Memorial Day Weekend
I hit the beach in Rehoboth, DE ( "I wanna see a screen door factory!" ) with Tom for the holiday weekend. After dealing with a pesky EZPass malfunction, we made it to the beach without major delay. Our accommodations were just a short walk from the beach, giving us the opportunity to walk off a few calories en route everyday. The other guys in the guest house were great fun, and we always got back together for dinner.
First stop on Friday night was Happy Hour at the Blue Moon. I was a happy boy, because the bar stocked Magic Hat #9. That, and the great company, which included, but was not limited to Tom, Todd, Bob, Craig, Ira, TJ and Rob, Rich and Nick, Jim, and Mr. Mike. Afterwards, we went for margaritas and dinner at Dos Locos. The party train then moved to the Double L Bar. I think we walked the looooooooong way home afterward - in Crocs nonetheless.
I only saw a few other people in Crocs during the weekend, and they were little kids. I rocked my yellow ones, and Tom his blue ones, as much as possible. We heard occasional whispers about them as we walked past. At one point a fourth-floor balcony of belching women asked about them. A hit? Perhaps...
Saturday and Sunday were beach days - "Poodle Beach" and North Beach, respectively. Poodle was very crowded and quite the spectacle. Really, you can only imagine the parading and pageantry on the beach. Contrast that with the chilled and relaxed atmosphere of North Beach. We ran into Rich and Nick there, too. There are two WWII relics (ruins?) on the beach - gunmen watch towers. Sunday afternoon a thick fog rolled in off the Atlantic, adding to the creepiness of the scene, but soon they were completley obscured. We walked two miles on the beach back to Rehoboth and met up with Bob for ice cream, followed by a tea dance at Cafe Zeus.
Speaking of Cafe Zeus, they were thoughtful enough to keep a "lifeguard" on duty for crowd safety. Additionally, he was available for body shots - abs or lower back, your choice. Too pricey and trashy for me - but not for this guy.
Monday we headed out early-ish, skipping another great beach day. We stopped at the Crystal Restaurant for brunch and then stopped for a bit at the outlet malls. Remember kids, Delaware has 0% sales tax. The Russian waitress commented on my t-shirt, "I'm Russian, I like shirt. I'm not communist." Indeed!
Armed with three maps, we were mostly successful in circumnavigating the traffic backups. The Chesapeake Bay Bridge is quite a marvel of modern engineering - and a little vertigo inducing. Back in DC, we took a pleasant walk to Georgetown for BBQ. We were going to hang out and watch the sunset, but the nasty mosquitos drove us away.
It was a great weekend with near-perfect weather and fun in the sun!!! More photos are available here!