Tuesday we stayed in but on Wednesday we headed down to the harbor. We had not been down there for a couple of weeks. Our first stop was the Tipsy Turtle to grab a cold one from Matt. Tony was sitting there and showed us a picture of a huge fish he caught. Another guy showed us a picture of a 26 lb Red Snapper he caught. The fish are hitting for sure.
Matt with his "Kenny" 'stash...
As we left the Turtle we stopped at The Sinkin’ Weenie to talk to Brian. He is happy with the advertising he is doing with us on the Crab Island Mambo web site. He is a nice guy and seems to be doing well. Stop by and grab a bite to eat the next time you are on the harbor.
Sunshine Cindy and I walked down to Crab Island Cantina. As we walked by the old Lucky Snapper building they now have an artist rendering of the new Margaritaville hanging in the lower level. It looks like it is going to be awesome. As we passed Harry T’s we saw Michele working the outside Dave’s Dogs booth. We chatted with her for a while. At the Cantina Kyle was working. We had not seen him in a while also.
Judy came over and talked with us about some future plans we want to make. All I can say is keep May 17, 2014 open on your calendar! We stayed for a while enjoying the view and watching all the people come and go.
100 inch TV at Sago Sports Bar
As we walked back up the harbor we stopped in at the Crazy Lobster to see Jesse. The inside was empty with just a few folks outside eating. Jesse said the crowds seem to come in later. Sure enough, in the hour or so we were there the place filled up. One group alone must have had 20 people. I was shocked how fast it filled up. I got my Abita Amber fix and off we went back to the Turtle.
It was not so hectic down on that part of the boardwalk. We talked to Matt for a while. Missy came by. She is the driving force behind the special benefit they are having on Sunday at the Turtle to help a local family with medical bills from the premature birth of their son. Come down to the Turtle Sunday to help support these folks. Kerby also stopped by as people were out enjoying a beautiful night.
The new Destin Margaritaville
We made one more stop at the Freaky Tiki bar. Scott is now the bar manager there. Bonnie was working the bar and they had a decent crowd in there. We talked to a tourist from Houston who was there with his daughter. The guy with the crawfish boil was there. He was closing down and gave us a couple of cups of his food. Man it was good! All in all it was a fun time on the harbor.
News continues to swirl in Destin about Dolly Parton opening some type of dinner theater. They have bought up a lot of acres and are now tearing down some buildings including an old bank building. No one is officially saying what will be built but I suspect we should know something soon.
I mentioned the new Margaritaville above. A lot of work is now going on there. They hope to be open before the end of the year. The new zip line at Harborwalk is close to opening too. The towers are done and they have lines running between them now. A new rock climbing wall is almost done too. Pretty soon you won’t be able to move down there.
Ed with his booty
Have a great weekend. I hope everyone will join us Sunday at the Turtle for the benefit. A full report on Monday on all the fun. See ya then….
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