Today was island tour day for our newbie friend. We have a Hyundia Accent and had hopes of getting a bigger vehicle but since the change from 4 people to 5 people was on short notice, it didn't happen. The car is a little tight with all of us in it but we are making it work. We did the typical tourist stops, including Bikini Beach for a drink and restroom stop. I am not sure what was up with the service but we waited close to 20 minutes after ordering our drinks for them to be delivered. I actually asked another server about them as others who came in after us were waited on and served while we continued to sit there. Oh well. Back on the road for a stop at Sunset. There was what looked like a concrete truck on its side at the round-a-bout at the causeway bridge, which had traffic backed up but with the aid of police directing traffic, it moved pretty decently.

To get good seating near the water at Sunset, you have to agree to order food, 3 appetizers where split and a couple of drinks each. 15% service charge is added and they are now charging $1 for each time one needs to use the restroom. You pay as you go in and then are given a ticket good for $1 off anything at Sunset. It was fun to see several jets come in, especially for the newbie but the place just is not as fun for me as it is too much of a circus atmosphere and there was only 1 ship in yesterday.

Back to The Atrium to clean up as we had dinner reservations at Jax. I went to Lee's for HH again and ran into a couple of TTOL friends from Boston, Jack and Barbara. We talked for a bit and then it was off to dinner.

All of us had either salad (split between 2) or an appetizer and wine with our steaks. Most had filet mignon but I opted for the beef short rib, which was the best I have ever had. Some desserts were in order to end a really good meal with equally good service. No service charge was added and we tipped well for the service we had. Sheila, Sue and their father were dining there also.

Some went to the casino to make a donation while the others went to the Beer Garden to catch up with Kevin on his last night here. Sheila and Sue joined us also.

Overall, it was a good day once I got the troops moving.

Orange Fever is on the agenda today.

On another note, when we passed by the airport yesterday, I noticed multiple workers planting new flowers, shrubs, bushes etc. along the road in front of the airport. This is all well and good and I know they want the airport to look good but I would think maybe getting the interior finished to make arrivals and departures a little more efficient might be a priority over exterior landscaping. It would seem to me that the laborers doing the landscaping could have been put to better use under the current conditions and timeframe this has taken.