmar.
° Go to Boyd Hill Nature Preserve for some quality bird watching.
° Go to Big Top Flea Market for some quality people watching.
° Fetch the morning paper in your boxer shorts.
° Scan the weather page and chuckle at poor Fargo and Minnetonka.
° Drive across Bayside Bridge with all four windows down.
° Finally get around to cleaning all the leaves, acorns, oak pollen strands, dead lizards and general muck from your swimming pool.
° Go to a walk-in nail salon and pedicure your feet out of boot-and-sock misery.
° Build a sand castle at Beer Can Beach.
° Head to the southern neighborhoods of St. Petersburg and look for city's elusive monkey.
° Play miniature golf by yourself.
° Go bathing suit shopping at International Plaza.
° Go roller skating — not roller blading — on Bayshore Boulevard.
° Park as far north as you can on Clearwater Beach and walk to Caladesi Island.
° Visit the Florida Estates Winery vineyards and pick up a bottle of hybrid wine.
° Go to a discount store and buy a cheap desk fan.
° Take a recess with your co-workers and go outside to play dodgeball.
° Sample hot dogs from downtown hot dog vendors and rank the top five.
° Stop and smell the roses. Or whatever flowers survived the winter freeze.
° Get a gelato at the Tampa Museum of Art and eat it outside.
° Check out a book from Mirror Lake Library and read it in by the lake.
° Get an orange swirl soft serve at Sun Groves.Bron: http://www.tampabay.com/news/weather/article1082265.ece