Amy and Nan in PCB

Oldest and dearest Ohio childhood friend flew into PCB a couple of weeks ago.  The timing was both GOOD and BAD.

Hurricane Gordon mucked up the water, but it eventually cleared up.

Luckily we got out of town just in the nick of time.  Red Tide appeared the day after we left.

Dead fish, everybody coughing and spitting.  We dodged that bullet, happily.

I lost all of my pictures but this one:

We had a blast.  Did our beach daily, then The LIQ across the street for Happy Hour.

September is glorious.  The kids are all in school.  Nothing but playful adults!

We ate out all but 1 night.  Went to Dee's Hangout, Saltwater Grill, Firefly, and H20 downstairs for Buffalo Wings.

A Quick Four-Night Visit to PCB

Dealing with Dom's health had kept me from visiting the condo.  It had been over a year.

As his health has improved and he's getting around with his Rollator, Christine and I decided to bust a move to the beach.

The weather and water were both PRISTINE!

Front Beach Road is a mess.  They've torn everything up.  Surprisingly, traffic is moving, though.  This top picture is a rendering of what's planned.  This shows what it's going to look like at our condo when they finish.

Christine and I had our share of fun.  Thanks to generous family and friends who we trust with the condo, we ate out every night using gift cards-  Dee's Hangout, Carraba's, Saltwater Grill and the Firefly.  OINK OINK.

And, of course, happy hour every afternoon at the LIQ across the street.  One afternoon we went to a new brewery across the street for a couple of pints of craft beer with dear pal, Jimmy.  NIVOL BREWERY.  Nice place!  http://www.nivolbrewery.com/

We spent each day on the beach.  Heavenly!

Each night, Christine and I plugged in the "Disco Ball" and rocked out!  Girls just wanna have fun!

A Fun Three Weeks at the Beach

Just returned home from PCB yesterday.  Had a ball.

I decided to explore on the way to the condo.  Had read about "Morrison Springs" which is located about 45 miles North of PCB in Ponce De Leon.  Pretty, but not as nice as our Gulf.  https://www.tripadvisor.com/Attraction_Review-g28930-d672192-Reviews-Morrison_Springs-Florida.html

Pal Patricia came in for Labor Day, Hurricane Hermine visited and ruined a lot of holiday plans for visitors.

They have a big 3 day "Gulf Coast Jam" every year.  It was cancelled because of the weather.  The bad storms came Fri, Sat and Sun.  Double Red Beach flags were flying.  NO SWIMMING!

Patricia and I enjoyed the crystal clear water and went to The Firefly one night.
http://fireflypcb.com/

Keith and Lauren came over last week for a couple of days and a night.  We enjoyed beach time and Happy Hour at The Liq across the street.

Although Hermine didn't affect us with storms, (Patricia and I waited for her in a hot tub with no luck)there was quite a tidal surge, and the water became muddy.

On my last night, I got a couple shots of the tide "rolling in".  I'd only seen that once before.

So..... back with my dear Dom for a week or two, then back to the beach!

A Fun Week With Pal Sheila

Just got back from the beach the other day.  Had a delightful time.

My great high school pal, Sheila flew down for a week.  We hadn't seen each other for 30+ years.  You'd never know it.  We didn't skip a beat.  You'd have thought that we were still teenagers!

We had a BUSY, busy week.  Perfect weather-  Not a drop of rain while she visited.  We beached it every day, hit Happy Hour across the street, then ate out each night...

*Dee's Hangout
*Los Rancheros
*Firefly TWICE
*Montego Bay
*Rockit Lanes sports pub
*Carrabas with Jamison, Lauren and Keith.

Our Lauren and Keith came over to spend the night.  Had great fun on the beach, as normal.

We had a grand time and are planning her next visit!

The Liq

Dee's Hangout

Chef Dee at The Liq

Dee's Hangout

Los Rancheros

My Edguardo

Carrabas

Carrabas

Manager Eric at Firefly

Firefly

Firefly