Tuesday, February 10, 2015

Seashells by the Seashore!

Oysters, oysters and more oysters ... fresh seafood is so good!

I've never eaten oysters except for the smoked ones you can buy in a tin.

Here along the coast in the Gulf of Mexico there is no shortage of "Fresh Seafood and Oyster Bars"!


And there are so many ways that oysters are prepared ... we've decided / challenged ourselves to try a different type each time we go to an Oyster Bar.

So far we've tasted "Jap Baked Oysters " (my favorite so far) ...  Jalapeños and cheese!


Today we tried "Oysters Rockefeller" which Msr. Honey has eaten before ... these were topped with spinach, bacon and Jack cheese.


The establishments are as colourful as the dishes they serve ...



Can you see the $ Dollar bills hanging from the ceiling?




So how many types of oysters will we eat and how many different "Oyster" bars will we visit?




Monday, February 9, 2015

Friday, February 6, 2015

A Road Trip

#Panhandle#Panama City Beach #Florida#RumRunnersUSA#Bruce#PoncedeLeon#Alabama#GulfofMexico

Escaping Southwestern Ontario's winter took us on a long road trip travelling southwest thru the USA to the Florida Panhandle.


Our travels took us a different route and thru several areas of the U.S.A that were new to us.
Even a tiny village named "Bruce" ... that is our family name ...( located about a half hour from Panama City Beach )
 ... which had it had it's own Cafe and General Store. 





After two and a half days on the road ... We arrived at our intended destination to cloudy skies.

We located our condo on the Front Beach Road, we were too early for checkin so we oriented ourselves with the immediate area.

We enjoyed some light fare and refreshments at Rum Runners (at Pier Park more about this in another post)  before doing a quick grocery pickup and checking in to the condo.


The views from our condo ...

                  


A new place to discover ... 

I think we will find enough to keep us busy even if it is just long walks along the beach on the soft white sand.