'The Shrimp Fest'

Well, it's been a few days since the big "Shrimp Fest" that we went to at Gulf Shores, Alabama.
 But I must say something about it.  It was fabulous-oo!

It really wasn't all about shrimp.  It was about fried foods, crafts, fried foods, art, fried foods, the beach, fried foods, people, and did I say 'Fried Foods???
We kind of went a little crazy when we got there. We were hungry - so we felt like trying every kind of fried food that we could. The following are the fried foods that we tried:

1. Fried Shrimp, of course (even coconut at that)
2. Fried Green tomatoes (I liked them, but Rocky and Jay didn't much)
3. Fried Alligator (I'm serious)
4. Fried Donut stuff (of course) this was a huge one with cherries and chocolate on it!
5. Fried puff pastry stuff with delicious crab and sauce inside.
6. Fried oreos (and they weren't that bad)

Yes, by the time we ate all that stuff - we just couldn't take anymore. I wanted to try the fried pickles, but I just was feeling too weighed down by the time I saw them. (and I mean weighed down)  My poor stomach.
The fried Alligator was too chewy and fatty.  I don't think I'll try that again, but everything else was very good.  We had a fun time trying it all.
We were quite thirsty - so we tried the 'Homemade Rootbeer' and had some Lemonade, too.
You would get a big mug of the rootbeer and you could keep refilling it with different kinds of the rootbeer.
They had vanilla, cherry, and other flavorings, but I thought the ordinary rootbeer was the best.
Can't get better than that.
There was Jimmy Buffet like music playing in the background and it just felt very good to be there. I must say that I haven't been to an outdoor festival like that in awhile.  And the last one I was at - wasn't half as good. This  was better than a county fair to me.
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Well, it was a great way to end our trip to Alabama to see our son.  We had a good time with him, but all good times must come to an end. ( for awhile)  I sure hope there are many more good times like that.

We had a safe trip home yesterday and today it is back to work as usual. 
Here's a pic of Jay getting something fried at the 'Shrimp Fest' !

Savannah

Well, we've had a good trip so far. We made it to Mobile. Then Rocky had us on the road the next day! We've spent most of our time in Florida.We spent a night in Destin, St. Augustine, and 2 nights by Jacksonville. The guys have been doing some golfing. We stayed at the Sawgrass Marriott by Jacksonville and they golfed on the famous 'Players stadium golf course' there. That was a big deal to them, but my favorite thing was this morning when we went on a trolly tour of Savannah, Georgia.
What an old town with flavor! Big beautiful Oak trees lining the streets with tons of Spanish moss hanging off of them. The old town was planned in the late 1700's. They started with a town square- which was a square park with houses surrounding it. They eventually ended up with 24 squares and all of them had a beautiful park in the middle. Today there are 22 squares, but they are all wonderfully preserved. Most All of them have the originally built homes around them. But of course, a lot of them have been remodeled inside and re-painted outside.
I was so impressed. It was like going back in time. Then all of the old iron fences and iron work on the houses! A lot of it is 150 + years old !
There was soooo much history. I was also surprised to hear of all the movies that were filmed there. One that sticks out is ' Forrest Gump'
They showed us the spot in one of the park squares where he sat on that bench talking to people throughout the movie.
So now we are driving back to Mobile. One more day there with Rocky. He says we are going to 'the Shrimp fest' at gulf shores. Yea, I love it.