We’ll start off today with a
garment which presaged our day's activity when the ship remained in port in Brunswick
To begin the day, we woke up early enough to
see the local farmers supplying our ship
With local delicacies carefully examined by the sous chef.
After the usual breakfast
ritual, we boarded a little coach to go to the place documented on the shirt
above, and after a short ride, we arrived at the little shack that served as
the departure point for the Lady Jane
There were about ten of us
who signed up and we all fit nicely in the stern of Lady Jane. As we got underway, the “captain” who drove the ship told us
about the trip
Basically we would cruise the
little backwater canals, drop the nets and drag them for a while, reel them in
and see what turned up. He introduced our
“naturalist”
who turned out to be just an
interested person who had a terrific knowledge of what lived in and around the local waters. So over the stern goes the drag
net and pretty soon was hauled back aboard
And the contents sort of
dumped on a sorting board/table
Quite the array of creatures,
and readers here on the right coast can most likely recognize our friend Callinectes sapidus, sometimes
known by "Beautiful Swimmers", or more commonly, the blue crab upon which we like
to dine. Anyway, the “naturalist”
selected various examples, including that Diamondbacked Terrapin
And a charming ray
Most of the finds he
passed around for people to hold, and it was interesting to see the joy
some had actually handling and touching creatures they have never seen
Dad looks a little concerned!
I didn’t take notes so can’t
identify the little guys but they were kind of cute
Including a little squid (think
calamari)
And of course the white
shrimp
On one of the “hauls” we
came up with one of the ugliest creatures (I shouldn’t judge) there is around,
the infamous horseshoe crab
Who wasn't very happy, and is even uglier below
But, they’re all part of the
ecosystem which we just visit..
It was a really fun
experience. Although the wind was pretty
brisk, the boat didn’t rock at all. Would
recommend if asked
Back to the boat in time for
the daily complimentary cocktail hour and the dinner choices (Feeder*) were:
Creole Bean Soup with cornmeal dumplings*
Southern Crab Salad with Cornbread pudding, sherry
cream and chives
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Creole Daube Style Braised Short Ribs of Beef
Southern Pecan Crusted Local Flounder*
Butternut Squash Penne
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Chocolate Cherry Cake
Maple – Bourbon Banana Pudding cake*
Assorted Ice Cream Flavors
The evening’s entertainment
in the main lounge was:
“Annie Akins—Move to the music with
Annie in the Lounge as she performs classic Rock-n-‘Roll tributes and chart
toppers!”
Probably not a surprise to any
of the readers that we didn’t attend.
And although I will bring
this travelogue to an end in maybe a couple more posts (one reserved for an overall food observation), at the end of the chain
will be a real food adventure with this hint from another garment (nice symmetry eh? beginning and ending with garments...I'm so clever)
DFD
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