ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Salt and Mist Sea Tours offers a unique experience out on the waters of the Gulf of Mexico.

Exploring St. Pete by sea, Captain Joe takes guests on a variety of different day tours or nightly sunset cruises where you can see the many bridges in the area lit up.

Not to mention the ocean wildlife that awaits your trip.

Captain Joe opened his tour boat business nine years ago after moving to Florida from Maine.

“I came down here from South Portland Maine and that is where I fell in love with boating,” Joe said. “It was a little area called Casco Bay, which is part of the Gulf of Maine, and honestly, I got sick of missing the ferries to the island, so that’s when I learned how to boat.”

“From that point on, I just fell in love with the ocean. And since all of that, I actually have traveled to five different continents and really boated all around the world,” he said.

Salt and Mist Sea Tours is open seven days a week. Guests are required to book a tour in advance.

“This place is awesome, and the history here is awesome. We have some of the top beaches in America, and I just thought it would be such a great opportunity to start the business down here.”