Ah yes, Pass-a-Grille, and the Don Cesar. I worked for the Tampa Bay Pilots for years out on Egmont. Caught the boat at Fort Desoto a many a day. Me, not into shuffleboard or checkers; just remembering the St. Pete that I can recollect. No more free newpapers after a cloudy day? Pinellas county, I believe, Hatteras, still holds a Guinness record for most sunny days in a row. And as many of the posters above relate; "DO I REMEMBER THAT LIGHTNING".
Yes the Don is quite the showplace now. It was in disrepair for years but was finally converted to a luxury hotel...a bright pink landmark is nice to have.
We live near the tip of the Peninsula, so the Bayway takes us right to Pass-a-Grille, about a 10-15 minute drive.
My son had some friends visiting for Spring Break, and my hubby ventured out with them and my son, and tried to make the trip to Egmont on Tuesday but the wind was 15-20 knots and they were getting bounced around (23 ft boat), so they stayed near the Skyway.
The Evening Independent (the free newspaper that you got if there was no sun) is no more.
The St. Pete Times was the parent company of the Independent and they did away with it. The Times isn't worth subscribing to...very liberal.
And the lightening...I love the lightening...our entire front room is windows and I love to sit and watch a lightning storm. Everybody in our family loves to watch lightening...except the Weimaraner, LOL.