January 7, 2018 Sunday beach walk with friends
Our friends Dean and Janine had friends Eric and Patti visiting, and they all joined us for a nice beach walk on the north side of Hopkins.
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| First stop - Luba Laruga Cool Spot |
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| Second stop - Swinging Armadillo |
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| Third stop - Queen Bean |
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| Fourth stop - Driftwood Beach Bar & Pizza Shack |
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| Fifth stop - Rhum Shack |
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| We made it to "Hawaii", where the lagoon meets the sea! |
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| We made it back around dark, then went to Peer's Place to check out the live blues. |
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Our friend Emma's parents were visiting and she wanted a picture with them, but we couldn't seem to get everyone smiling
and in focus at the same time. |
January 14, 2018 Sunday Beach Walk
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| A friend's dog wearing the "cone of shame". |
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| We stopped for a visit and ice cream at Nice Cream, our friends' cute little artisan ice cream shop. |
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| Pretty sunset view from our friends' rooftop deck. |
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On the way back home we stopped by the new bar at Coconut Row Guest House, where local drummers and dancers were
performing for a group of their guests. |
January 17, 2018 Birthday Party and Mini-golf Tournament at Windschief Beach Bar
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| This Wednesday was the monthly mini golf tournament at Windschief Beach Bar. |
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| The event always draws a nice crowd. |
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| It also happened to be the birthday of our friend Ruxandra - Happy Birthday, Ruxy! |
January 21, 2018 Sunday Beach Walk
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| The view from Swinging Armadillo |
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| The view from J&J Cool Spot |
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| This restaurant is relatively new. |
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| Eric tried their BBQ chicken for lunch and liked it. |
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| At Driftwood Beach Bar & Pizza Shack we ran into some friends and hung out for a while. |
January 23, 2018 Party at the bamboo bar
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Our friends Mark and Sabrina had a break between guests in their vacation rental, so they decided to have a party at their
place, which everyone lovingly refers to as the "bamboo bar". It was a great time, as always. |
January 28, 2018 Sunday Beach Walk
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| Coconut Husk, the new bar/restaurant at Coconut Row Guest House. |
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| Swinging Armadillo |
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| The beautiful new location of Driftwood Beach Bar & Pizza Shack. |
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| Our friends Dahlia and Boom Boom |
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| At Weiga it was someone's birthday, and this was the cake! |
