Tourists in Holden Beach

Sorry we’ve been away for a while. Between working, beaching/pooling it, and attending to our visitors (but mainly working) we have barely even had any time for ourselves! Work at Castaway’s has been hectic with many a doubles and not much time left for the sweeties to hang out together.

On Sunday we had our second visitor, the other –ler, Tyler! Earlier that day I (Julie) had so gracefully spilt a tray with Coors Light and Mr Pibb all down my front while also ordering a Crab Dip instead of a Spinach Dip…it had been a long weekend to say the least and I was so excited to have Tyler here!

 Tuesday the sweeties and the –ler had a chance to unwind and stayed at the bar after work and had a few drinks. We ended up calling Handy Tax,i nicknamed “Happy” Taxi by Caroline, and our taxi driver, Cookie, had some interesting stories to share, such as her DWI she earned in her front yard because she was spinning donuts…we felt safe!

 After we made it home, our next problem to solve was how to get Caroline to work in the morning since all 3 of our cars were at Castaway’s…oops. No worries though, Handy Taxi came to the rescue once again and scooped Caroline to take her to work in the morning. Fred, the taxi driver, told her to say hi to Momma who regularly utilizes him to get to work and Miss Janice whose husband used to be a taxi driver. Momma and Miss Janice work in the Castaway's kitchen....

Tyler and I were also stranded at the house but being the employee of the month that I am, our manager came and scooped us for beach day on our mutual day off! After the beach, we hit up Silver Coast Winery for a wine tasting with two regulars at the restaurant. I loved trying all the wines and learning how they make them and the process they go through. We even got to meet the winemaker himself, Dana!

I was loving the Cabernet Sauvignon a little bit too much, though, but hey #YOLO…even if it means being the drunkest at the vineyard. Next we headed back to Mainstreet Bar & Grill for a yummy dinner which consisted of Ribs, Shrimp, and fries. Since Tyler was visiting, we decided to be tourists and walked across the street to Super Track Go Carts where I had the time of my life!! The owner is a local who frequents the restaurant and somehow Tyler and I were the only ones there so we got VIP treatment and got to ride longer than usual and I killed it leaving Tyler in the dust. The best part was Tyler yelling out, “Give her a DUI” when I would hit the wall on a turn.

After go-karts we headed over to play some putt-putt at Fantasy Isle. It was no Broadway at the Beach with the dragon, but it was still fun! To keep with being tourists at Holden Beach, we headed inside for some ice cream after putt-putt. I settled for some delicious Chocolate Peanut Butter. After our fun-filled day, we called the ever so handy taxi and headed home.

Tonight the sweeties are taking it easy and cheering on our Gamecocks! Unfortunately,  when we first arrived home we had to kill a cockroach and if y’all know us, you know that is no easy feat! Stay tuned for more adventures to come and Go Cocks!

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