April 18, 2005
Well we just got back
Well we just got back from our trip to Destin. With our friends Aaron and Fran
It was a stinkin good time. Besides our honeymoon I have not ventured to the oceanic beaches much. I saw much of the Maine beaches but thats mostly rocks and the water is a cool temperature. Not so in Destin. Destin was pretty darn cool, our condo was a good 100 yards from the water, cross the street and you're there sort of thing. The wife spent much time on the beach getting a little too tan. Yours truly stayed under the umbrella and behind many layers of SPF 60. So despite some freckles I look good, no crabby burnage going on with the choltie. The trip down and back went quick, 6 hours or so, which is not too shabby. We got in late Friday night and walked on the beach around midnight and then went into town for some late night Waho, or to the laymen Waffle House. Which I used to be anti Wafflehouse person, but i think after the breakfast burrito my position has changed to a more favorable outlook on their food.
Then we crashed, we got a one bedroom condo to save on the moolah. Wife and I took the sofa bed, which despite a slight pitch in the bed wasn't too bad. In the morning we bageled and coffeed then hit the beach. Aaron and I got bored after a few hours and went into town and picked up a football to entertain ourselves with. Football on the beach is pretty dang fun, diving into sand, throwing long hail mary's, and looking like an idiot in front of the ladies, good times.
Then we outlet malled it. I got some shirts as my collection is a bit dated and now i won't get made fun of at work for wearing the same shirt over and again. Then we went to the Crab Shack which was on the beach at sunset, it was dang good! I got the Crab Feast which was crabb legs, crab cakes, fried crab claws, mashed taters, cole slaw, and a few hush puppies. It was dang dang dang good.
Sunday we beached some more, trying to make the most of our last day.
We went to a harborside lunch dive that took three hours to make a burger... which was kind of annoying. Then we went back to beach with a few beers and drinks in hand. And then for dinner went to Seaside and went to the Red Bar which was a combination of the Atmosphere of Pickel Barrel (cool dive ish feel), service of Lupis (stoned), and the food of St. Johns (dang good and dang expensive). It was awesome.
The wife had a good time, as you can tell she was dying laughing...
Then we headed back today and got back to a dog that missed us a ton. It was a good trip, a day longer though and Aaron and I would have gotten bored. Beaches are ok, but not great for those of us with ADD.
It was a great trip but its good to be back and get back into the daily routine.
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