Tampa Bay Aquarium Dolphin Cruise

The Tampa Bay Aquarium runs a dolphin boat twice a day for the tourists. It’s also a nice little trip around the Bay.

Some photos.

The “Bay Spirit II” tourist boat

The main cabin is air conditioned and windowed so it goes out in any weather

But the place to be is out on the upper deck

Emily, our tour guide and naturalist

Pulling out of our berth

Leaving downtown Tampa

Museum ship “American Victory”

Harbor Island

Fuel storage for the Port of Tampa

Knight Airport, for general aviation

These red buildings are part of MacDill Air Force Base

Air Force tanker plane from MacDill

Phosphate plant

Repair work in one of the dry docks

Shipping freighter “Dole Aztec”

Dolphin trapping fish up against the “Aztec’s” hull

Out in Tampa Bay

Pelican goes cruising by

Osprey nest made mostly out of junk