My Trip Around the Sun: 'The Shrimp Fest'

Saturday, October 9, 2010

'The Shrimp Fest'

Posted by Marie Winters Adams at 7:18 PM

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' !

2 comments:

Sylvia said...: This looks soooo fun. I'm glad you had a good time.; October 12, 2010 at 4:03 PM
Leslie said...: yum! Well, all besides the fried alligator! What a fun trip you had! One day I want to head down south and try some of those tasty things, too.; October 14, 2010 at 10:48 AM

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