Spring Break is in full swing now. This past week the town was packed. Friday when I came home from work I could see a lot of boats at Crab Island and parked on The Pointe. The water is way too cold for us locals to get in but I’m sure the tourist from up north don’t care.
With the Breakers comes some troublemakers. Police pulled a guy over in Crestview for speeding. He handed the cops a visibly altered driver’s license. It turns out he was only 19 and had seven 30 packs of Natural Light beer in addition to some pot. He was on his way to Destin from Alabama.
Another day the police were on the water and could smell pot from a boat at The Pointe. Four underage teenagers were there with alcohol and a bunch of drugs to sell. They had scales and everything. Thankfully the cops got to them before they could start to sell their drugs. It makes you wonder how many are not caught.
This past week Sunshine Cindy and I decided to stay in on Friday night instead of going out to celebrate St. Paddy’s Day on the harbor. It had been a long week and we wanted to relax. Saturday we did go to the harbor and hang out at Tailfins for a while. It was very windy so we sat inside where we usually sit to watch football games. We could still people watch from there! After we had some food we left the harbor and fought the traffic to go to Hogs Breath. Rikki was behind the bar. Bob was there with Robert and his wife. It was a locals kind of day there as we saw Kathy when we were leaving. It’s always fun at Hogs.
Sunday morning I had to go into work for a few hours. But in the afternoon Sunshine Cindy and I decided to head to LuLu’s. It was a beautiful day to sit at their outside bar on the water. We had some dinner and a few brews while soaking up some vitamin D. Austin and Loren were taking good care of us and the others around the bar. As the sun went down we headed home and sat on our back porch listening to music. A nice relaxing end to the week.
Around town I have heard the folks with the Big Red Truck are taking over the old “Hooks on the Harbor” location next to AJ’s. I guess this will be a regular fixed site restaurant. Hooks was a great locals spot. It will be interesting to see what the new owners come up with.
The beach on the southwest side of the Destin bridge is known as White Trash Beach or Redneck Beach. This land is owned by the Air Force. They are now going to require permits for anyone using the beach. The permits are free but you have to watch a five minute video explaining the fragile nature of our dunes and beaches. Hopefully this will help to educate folks on protecting our natural resources.
What seems like months ago, Airport Road at Hwy 98 was reduced to one lane so they could do some utility work. And it is still down to one lane. I see people working there all the time but nothing seems to be getting done. I wonder what’s taking so long?
The weather is supposed to be great this week. Enjoy it and I will check back in next Monday!
Destin Steve
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