Week 4 was the wild week of the trip. I was on my own for a week to fend for myself. East Tawas is just the place for a single man to stretch out and enjoy life. The town strip is right next to the marina with everything in walking distance except a major grocery store. There is a fantastic ma and pa store though with all the basics and the most awesome meat counter ever that will keep you busy on the grill. Loads of steaks and potatoes everyday.

There are several restaurants on the strip including the White Tail for breakfast, The Perfect pickle for lunch, Chums if you find yourself in need of good food and slow abusive service, And G's for some kick ass pizza and Italian food.

Then there are the bars. The tourists sucker into Chums on the strip and Holiday inn's Tiki bar on the beach. Chums could burn tomorrow and I wouldn't give a damn but the Tiki bar is a nice jumping off point for an evening of madness. Drinking a $3 can of beer looking at bikini clad waitresses is not a bad thing! Although if your not a 20 something boy it doesn't matter how much you tip the 20 something girls working there, They will find you invisible after a beer or two forcing you to move on to the next bar or wait on yourself.

Then there is my favorite. Barnacle Bill's bar & grill. This is a rough and tumble local's bar in the center of town that took me in as one of their own and treated me like royalty. I feel right at home there every year when I roll through. One of the barmaids even use to work at the bar I ran years ago in Flint Mi. The main bartenders, Chris and Wendy do a great Job of keeping everyone partying and happy. It isn't too hard to get drunk with this crowd! Although the local police have no sense of humor and have inspired the motto: "East Tawas...Come on vacation, Leave on probation". Most of the girls at "Barney's" are pretty even before you start drinking!!

Chris and I bonded from day one. Him and I had a blast every night. While there we invented and tested dozens of recipes before finding the perfect party shot we name the "Christastrophe". I can't tell you what's in it cause then I would have to kill you but I highly recommend that you order one next time your there!! This is a serious shot that took allot of work to perfect. Two of the test subjects actually puked on the first trials before finding a more civilized mix. It's just the thing to calm your nerves after a long day on the water. I look forward to partying with Chris again. I have no doubt that you will be seeing his face on this website again.

I tried to get a pic of all the main players before leaving and hope I didn't leave any of these crazy bastards out.

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