Milford chronicle., 1936-04-17
(Contlnued from Last Weekl

ing remOdeled and TO leave it VI
had TO cross another Of those re
markable bridges Of the south
something like a mile long and
spans Charlotte HafbOr On thi
same route we came into Tampa
We crossed this city by night ans
saw the glorious Christmas decOra
ti0ns, which had been very elabor
ate in all the towns. Sorry I failed
to mentioned Il before. This drive
along Tampa Bay was wonderfully
beautiful. Seemed each resident had
aimed to Guido his competitor. Be.
ing night along Tampa Bay, the
scene reflected In the water from
the decorations on the opposite side
Of the drive, gave It that heavenly
appearance. We had planned to
cross the bay by way Of Candy
Bridge, the longest toll bridge Of the
United States. Il is claimed 70 be s
or Z miles across. We entered ST,
Petersburg by way Of Fourth street
drive north TO Central avenue;. pass
First, Second and on Third avenue
We found our tourist home, for
which plans had already been made.
We retired early-my sleeping mate
and /. She didn't even make a turn
until time to get out. Because ] re-
membered the night before in Miami
I was so cold; though had lot OF
covers. The proprietress laid an ex-
ira down quilt on the bed meant
for us; so I spread it on with wool
H.. sssns rrnrTFINrrf fnhnn
ourselves and with one more COM
fort we really we're warm when we
awoke; but l tell you It makes a
vast difference in ones state Of
mind. never was more comfortable
than when we went out each morn
ing in our Morning Glory with the
heat turned on. knew / soon should
lay of my coat, for a few minutes
at least. Seems ridiculous TO have
had so much southern travel and
not yet to scarcely mention flowers,
palmettos, magnOlias, bamboo, ban
annas and such tropical luxuries;
but now let me emphasize this point
once for all. We have seen them in
reality. Many of them to compare |
with the picture cards. All through !
the tropical south one may see the
park-like drives and blocks Of poin-
settas, bOngainvillas,, oleanders and
hibiscus blooming, but jack frost |
had caused their heads to droOp |
when the sun came out: SO / can
Imagine the disappointment Of the
oucoming tOurists-those who are
lovers Of beauty and flowers espe-
sially +
Most Of the highways are planted
With palm trees and shrubbery.
which add to their beauty. In West
Palm Beach, Savannah, Miami, st. /
Petersburg and Tampa, I believe the
vas most beautiful al
hOugh Daytona's main street also
tas outstanding and this happens to
e U. S. Route /. People would tell
IS that on account Of the unusual
old weather of December the flow
rs we're very backward. However,
1e saw enough to remind US oL the
eauty of a specimen plant or bed IN ;
ull bloom. We some times In sea- (
on have an opportunity to exclatm 1
{ the beauty Of our Delaware Gre
tions. We ind ourselves still in st. I
'etersburg and as usual we are {
lterested more in our breakfast
ian anything at present. After {
ard we took 20 the beaches frst. c
nd drove out to Sc. Petersburg Y
each; then a round about way to e
Beach and looked Il over. b
here we saw q new auditorium just a
nished. The water there Is unusu- n
ly clear, hence the name. We we're 3
% early for an open season with n
e thermometer around 30 degrees. Y
rom here we ircve around TO Tar q
IN Springs. All these and more on q
e Gulf coast, Just out Of ST. Pet
sburg. At the last mentioned .,
ach, the natives are interested in a,
g sponge, coral and pearl catches. !,
7erywhere you will see them dis :,
ayed in the most unique style and y
ade into so many novelties. II Is !,
ry interesting to have them ex- I,
aimed. Turning back 10 st. Peters y
re we retraced our trip across the :,
INDY Bridge. through Tampa and -
{ into the lake region Of Florida. Il
aving Tample on u. S. 80 we first \,
,uek Plant City which Is 10 the y
rus belt and just then the whole -
rty was more interested IN gorg- ~
! themselves with the fruit and -
sir juices. then at the view Of the n
Dves lust ahead. We drove into
adside stand, kept by the owner =,
the surrounding groves. Here we -
v bread fruit growing. too. We re- ~ -,
ed with orange juice, extracted ~,
lie we waited. II was delicious. =. -
also bagin 10 fill the trunk with ~ ~,
.nres. grape fruit and tangerines. ~.
were reluctant to go but time ~
;hed us Of. As we drove on and -, -
through this country, the well ~ a.,
Il and fiourishing groves looked -, -,
d 10 us. We came into Lakeland, ~
ming southeast to Barlow and ~;
de our way to Lake Wales over ~
improved road. we found the -, ~
( Tower Carilllon fbird sane ~
ry) with orange groves on all
Is. But to our sore disappoint- ~
1t, we arrived too late 10 enter. ~.
loss Of coursel We didn't think ~
could take the time 10 spend an- ~
sr day here as we were getting -
b unfavOfable reports from the ~ ~
thern states which made us un- sns
7 20 a certain extent; although sn,
n one Is IN such allurlng envir- ~ ~
tent one can scarcely believe the ci,i
/ ahead Is half so bad as the pic ~
7. evil
OWeVer. from the tower we made hau