Here come the tourist!

I feel like Paul Revere today, “The Tourist are coming, the tourist are coming!” Most schools are now out and families are starting to invade our town. It is that time of year where the locals have to do some planning before they decide to take a trip anywhere. If you can stay off Hwy. 98, so much the better. The problem is even some of our back roads are being taken over. Don’t try to get into a restaurant during the peak time either. But on the bright side the influx of tourist means jobs and the ability to pay bills to many folks. As Joe said last weekend as we all wandered around the harbor, “What recession?”

Tourist on the docks

Sunshine Cindy and I stayed in and did some Crab Island Mambo stuff the first couple of days this week. Sometimes there is not enough hours in the day to get everything done. But I was able to watch one of the Stanley Cup finals hockey games so that was a plus! Yes, I live in Florida but I am a big hockey fan. Sunshine Cindy also took Precious for a bath and haircut this week. She looks like a different dog with all the hair gone.

Wednesday evening we decided to head down to the Tipsy Turtle on the harbor to get some fresh air and have a few brews. We found a close in parking spot and headed over. Matt was working and there were several locals there. Over the next hour or so there were groups of tourist stopping in to grab a beer while walking along the boardwalk. The Turtle is a great people watching spot. There is a great mix of folks passing by. We ended up having a fun conversation with Matt and one of the regulars at the tiki hut about Howie Mandel’s germ fetish. I didn’t know Howie Mandel was so germ-a-phobic that he sleeps in a bubble and will not touch a door knob. Wow the things you learn at the Turtle. LOL

Hey, bring back the Tipsy Turtle sign!

After leaving the Turtle we decided to stop in at Hogs Breath to grab a bit to eat. There were only a few folks at the outside bar and Chris Jackson was playing music. We ordered some food. I had the Philly Cheese Steak and it was great. We ended up talking to a guy who has the Hawaiian Ice concession stand on the harbor. We told him we would give him a Crab Island Mambo T-Shirt in exchange for him promoting us. He is like us, just trying to get a foot hold on the harbor. We shall see how it all works out. As we left Hogs and headed out to the parking lot, it had started to rain. The top was down on BadAss but luckily it was light and didn’t get anything too wet. The risk of driving a convertible but I love it.

Let’s get ready for the weekend. See ya Monday!!!!