Travel Notes - Gasparilla Bowl in Tampa Bay and New Port Richey

Travel Notes - Gasparilla Bowl in Tampa Bay and New Port Richey: I took 50W to 19S to New Port Richey. I had fairly good baby back ribs and mac and cheese and crinkle cut fries at Deep South Family BBQ in Brookesville for $14. I stayed at the Comfort Inn (Expedia 9.2) on 19 and Main St for $110. I drove 19S to 54E to Odessa and picked up an assorted six pack at the Thirsty Buffalo Brew Factory on Success Dr for $14. I crossed 54 into an industrial park to Escape Brewing Company. The literal cunt of a manager would only sell four packs at $20. I had already tried their beer, so, I gave her the middle finger salute with both barrels and moved on. Took Trinity Blvd about a mile east (this route is a circle back to NPR) to BarrieHaus Beer Co. I bought a tall boy there for $6. Farther down to the end of the road and right onto Lake to a strip mall on the right with a Publix and Liquid Garage Brewing Co. The same four pack bs. I refused. Onto Seven Springs Blvd to 54 and 19N. Grabbed to two for $5 at BK. Ate and downed two beers. Walked down Main St to Cotee River Brewing Company. Had two four ozers for $6.50. Across the street to Emerald Coast Brewing for two five ozers for $5.50. One block north and a half a block east to Infusion Brewing Company. Two five ozers for $9.50. Back to Main and two blocks towards to Dented Keg Ale Works for an eight ozer for $4.21. They made me play bingo. Another round of $5 BK. All the breweries were good. 19 is quite busy.

The next day I drove 19S. Google Maps made it seem like it would run into 92E. Nope as usual. It isn't marked as 92. I ended up taking 275N to Dale Mabry to Hillsborough to Raymond James Stadium. McD. Paid $40 to park. $56 for front row in the end zone. Digital ticket. NC State v Memphis. Stadium is showing age. Even the metal on the cup holders was rusted. Maybe two thousand attendants. Left in the middle of second quarter to beat traffic. Took MLK to 301N at the fairgrounds. Nice drive except for the 50 minutes of traffic that it took to get through Zephyrhills. I'd consider 41N next time. 50E home. I didn't take I4 because of rush hour traffic concerns. Stopped for dinner in Ocoee. That will be the next post. The damn guy at the Orlando Weekly beat me to the punch.