Post #151350 by seamus on Wed, Apr 6, 2005 2:55 PM

Well, well well,

We rolled in to our driveway late last night after the 10 hr drive home. The fun filled memories were still bouncing around in our road weary heads, but reading the posts and seeing the pictures here have put it all into a pleasant context that helps fill in some of the gaps.
Thanks to everyone for making us feel so welcome in this, our first out of state Tiki event. The Tiki Central family truly hassome of the most gracious and welcoming people I have ever had the pleasure of meeting. It was a real treat to get to see some of the fantastic Tiki establishments included in the crawl- even the ones we'd seen before!

Some of my favorite moments:
The limbo contest that Jauna(Mrs.Seamus) almost won. (She repeatedly reminded me on the trip home how the winner should've been disqualified for putting her hand down.)
Seeing the plaque I donated raffled off and won at the sacred Trader Vics.
Hanging out with da boys upstairs talking Tiki, and all about vending at Oasis.
Late night drinks with Humuhumu and Hanford back at the Phoenix.
The Bus. oh yeah, and watching The Drunken Hat running to catch up to the bus, only to have it take off again. Repeatedly.
The after hrs. party back at our room. Though I didn't realize that Tonga-in-Cheeky had removed his pants on our bed until I saw the pics in this thread.

Big thankyous to all those who purchased my Tikis over the weekend, and even bigger thanks to all those who worked so hard to make this crawl happen. We will never forget it!!

Jauna(Mrs.Seamus)cheers while Humuhumu checks for yet another winning ticket.

The proud moment when my Plaque was raffled off.

The bus.

Tonga-in-Cheeky gettin his groove on!

what the last drink looked like- that I remember...

My only regret is that we didn't wear name tags the entire time so I could have a fighting chance at remembering them all. Looking at the pics here also makes me realise how many people I didn't get a chance to meet- or at least I don't remember meeting! This will likely become an annual trip for us so maybe after 4 or 5 years I too won't need the name tags.

Tonga-in-Cheeky, glad to see you made it on board. No worries brother. The fact that you still have both your legs intact is testament that you didn't cross the line, and I'm a good sport! Welcome to Tiki Central!!
See you all at Tiki Oasis!

TikisbySeamus.com

[ Edited by: seamus on 2005-04-06 17:09 ]