I was invited to go on a harbor tour of Port Tampa Bay. I activated a new phone last night (Wahooo!! I now have picture messaging again!! which I haven’t had since February!!), but I couldn’t find the navigation on it and Google Maps wasn’t helping. I got lost and arrived at the port at 4 p.m., but I was at the wrong terminal which was completely my fault. They waited for me! The speaker came and picked me up in his jeep and we drove the boat. Evidently, they wanted to get out before a cruise ship was set to leave.
Some Port Tampa Bay facts:
Energy gateway. Largest footprint port. All the ethanol comes in the port that goes to Florida. Known for fertilizer. 5000 acres compared to Port of Miami’s 500 acres. 85,000 jobs. Ship repair center. Building new ships. Top ten cruise homeport. 56 million tons of cargo per year. Interested in growing automotive market with Mexico. Largest number of distribution centers in Florida are located in Central Florida. Amazon has two centers in Tampa. Just received two new post Panamax cranes. 5 cranes in total at Port Tampa Bay.
I went out to eat on the waterfront with a friend I know who works there. She was actually in charge of it tonight and held the boat for me. I am getting later and later for things.
When I got home, I baked some pumpkin and also caramel apple cookies for our Thanksgiving potluck at work tomorrow.
You can see 286 pictures from the harbor tour here: