PANAMA CITY BEACH, Fla. — This really is a place for tourists. So I bought some new shorts, a branded T-shirt and some flops ans I headed for the beach.

I stood in the Gulf for a spell and let the waves crash up on me. It felt great considering it was 90 or so degrees with 200 percent humidity.

After some time, we headed over to Jimmy Buffet’s Margaritaville to keep the tourist theme alive. A strawberry daiquiry added to the overall feeling that I was stuck in tourist hell.