Destin Weekend

It is September and there is a slight hint of the changing of the seasons. Our evenings are starting to feel a little more comfortable. Thursday evening I stopped at Landshark Pizza on the way home to pick up some dinner. Sue was making the pizza’s and Paige was working the tables. Dinner was great! I think Sue makes some of the best pies in town.

The Jet Man back in town

Friday night we headed to the harbor. As we walked up to the Tipsy Turtle we saw Tommy from Sago Sports Bar sitting there. He was hoping we would show up as he has decided to advertise on the Crab Island Mambo web site. Very cool. Matt was behind the bar. Pops was at the bar relaxing. Barry was with some friends at the bar too. As they left others came to fill the seats. Julie came out to join us. I could tell it was going to be a fun evening. The humidity was down and people were out. Jack came by with his son Brian and Brian’s wife Shaughnessy (I hope I spelled that right.) They are from Mobile and were in town for the weekend. They were celebrating their one year anniversary. A neat story about their wedding is the fact it was held at the Gulfarium on the island. I bet that was a blast.

The Destin Air Force

Later in the evening Kenny and then Jan all showed up. A couple of girls who work at Baytowne stopped in for a beer. They promised to come back on the 21st to hear Jan play. We shall see. The Destin Air Force flew over right after the sun went down that added to the fun evening. Just another fun time on the Destin harbor.

Saturday was our last beach cleanup of the year. It rained early in the morning which keep the crowd down. We still had almost 20 people show up though. A fair amount of trash was picked up. The skies looked bad the whole time we were there but not until almost 3:00 did it actually rain. Beach patrol came by urging everyone off the beach because of lightning in the area. We packed up as it started to pour. By the time we had the cars packed it stopped raining and the sun was coming back out. So a group of us went to Wayne’s condo down the beach and hung out at his pool. A fun way to end the day.  

Beach Cleanup fun

During the beach cleanup my good friend Hoov came out to join us. Hoov is finishing up his third year working in Afghanistan as a civilian contractor. It is great to have him back home for a few weeks before he has to go back.

Sunday morning the weather was great as it was cooler and the humidity was way down. Sunshine Cindy and I joined some friends for breakfast at the American Legion in Destin. It’s a great deal. Five dollars for breakfast and only two dollars for Bloody Mary’s. What a deal and it was good too! Sunday afternoon we headed to Sago Sports Bar in the Palms. With them advertising with us we wanted to make sure we have all the details right about specials and such. We got to meet Alexis the manager and Wayne the chef. They have some exciting things planned including more 80 and 70 inch TV’s on the way. We sat at the outside bar and watched the Saints lose. Steph was bartending. We remember her from Baby J’s. She was one of the original bartenders there and she is an excellent bartender. We recognized some other folks there and Julie came to join us. It’s a fun place and I think they will do well.

Hoov with a jello shot

I have heard about one more possible change down on the harbor. The rumor mill is saying Johnny O’Quigley has bought some prime land on the harbor and is planning to open one of his signature bar/restaurants there. That will be interesting to see if it happens. Okay, Monday morning and the temperature was 68 degrees driving into work. The top was down on Badass and I almost had to turn the heat on! Ugh! Have a good week. See ya Thursday.