Day 1. Doug picked up a bike he found on craigslist. Dave was having a showing of his beach house, so we passed our time eating at Pineapple Willies. Later, we played ultimate Frisbee on the beach.
After dinner we all tried to use the house elevator. It stalled and
wouldn't respond. Dave called for help, but it seemed apparent no one
would get there quickly. Being rather hot and cramped, we started to
find an emergency release. There didn't seem to be one. Doug used his
car key as a makeshift screwdriver. After much fiddling and fidgeting,
and desire not to break the mechanism, Alan and Doug decided that we needed to jointly pull back on the door to release tension, while Doug pushed up on the solenoid plunger. It worked and we were free!
Bigfoot sighting on the beach... Frightened beach goers flee into the Gulf of Mexico. This joke became references to Sasquatch in Panama City Beach Florida, and Dave Markus playing Frisbee with us became 'Squatch'.
Tod was kidded about 60% eyesight depth perception because
he suggested that perhaps he was using looming to perceive the frisbee.
It was proven he did indeed use depth perception -- tests with one eye
closed.
Larry was kidded about shark bite. He hit his head on the fake shark we used for a photo op.Doug was kidded for a possible hot bike (being from craigslist). Nobody kidded Dave T. We idolized him for his capitalist achievements.
Sunsets every night. Walks along the beach. The shells were small, but i collected many.Swimming in the pool, soaking in the connected hot tub with jets. One sign on the second level: "Attention: Do Not Jump From Deck Into Pool Below. Serious Injury Or Death Will Occur." If not form the fall, then from the owner.
Doug stepped on a jagger with hooked spurs. Dave said to look out for them because they not only hurt but were hard to remove. Alan arrived to play late and said he came barreling down and must have got half a dozen in his foot.
We heard a Great-horned Owl the first night, which seemed out of place for beachfront. Could it have been a recording?
Day 2. More Frisbee. Everybody went to see Steelers at Pineapple willies. Doug instead rode his bike to Conservation park.
Day 3. Played Frisbee twice on some days, and every day until
Alan and Dave left Wed back to Pittsburgh. We found teams that were
evenly matched. Larry, Dave T and Tod against Alan, Doug and Dave M.
Playing barefoot no the beach was much more difficult than turf,
although we did get better as time went on. We experienced new muscles
in our calves. Injury of note, Larry pulled his toes during an amazing
dive. 
The wind on the beach was the biggest factor, we made adjustments
but it was a daunting task to hit our teammates. Later, looking from the
house to the sand, there was multitudes of footprints between the
marked goal-lines, and very few actually in the end-zones. Nearly
everyone took advantage of the soft sand to take dives for the Frisbee
(chicks dig it), even bionic folks. On one particular morning was there
no wind, that was really nice.
Trip to Seaside where they filmed "The Truman Show" and saw the Modica Market in Central Square. Further on we toured a house worth $1.25 Million, in Pittsburgh it probably would have been 1/3 that price.
Day 4. Shell island. "Fairies, we ain't got no fairies here
boy. What we got is a shuttle. No fairies. Maybe go on over to Neverland
for those fairies." -Al's impersonation of entry guard to state park,
in southern drawl.
Poker. Tod purportedly didn't know the first thing about
it, used his smart phone to see which hand beats what. And of course he
did best winning the most. I guess sheer luck counts most.
Day 5. Lynn and Lisa arrived. A welcomed addition to our guys
outing. Lynn was a cheerful early riser. Lisa a fabulous host with tasty
home cooked treats!
Tod and Larry went snorkeling, Tod and Larry found a
beautiful shell with a resident crab. Photos were taken before Tod took
him back down to the sea for release.
Day 6. Group met Doug at Conservation Park and walked
around viewing the wetland ponds. Talking about possible wildlife, could
there be an alligator? Birds. Tree-sap. Several different lizards.
Cypress lake trail. Easy to get lost, went in different directions.
7. Golf tennis. Grueling matches in the hot southern sun.
8. Day back. Delta airlines with connecting flight through Atlanta.
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