Okay, okay, despite multiple promises and false starts this
is REALLY (REALLY) the last time you
have to suffer “the trip”. The physical
trip lasted from Monday July the 24th to Saturday August 5th. The virtual trip lasted at least twice that
time if not more…
So anyway, our last night on the road was spent in Morgantown,
West (By God) Virginia, home of the mountaineers (quick diversion: did you hear the Coon Skin Capped, buckskin
clad “mountaineer” that struts around with a musket at football games got
arrested for DUI and a backup had to be run in for the last game?). Anyway we got there in time that allowed us
to try a place for dinner at a restaurant that was recommended by our good
friends from work that attended a lot of the football games. It is called “Olivero’s”… which they describe in
part (with a few capitalization and grammar gaffes here and there) as
"Known as one of West Virginia's most respected
restaurants for fine Italian cuisine and top notch service, Oliverio's on The
Wharf, established in 2001, is located in morgantown's newly renovated Wharf
District. The tuscan inspired eatery, with it's big city feel and small town
charm is within walking distance from area hotels and downtown"
Well, it certainly wasn’t
within walking distance for us, we were on “the other side” of some mountain
and required GPS aided navigation to get there, up hill and down dale through odd places.
The restaurant was indeed in
the Wharf District, in a renovated warehouse that had those trendy exposed trusses,
and big HVAC ducts, all painted black of course. "Wharves" imply water and indeed it was situated
with a nice view (from the patio) of the Monongahela River
We wound up there after a bit of await, they have some sort of turn your name in, go sit, and wait for your phone
to tell you your table is ready! Technology. There
was a wedding party sharing the large patio with us, but they were pretty well behaved. The menu had a decided “Tuscan” slant
With the normal “categories”
of zuppa, antipasti, etc.. once again, being a college town most of the servers
were students and ours was very nice. Even
got both our drinks correct. Based on
the recco from our friends we ordered a starter of the Bruschetta, and were
quite pleased.
For main courses, MFO had a shrimp entrée which
she liked and I tried the Chicken Marsala, which I didn’t. Harshly speaking it was just a bowl of
glop. Tasty glop, but not a breast in a
nice sauce. Chopped up chicken swimming in a sauce..
Anyway, it was a nice evening
and fitting for our last on the road.
Thanks to our friends for the guidance..
So the next morning, we
arose, eagerly set out only to wind up........ going the wrong way… Nice.
Turned around and fetched up against an operation getting a dump trump
out of a place it didn’t want to be causing us a delay
Morgantown is not far from
far western Maryland, and shortly Larry welcomed us back to the Old Line State
Then it was just the usual slog past
the usual Maryland landmarks
and scenery
Although there were some
interesting things along the way (not brown, not in the vale)
And finally, National Harbor
in all its glory loomed on the east side of the Potomac..
And ultimately we returned to
the digs. Quite a rewarding trip, with
all the hard work of MFO preserving my Father’s record of life, as well as on
the Craig side of things. It is
comforting that they will now be preserved, and available to see. Not just stuck in a basement anymore, and not
a burden to the FOJ’s… nice.
END OF THE JOURNEY!!
Which leaves me just a little
time for one (of at least three) news and notes… Have you seen those Arby’s commercials where
apparently “healthy” is out, and they’ve gone in for (envision James Earl Jones’s
booming bass) “We’ve got the MEATS!” with pictures of mounds of various red
stuff with onions, cheeses, etc.
Reminiscent of the “Guts, Glory, RAM!” manly approach. Well, Arby’s has broken new ground in that
they are going to add Venison to the line up.
Yes, Venison. A few reviews are
quite positive. I suppose there are farm
raised deer as well as beef. (and I'm not going to take the easy shot about road kill).What’s
next? Boar? Bold move on their part..
I guess at Arby's you don't have to worry about
DFD
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