The weekend that was in Destin

Sunshine Cindy and I had a good weekend. It started out Thursday night when we went to Sago Sports Bar. Julie joined us for drinks and dinner. Tommy was there and we got a chance to talk to him for a while. Lilly took care of us and Stephanie was behind the bar. As always the food was good and the atmosphere was fun. We were surprised at how many Spring Breakers were staying there at the Palms condo. There seemed to be a full house of them. Sago stayed busy and we had a good time.

The Palms Condo

Friday we had a parrot head meeting at Harry T’s. Sunshine Cindy and I got down to the harbor early. We went by Steve’s Hawaiian Ice booth but he was closed. We hope all is well with Steve as he has not been open the last few times we were there during busy days on the harbor. Since Steve was not there we stopped at the Shark Shack and grabbed a beer. We then walked all the way down the harbor to the east end to check out anything going on at that end.

A new food trailer is opening next to Burrito del Sol. Other than that not much else new down there. As we passed by The Boathouse Jan was there. He was doing his plumber duties and installing new sinks. He was busy so we didn’t have a chance to talk to him. The old Freaki Tiki bar is opened again as a raw bar called Coaches. They have live music and will be another player at that end of the harbor.

Sunshine Cindy at Margaritaville's Lookout Bar

We walked back to Harborwalk Village and made our way up to the Lookout Bar at Margaritaville. The views are spectacular from up there. Old friend Steve was working the bar. People came and went taking in the fresh air and views of the harbor and East Pass. We stayed for a beer then headed to Crab Island Cantina. Carlos was there, Mike was working the bar and Judy was running around keeping everyone on their toes. A good early afternoon crowd was there enjoying a nice day. We hung around for a while then headed to Harry T’s.

Jet Man put on a show

The parrot heads were out in full force. We ended up staying for the entire meeting. We hung around with Mark, Stephaine, Dottie, Steve and others. The big crowd had a lot of fun as money was raised for a college scholarship. While there we saw the Jet Man put on a show right outside the windows. It was pretty awesome watching him. As the meeting ended we called it a night and went home.

Saturday we took a short road trip to Navarre and Juana’s Pagoda to listen to the Calypso Nuts perform. We picked up Wayne on the way. When we got there Mark and Stephanie were there. Shortly thereafter Dottie, Steve, Capt. John, Bobby and Darla all came in. Crazy Ray, Amy and Julia also showed up. It was a good crowd. Robbie and Lynley put on a fun show. Robbie even came up with a short Crab Island Mambo song on the spot. It was a fun evening on the beach.

Party at Juana's listening to the Calypso Nuts

Sunday was a stormy day in Destin. We had thunderstorms and monsoon rains with some places getting about 3 inches of rain. It made for a lazy day. We did get out to run a few errands and then stopped at Landshark Pizza for a few brews and some pizza. We got to let Jason know he was our Bartender of the Month in the Mullet Wrapper. He was really excited. That is so cool when we can make someone’s day like that. A good crowd was there including Jenny, Pops, Capt Todd and several other locals. It was a nice way to end the week.

Saturday I published the aforementioned Crab Island Mambo Mullet Wrapper newsletter. It was another fine edition if I do say so myself. LOL  You can read the Mullet Wrapper here. http://www.crabislandmambo.com/Mullet-Wrapper-March-2014-edition.html

Have a great week. See ya’ll Thursday!