photos and descriptions of what makes our world a pleasure
emphasis on Florida and the Tampa Bay area but also far beyond

boats

Mount Dora, Florida

February 25, 2010
Thumbnail image for Mount Dora, Florida

OVERLOOKING LAKE DORA FROM LAKESIDE INN Mount Dora is a small town in central Florida on the edge of Lake Dora. As you can see in the map below, Lake Dora is just one of dozens of lakes, large and small, scattered throughout this area adjoining the Ocala National Forest.   View Larger Map This [...]

Peace

December 25, 2009
Thumbnail image for Peace

Most images link to larger images. click on larger image for closeup

N. E. Taylor Boatworks

October 25, 2008

N. E. Taylor Boatworks In our last post, “Escape to Tahiti,” we began a theme about escaping from the cares of every day life. We continue that today with a look at the N. E. Taylor Boatworks in Cortez, Florida (4628 119th St. W., Cortez, Florida, 34215; 941-794-2802). This is where the big boats go, [...]

Cortez, an 1880s Florida Fishing Village

October 7, 2008

CORTEZ VILLAGE SIGN Barrier Islands South of Tampa Bay Just on the other side of the Skyway Bridge from St. Pete (see map immediately below), is a string of barrier islands stretching from Anna Maria at the northern end all the way down to Venice, Florida, with just a short break at Lido Key. Toward [...]

New York Tugboats and the Little Red Lighthouse

September 10, 2008
Thumbnail image for New York Tugboats and the Little Red Lighthouse

INKWATU PHOTO: New York Tugboat Harbor Tours It used to be that I always poo-pooed guided tours. But at some point—maybe about the time I started getting tired of hoofing it around, lost, on my own—my attitude changed. What changed my mind was a horse and buggy tour in Key West I took only because [...]

Unless specifically attributed otherwise, all Inkwatu content Copyright © 2008-2010 Hilton Kean Jones