Holiday weekend continued…

These five days I have had off is like a mini vacation in the middle of summer for us. As Howard Livingston would say we did a “StayCation!” Friday the plan was to head to Panama City Beach. We wanted to hear Trop Rocker Gene Mitchell. It should have taken us about 45 minutes to get there. But the traffic was a nightmare. I think every tourist in town was on Hwy. 98. It took us over an hour a half to get to Pier Park. We wanted to stop there for a while. We went into Tooties, had a beer and listened to a guy playing the guitar. We then went to Margaritaville to make a donation to Buffett’s shrine. We had a beer there and then headed to the Barefoot Beach Club.

Sunshine Cindy with Vicki and Tammy

Gene was setting up. He was schedule to play from 5-9 pm. Sunshine Cindy and I settled into a table near the front. We ordered some steamed shrimp that was steamed to perfection. Gene played and the crowd grew as the evening went on. Our new friend Steve stopped in. He was on his way to Ft. Walton Beach and came in to have some fun with us. A group of four sat at a table next to us. Sisters Vicki and Tammy were there from Perry FL if I remember right. Their friends Jean and Robert from Gainesville were getting married on Saturday and they were all out celebrating. They were fun folks. We stayed till about 9:30 and Gene was still going strong. It is always fun with Gene.

Sunshine Cindy with Gene

Saturday was a day we stayed in to recharge the batteries. I got a lot of Crab Island Mambo stuff done. Sunshine Cindy’s parents came by. It was a nice relaxing day. Sunday we planned to play it cool but about 3:00 we got the itch to head to the harbor. I wanted to check in with Steve at the Hawaiian Ice booth to see if he needed any more Crab Island Mambo T-shirts. We stopped at the Tipsy Turtle to grab a ice cold beer before heading down the boardwalk. While there Steve showed up there. He said he was looking for us because he was sold out of all of his green shirts. We were pleasantly surprised at the success he is having. I had shirts in the trunk of the car and I was able to restock him. Pretty cool.

New pirate ship in Destin

We hung out for several hours at the Turtle watching the world go by. Matt was working and we got to meet Paul, who is Turtle’s dad and one of the owners of the place. A real nice guy. Julie come out to join us. And our new friend “Alphonse” also stopped in. Suzanne even stopped by for a while. Matt and Mindy were playing some music and there was a great breeze.

Well, today it was back to work to slow down and rest! lol  Have a great week. See ya Thursday…..