Beachy days

I just returned to Iowa from a ultra-fab beach vacation. The weather was stunning....low 80s, nice breeze and crystal clear blue skies. It was the best weather that only September at the beach can offer. Jimbo was our herder and Bruce Weber. He got some amazing photos when trooping about Rehoboth.

Our trip:
I flew out first thing Saturday and fetched Jimbo from his Shaw lair. I had to deal with the no left turn drama on New York Avenue which was the one hindrance of the day....I had to go 30 minutes out of my way and deep into the ghetto because I missed the First Street exit onto North Capitol.
Jimbo was ready to go with the Big Girl Rehoboth Mix 2007 and lots of banter for the drive. DC was Africa hot but by the time we got to the pool party at Rehoboth, the front had passed and we had nice dry air push in. We had drinks by the pool and caught up with Jimbo's buds....good times. Off to the guest house and who should be staying in the room at the end of the hall but MakersMark. Love him!!!

Rehoboth Guest House was our staging area....fab place and the manager Tom Napier-Collins was perfection. We got primped up and headed out for cocktails at Aqua...lots of DC gay attitude. But that is why God made cocktails...to make most gay people tolerable. We decided to skip dinner and head back for wardrobe change #2 and a quick set of cocktails on the patio...MakersMark brought hooch....we giggled on the veranda and had cocktails awaiting an appropriate time to go to the Double L's. Around 11:30 we rolled into the Double L's and promptly kept cocktailing. Delicate Flower was in rare form and Jimbo was prowling for hot Cavemens.....MakersMark and I stayed in the corner and chatted. Well Jimbo and MakersMark did not last too long - they were headed home around 12:30. DF left for some recreation with a beefy buy in a Navy T-shirt. That left me alone - I was targeted by some couple who had a guest that they wanted to unload for the night....so I talked with a very nice guy forEVER until our valet (Jim - from NYC - was doing valet service) returned to liberate me from polite chit-chat.

I then had cocktails with the valet on the veranda and Joe joined us...he was a very nice boy from PA.

Well I was awoken the next morning when DF entered and we sat in bed chatting. MakersMark heard the chatter and hopped in bed....we were giggling which awoke Jimbo. Jimbo came down and informed us that all he could hear was "Blah Blah Blah Cocktail Cocktail Cocktail Blah Blah Blah."

We semi-hustled to get to the beach and had a delightful time Sunday morning on the beach. Jimbo informed us that we needed to eat so we had lunch in gay-town and returned for a stunning afternoon of sun and fun. We cruised a really hot guy named Joe all afternoon and caught up on our gossip. Sadly, the crab dip was not as fresh as it ought to have been and we all had some intestinal issues. MakersMark was taken down for the night but the rest of us powered through for more drinks at Aqua and the Double L's.

We all slept like logs Sunday after bidding DF farewell...he had to work.

Monday was gorgeous. Absolutely gorgeous. We went down to Poodle Beach and Jimbo was working some woofy guy the next towel over. MakersMark and I just sat under the umbrellas and strolled the beach. It was truly a fantastic day.

We finished up with cocktails at Blue Moon Monday night and dinner and then more cocktails where I proceeded to get picked up by a straight couple. Nothing happened but it was definitely the guy doing the picking up and the wife was just going along with it. The weird thing was that it was Monday and they had gotten married on Saturday. They were on the honeymoon and he was already trying to pick up a third.

Sounds like that marriage is going to be a mess.

We rolled out this morning and I flew back to Iowa. A great time had by all and I feel the most relaxed I have felt in YEARS. September on the East Coast is always good but we luckily got some of the most amazing weather.

SIGH....back to work tomorrow!