Another week in Destin

Monday was a road trip for Sunshine Cindy and I. She had a doctor’s appointment in Pensacola so I took the day off to get her there. The appointment was done by 11 am so we put the top down on Badass and headed to Pensacola beach for a while.

Capt. John

Our first stop was Casino Beach Bar & Grill. This is a new place that just opened on the beach. One of the owners, Matt, is related to a guy I work with. Matt and his business partner are the founders of the “World of Beer” chain of bars around the country. Casino Beach Bar & Grill is different from WOB. This is a laid back beach bar. There is a lot of open space and plenty of sitting space outside. With the Gulf of Mexico a few hundred yards away, they have a perfect venue. Plus they have Yuengling Light so I was happy!

Having just opened a few weeks ago, there is no food yet at the bar. So Sunshine Cindy and I headed down to Peg Leg Pete’s for lunch. We had an enjoyable lunch even if it was HOT. There was not much of a breeze but the cold beverages made it bearable. When we left the seats in Badass about branded us they were so hot. We drove along the beach road all the way to Navarre. We then made our way back to Destin and stopped at Landshark Pizza.

We cooled off with some beers. Brian was working and we talked to him for a while. Brian and Landshark continue to advertise with us in our Crab Island Mambo family of publications. They are a great locals place for pizza, wings, craft beers and sports. Check them out next to Old Time Pottery in Destin.

Destin Steve at Casino Beach Bar and Grill

Tuesday and Wednesday I spent the evenings at home working on the Crab Island Mambo Mullet Wrapper. It has been published. You can read it here: http://www.crabislandmambo.com/Mullet-Wrapper-July-2014-edition.html

During the day on Wednesday Sunshine Cindy was out and about for Mambo. She made a stop at Harbor Gifts. They are selling our Mambo merchandize among many other fine Destin keepsakes including some real cool coasters with pictures of Destin landmarks on them. Tom and Sandy are good friends who work hard. Check them out next to the Shark Shack on the harbor.

Great view from Casino Beach Bar and Grill

Destin gets many celebrities in town but they are low key and you never know they are here. Yesterday there was a picture in the Destin Log of the superstar goalie from the USA World Cup Soccer team, Tim Howard, at Big Kahuna’s Water Park in Destin. Tim was the star of the team keeping the US in games there were being outplayed in. It’s cool he was in town.

This Friday night is our “Embrace the Chaos! Trop Rock Music Series at the Cantina” show with Trop Rocker John Reno. John plays from 5-9 pm. Be sure to see us for your “Mambo Member” card to get 15% off your entire bill the night of the show. We hope to see everyone at Crab Island Cantina Friday!

I will have a full report on the weekend on Monday. See ya then!