We had a wonderful day in Orange Beach Alabama. It is a
beautiful white sand beach right on the Gulf of Mexico and we would have loved
to go for a swim.... if it wasn't SO DARN COLD!
Oysterfest is a festival where many restaurants compete for
the distinction of the best oysters around. There were about 50 booths (I did
not actually count) all putting on their best oyster recipes; both cooked and
raw. Along with oysters there where a multitude of micro breweries and a couple
of Bloody Mary booths where you could make a Bloody Mary to your liking. Susan
had cheese, a pickle, cucumbers, peppers, radishes and some celery sticks in
her drink. Looked delicious but she needed some Tums when she was done. I was designated driver, so I had to skip all
of the yummy drinks and settled for water.
They had live bands playing while we walked around the
various stations. The first band had some really cool guitars. Check out the
washboard guitar and the "I have no idea what that is" guitar.
The festival grounds where decorated with various statues
that are welded from pieces of motorcycles, old shovels and car pieces.
After a couple of really small beers and a hard cider, Jim
was finally brave enough to try oysters.
After the first one he actually liked
it and went back for seconds, thirds and fourths. We have converted him.
We
tried Oysters Rockefeller; Cajun; Garlic & Cornmeal and Parmesan cheese.
Oysters are an aphrodisiac, so I'm afraid I will have to cut
this blog short ......
Night all
Hey, good for you for trying the oysters dad!
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