Wild Dunes, SC

This is Wild Dunes, a resort Polly and Scott visit at the start of every summer. I'm staying with them on a pull out couch. Our first night there we were invited to a Low Country Boil, where sausage, corn, potatoes, and shrimp are all cooked in one big pot. Their friend, a newly elected Federal Judge was the chef and host, along with his wife. Today we hung out by the pool and later watched the French Open back at the house. In thirty minutes, we meet a bunch of their friends on the tennis courts. Rita, in case you're wondering, is being boarded at a nearby town and I'll be picking her up on Wednesday when I leave for New York.

Rita and Ginny...

...hanging out in Polly and Scott's backyard.

Arrived in Atlanta

It took twelve hours to get to Atlanta (passed a tractor-trailer fatality on I-75 which brought traffic to a stand still) but on Thursday I arrived at my sister's and brother-in-laws in Alpharetta three hours later than expected. Woke up early Friday to help set up dessert platters for EMILY'S BAT MITZVOH!! Tonight was dinner and services. Tomorrow is the big day when she reads from the Torah and then parties afterwards. The out-of-towners from Baltimore and Miami are staying at the Embassy Suites Hotels. Nice pool and gym but haven't had a chance to check them out yet. Oh, and in case you're wondering, Rita is staying at my sister's, hanging out with Ginny, their dog.

My Last Night In Key Largo.

It's 3 am. Where else should my last night in Key Largo end except where it started, in the Caribbean Club, where Lourdes bartends. Steve and I went for two beers. Never happens. Played three games of pool. This is where Key Largo was filmed. Also Blood and Wine. Steve and I canoed last night in Largo Sound and ate all you can eat Stone Crabs for dinner. The season ends in a week. We finished the first draft of the new screenplay and it kicks ass. Best rough draft ever, so we were celebrating.

Next stop Atlanta. Stay tuned...