CANATINA CRAWL

 

A WEEKDAY AFTERNOON AND A PUB CRAWL, SOUNDS LIKE A GOOD IDEA. THE CORAL REEF IS A SHORT HIKE FROM THE CONDO SO WE WON’T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT DRINKING AND DRIVING.

THE ISLAND HAS FREE PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION, A SMALL BUS THAT MAKES REGULAR STOPS EVERY HALF HOUR.

IT WAS INTERESTING TO WATCH THE DIFFERENT BARTENDERS HANDLE A RUSH OF 25 PEOPLE ALL AT ONCE. THE BEST ONE STARTED AROUND THE BAR AND JUST GOT AND MADE DRINKS AS QUICKLY AS HE COULD, AND THEN WENT BACK AND COLLECTED THE MONEY AFTER. THE WORST BARTENDER WAS GIVING CHANGE BACK FOR A $20 BILL WHEN THE CUSTOMER ONLY GAVE HER A $5 BILL.

NEEDLESS TO SAY AFTER ABOUT THE THIRD STOP, THE GROUP LEADER WAS HAVING TROUBLE KEEPING THE GROUP TOGETHER AND MEETING THE BUS SCHEDULE. THE PIZZA PLACE OWNER WAS ON THE BUS AND SET UP FREE PIZZA FOR OUR GROUP.

 

NEEDLESS TO SAY, THE WEATHER GOT A LITTLE DRUNK OUT, AND THE SINGING ON THE BUS GOT CRAZIER.

 

MARY AND I HAD NOT BEEN TO SEVERAL BARS ON THE LIST AND THOUGHT IT WOULD BE A GREAT WAY TO CHECK THEM OUT AND LEARN WHERE THEY WERE. PLUS WE GOT TO CHECKOUT THE FREE BUS RIDE.

ONCE WE GOT TO THE GULF SIDE AND THE BEACH BARS, MARY AND I FINALLY MISSED THE BUS, AND WALKED UP THE BEACH TO THE NEXT STOP. IT WAS THE WANNA WANNA BAR WHICH IS IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD, AND WE MISSED THE LAST STOP AND JUST WALKED HOME.

THIS BEACH BAR HAD SAND VOLLEY BALL OUT FRONT ON THE BEACH, AND A SWIMMING POOL IN THE BAR.

THE SOUTH PADRE ISLAND OCTOBERFEST CANTINA CRAWL, FUN TIME !!!