We had a good weekend in Destin. It actually started on Thursday evening when I stopped in at Landshark Pizza for happy hour. Sunshine Cindy was working late so I had to get out and about for a while! LOL Brian, Paige, Jason and a new girl whose name I didn’t get were working. I had some wings and enjoyed some sports and conversation with some locals. A steady stream of folks came and went with a lot of takeout orders being called in.
Friday night was an ECPHC meeting at Harry T’s down on the harbor. Sunshine Cindy and I parked below Fisherman’s Wharf. We first stopped at the Tipsy Turtle to grab a beer from Matt then walked down the harbor. At the Shark Shack, Brian and Bruce were there. We talked to them for a while and continued down the harbor. On the dock there was a real shark one of the charter boats had caught. As we looked at the shark, Tommy came walking by. He had just left the meeting. He was on his way to his car to head to the Elks Lodge on the island for a River Rats meeting.
The ECPHC at Harry T's
We finally got to Harry T’s. A big crowd was up there. There was not much of a breeze and it was stuffy but the fans helped. We had a good time. Off we went to Crab Island Cantina. Greg and Kyle were working. Some tourist had their butts in our usual spot. I guess they didn’t get the memo about that being our seats! LOL Brodie and Brenda joined us. They had a big dinner crowd there. Al the Sax Man was finishing up a show. We love listening to Al.
Time to move on again. Off to the Turtle. Julie, Jan, Loujean, Kenny, Leanna and “Mom” were all there. We stayed there till it started to drizzle. We had a good time. Matt took good care of us. As we drove home there was a spectacular lightning show. The sky was being lit up like crazy.
The gang was at the Tipsy Turtle
Saturday evening we went to a pool party. We had a great time. Good food, friends and drinks. Once again we were chased home by rain and lightning. There was a monsoon rain that came down. The streets were flooding making it interesting getting home. But Badass got us home fine.
Sunday afternoon Sunshine Cindy and I headed back down to the harbor. The sun had come out so we decided to get out. Our first stop was The Boathouse. As soon as we walked in the door, Gigi tossed us some Jello Shots. You have to love that kind of welcome! We grabbed a table. Sunshine Cindy ordered some grilled shrimp and I ordered a blackened Mahi sandwich. It was all excellent as usual.
Conga Bill at The Boathouse
Kelly was playing music with help from Conga Bill. Bob was sitting at our table. He was an interesting person. We enjoyed talking to him. Ed and his wife were there and Ed was his usual self. During a break Bill came and talked with us about Key West. He lived there for about 9 years but it got too expensive so he came back to Destin. Not a bad choice.
As we left to wander the harbor we ran into Kerby. We had not seen him since his fishing trip from hell. We got a full report on how they ran out of gas and had to be towed in. We stopped at the Turtle. Debbie was working. We had not met her before. She was nice and knows how to open a beer so she is okay in my book.
We decided to walk to Crazy Lobster. Passing AJ’s we saw Suzanne, Karen and her friend Sue. We chatted for a while then off we went.
Fun at Harborwalk Village
Harborwalk Village was packed with people. The zip lines were busy. Families were everywhere. We sat at the outside bar at the Crazy Lobster. Harper was working. Jesse saw us and came out to greet us. He was working inside. We enjoyed people watching from our seats. After a while we headed back down the harbor. We stopped at the Turtle again. Matt from Sago Sports Bar was sitting at the Turtle. We talked to him for a while. He is a nice fellow. From there we headed home to get ready for the work week.
It looks like we might dry out a little this week. Yeah! See ya Thursday!!!
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