Something Good

Last Thursday's Crawl took us yet again to the beachfront to a site that, for decades in the past, was a PE institution.  It closed for about seven years, then opened again just a few months ago to cater to tourists and PE beachgoers.  The newly reopened Something Good is located on Marine Drive in Summerstrand. Owner John Davies has renovated and redecorated the original building.  His passion for surfing serves as the inspiration for the shop's decor.  A picture collage of surfer dudes and the "old PE" beachfront adorns the walls and, if you look overhead, actual surfboards can be seen in the roof trusses.  The fun, beachy decor acts as a conversation piece for Something Good's customers.

Do you recognize any of these people?

Great surfing pics!

Thursday's Crawlers, Lee Rodwell, Margaret and Arthur Marshall, Stella and Beryl Dawson, Nicolette Hijmans, Gail Darne, and newcomers, Lee Gajjar, Moira Batty, and Pat Fields, sat at a ground level table overlooking the ocean.  There is also seating available on an upstairs undercover deck area.

This Week's Crawlers
Gail, Stella, Pat, Beryl, Arthur, Nicolette,
Margaret, Lee R., Moira, Lee G.

Something Good's head chef, Craig Joyce and Barista, Sivile, doubled as our waiters on Thursday morning.  Even amidst the continuous flow of customers, they jumped right into action serving us breakfast and Pavin coffee in a timely fashion and with a warm smile.

Meet the Head Chef
Craig Joyce

Meet the Barista
Sivile

The Crawlers who recall Something Good "back in the day" were all glad to see its return.  They remember that it wasn't a day at the beach without getting something good to eat at Something Good.  From what I hear around town, PE residents are also happy that the shop is up and running again.  So, the next time you're at the beachfront, stop in for breakfast, lunch, dinner or just a snack and check out Something Good's new digs.  Hours of operation are: weekdays 7 a.m.-10 p.m.; weekends 7 a.m.-11 p.m.

Ground level seating

This week we welcomed three new Crawlers: Pat, Moira and Lee G.  Pat just happened upon our group while we were ordering coffee and we asked her to join us.  She immediately fit right in as though she'd been Crawling with us for years!  Also joining us on Thursday was Lee Rodwell's mother, Moira, who was visiting from Cape Town.  And lastly, coming along as a guest of Nicolette's, was Lee G. who was just interested in checking out what the Crawl was all about.  Welcome ladies.

Deck seating

View from the deck

After all the introductions were made we got to talking about Lee G.'s job as a reflexologist.  On the outline of a foot that I had drawn Lee showed us which parts of the body correspond (for treatment) to different areas of the foot.  Pretty interesting stuff.  Lee also talked about vitamin and mineral supplements that are helpful for joints.  It was then that I couldn't help but tell the story of how monkeys stole my son's (Jeff's) glucosamine and chondrointin supplements while we were in Malawi at Christmastime last year.  The monkeys actually sneaked into the bathroom area of Jeff's room at the lodge and proceeded to eat the tablets while sitting in the sink!  Those primates are going to have some healthy joints!!!

**A note to PE Coffee Crawl blog readers: Lou and I will be on vacation in Kenya for the next few weeks.
    The next official Crawl will be Sept. 12 with the blog post going up probably on Sept 17.

~Thank you to Something Good owner John Davies for resurrecting this PE institution!
~Thank you to Craig and Sivile for the awesome service
~Happy Birthday to my nephew, Joey, in Binghamton, NY - Sept 2
~Happy Labor Day Weekend to my family, friends, and blog readers in the U.S.A.  Enjoy your last
  unofficial weekend of the summer.

Until mid- September,

Ellen