Today wasn’t too bad. I got up and planned to make my way to Panama City, FL. I road on I10 for a while to makeup some time since I got a later start than I wanted, but the bike just doesn’t like to go more than about 60 or 65mph for an extended amount of time in its current configuration, so I got back on smaller roads after a while. Though I wasn’t planning it, I found myself going through Niceville where my friend Kyle from my MBA program is from, so I took a picture at the city limit sign for him. Things started to look familiar the closer I got to PCB, although it had been about 4 years since I’d driven through the area. I finally arrived an hour or two after lunch. My friend Dane that is going through Navy Dive School was still in training, so I decided to stop by my old office to say hi and kill some time. After that, I drove down to the water and rested at a picnic table until he called me to meet up. We hung out for a while, then I met up with a friend at a restaurant that used to be called The Boatyard, but apparently changed names to Bud and Alley’s. After an awesome meal of scallops, cheese grits, and tuna dip, we decided to go to Spinnaker Beach Club. This hilarious cover band Whiskey Kiss was playing, and we ended up staying until almost 3AM. I finally made it back to base where I stayed with Dane in his small hotel room.
You forgot about the part where you ran into me…I thought it was pretty significant…but I guess not.