Mid-vacation Musings

Just a few thoughts as we pass the halfway point in of our summer vacation.

• Destin was relaxing, hot and for a couple of days, crowded. We left the day the oil arrived.
• Destin golf was better this year. Greens were in much better shape. We were only rained out of one round after playing 11 holes.
• Destin food was fantastic. I could eat blackened amberjack and maui maui every day.
• We came across a crime scene when leaving town at 5:00 AM. Just east of the condo there were an army of police and state troopers at 3 locations. One was at a unoccupied pick up truck, the second at a branch bank with a damaged front door, and the third at an ATM machine in the middle of the highway. Even a brain damaged person like me could figure out what happened.
• We witnessed a traffic accident just a few hundred feet in front of us. When entering a construction area, a white convertible suddenly veered left into the temporary concrete barrier. The car went air born for a moment. I was thinking it would flip over, but it landed on all four wheels and crashed into the right side barrier. As we pulled up behind the totaled car, I was expecting a bloody scene. Instead, a hand went up to the rear view mirror to adjust it. After seeing that traffic had stopped behind her, a 60 something year old lady stepped out of the driver side completely unhurt.
• We arrived in Sunset Beach after a 11 and a half hour drive. After a 4 year absence, not much has changed. All of our favorite restaurants are still open including the breakfast place where Terri once ate strawberry pancakes 6 days in a row. We stopped there Sunday morning and Terri began a new streak.
• One of our favorite golf courses, Angels Trace a 36 hole course, is closed and overgrown. Sad to see a nice course let go to weeds.
• Played 18 holes on Sunday at the resort we are staying at. Nice course, and very inexpensive. We were both impressed.
• Calabash does not serve amberjack or maui maui. They don't do blackened. Most seafood is fried, not broiled. I need to switch to fried clams.
• Hush puppies and cole slaw are great here. Best we have every had.
• BBQ is interesting, but not great. They broil the BBQ pork to make the top crispy. Not much else is that good about it.

Tee times are made through Thursday. May do 27 or 36 holes a couple times.

It has been 4 years since we were here. I remember the last night we were here 4 years ago. I sat in a rocking chair at the local ice cream parlor, watching the sunset and wondering when we would return. I expected that answer to be far less than 4 years. But the next few years brought health problems for Terri and I.

This is the place I associate to a relaxing vacation. While it has changed over the past few years, it is still that special spot.