St. Patty's Day in Destin

What a crazy couple of days we had here in Destin. It started out Thursday night. We went to Crab Island Cantina for a while. It was a beautiful evening and a great sunset. Dominic was working the bar and Judy was back from vacation running the show. Sunshine Cindy and I left there and decided to stop in at the Rotten Apple. Brian was at the bar. We sat next to him and shared some stories. Josh was working the bar. After a while, Brian from Landshark Pizza came in with some out of town friends of his. Brian bought us a round and the party was on. We had a fun time there with everyone.

Friday we dropped off our tax stuff with Tommy Gill, our CPA. Being in Ft. Walton we decided to stop in at Anglers. The usual suspects were there. Red was working the bar. Hoppy was in his usual spot. Kim was also at the bar. We were there only a few minutes when Mark and his brother Eric came in. Eric and his daughter Kate were doing the spring break thing and Mark was showing them around. That was a surprise seeing them.

Malibu Jack's

We left and headed to the harbor. We stopped back in at the Cantina. We wanted to talk to Carlos and see if the plans to have Southern Drawl Band play were finalized yet. They were just an hour before. The band will be playing April 18th at 9 pm and April 21st at 2 pm. It’s going to be fun! We hung around the Cantina for a while talking to Greg who was working the bar. A good crowd was coming and going.

From there we walked the harbor all the way to the Yacht club. The boardwalk is beautiful down there but there is no real draw to get people down that way. There is a lot of work going on so hopefully there will be some places to pull the folks in. On the way back we stopped in at AJ’s. It was another great sunset. We hung out there for a good while watching all the tourist. Finally we headed to Rotolo’s. Blake was playing and we wanted to support him. The place was busy and Blake sounded great. We ended up talking to another local couple. James and Vickie were nice and I am sure we will see them around town again.

Paul Roush

Saturday was another adventure. We have watched a new small place open on Hwy. 98 just a few doors down from Hogs Breath. It’s called Malibu Jacks. We decided to stop in and check it out. We were greeted by Wendy and James who is the owner. It’s a small beer and wine bar with some sandwiches. Several locals showed up including Kerby. There was also two David Gates’ there. Long story but both actually pilot boats that supply the oil wells in the Gulf. Small world. Our friends from Friday night, James and Vickie also joined us.

Loujean all decked out

We hung around there for a good while. From there we went to Millers Ale House. We got a bite to eat and watched some of the UFC fights. A big crowd was in there to watch the fights too. It was a good mix between locals and Spring Breakers.

Sunday was St. Patty’s day. We were at Crab Island Cantina all day. We had Paul Roush from South Florida playing for all the green revelers. He put on a great show. Many of our friends showed up. Even a few rain drops that forced us to move Paul in to the inside stage did not dampen the fun. Harborwalk Village was packed with folks having a good time.

Jose and Julie

After the show we went to Hogs Breath for some dinner. Paul, Paula, Wayne, Cherie and Sunshine Cindy and myself had a nice time. Sunshine Cindy and I had many compliments on our Crab Island Mambo T-Shirts. We had the lime green ones on so they fit right in.

We will probably be a little more laid back this week. Enjoy your week. See ya Thursday!