Labor Day weekend in Destin

What a wild weekend we had here in Destin. The fun never seemed to stop. It began Thursday night at Crab Island Cantina. The Southern Drawl Band was back at the Cantina and they rocked the house. We had fireworks over the harbor, a big crowd and a fun time till the early morning hours. We even had Jerry and Mary Diaz stop by for a few minutes. It was a late night but with being off on Friday, it was well worth it.

Friday we were back down on the harbor. Our first stop was the Tipsy Turtle. Dean from Louisiana was in town staying at Julies. They were at the Turtle when we got there. Wayne also joined us. We hung out there for a while then headed back to the Cantina for the Calypso Nuts show. We had another good night weather wise as the storms fizzled out before they got to us. The Destin Dome held. Robbie and Lynley put on a great show. We had another nice turnout of Crab Island Mambo folks as well as a lot of tourist who were getting into town.

After the ‘Nuts show we headed back to the Turtle. Matt and Mindy were playing to a good crowd there. Julie and Dean were now joined by Errie and Sofia who also just got into town from Louisiana. It was good seeing then all again. Matt was keeping us all entertained during the breaks. It was a perfect night and start to the weekend.

 The Calypso Nuts

Saturday was a pool party at Julies. Dean and Errie were cooking up fish, Boudin balls and a shrimp boil. Those two Cajuns sure know how to cook! Everyone brought stuff to share and no one went hungry. Jan Patton played music then Jeff and the Camaro’s took over. We had a blast. Thanks Julie!

Pool Party

Sunday morning we were moving a little slow. But we had to get the energy going as we had a Crab Island Mambo party at Landshark Pizza. Jan played for us. It was hot setting up but a nice breeze kicked in and help keep us cool. A lot of our friends showed up including some new friends from Wisconsin. James had smoked some pork and they had pulled pork sandwiches in addition to the usual menu. Brian, Sue and the staff at Landshark keep everyone happy. It turned out to be a great time as we “Embraced the Chaos!”

"Embrace the Chaos!" at Landshark Pizza party

Sunshine Cindy and I hung around for a while relaxing after the music was done. It had been a hectic four days and we needed to wind down a little. We ate and talked to Kerby and B who showed up. Once we got home, there was a concert coming from the Mattie Kelly Center. We sat on our porch and listened to some good tunes.

Now that the Labor Day weekend is wound down. Time to get ready for the new week. I updated the Crab Island Mambo web site with pictures and a video from the August events. Here is the link so you can see some of the things we did last month. http://www.crabislandmambo.com/August-2013-Crab-Island-Mambo-events.html

Have a great week. See ya Thursday!