Wasting Away

After a wonderful afternoon at Henderson Beach State Park, we packed up our beach gear and made our way back to the parking lot.  Since we had spent most of the day taking in this beautiful day wasting away, listening to the surf crashing on the beach, watching the pidgeons fight the gulls for bits of food, and drinking frozen margaritas, it just made since to end the day eating a cheeseburger in Jimmy Buffet's Margaritaville!

We made our way to the Harbor Walk, down by Destin Harbor.  Lots of activity down there with addition of additional store fronts.  As we strolled by the booth for the Margaritaville Vacation Club, we were stopped by an older lady that was all decked out in Margaritaville attire.  She tried to entice us with her friendly conversation.  As we accepted a merchant discount card from her, it was real obvious that she "ain't from around here".

We joked around a bit, and learned that she was a retiree, originally from the State of Maine.  I mentioned that I have a friend, Penny Winger, that is stranded in Northern Maine with her husband JL due to his job with the National Weather Service.  She is an Alabama gal trying to deal with nine months of snow and ice.  We compared stories of dining on Maine lobsters on our trips to the North Country.  It won't be long before they are once again iced in, poor ole Penny!

Our wait for a table was very short.  Our spot was a window seat on the harbor side.  The waiter had a shadow with him trying to learn the trade.  It was entertaining watching him, go back and try to work tables enjoying their food.  The dude has the lingo down, but he has a way to go to put his diners at ease.  I think I have eaten at way too many restaurants!

We gave the menu a good look, and stayed with our original idea of the Cheeseburger in Paradise.  Their menu has a limited number of items on it, so they pretty much have food prep down to a science.

As we waited for our food, sipping on a Landshark brew and a frozen Rita, we were drawn to the view of the harbor.  What a busy place this harbor is.  Boats of all kinds were coming and going. From deck boats, to fishing boats, to tourist attraction boats, the view of water traffic seemed endless.  We watched the pirate ship take forever to depart, then surprisingly return in less than an hour.

The building is of an open air design.  The gulf breeze provided for a pleasant dining experience.  We finished our meal and declined the desserts of the day.  It was time to make our way back to the car.  It's a challenge finding a parking spot and was a consistent theme as we dodged others looking for the same.

Got two days left on the vaca.  I'll continue to keep my eyes and ears open for interesting stories to tell.  Stay tuned my blog reading friends!