Gone Fishing!

A great thing about being so close to the Ocean is being able to get fresh fish at the seafood markets, and of course there is no shortage of seafood restaurants.

Luckily both myself and Msr. Honey enjoy most every kind of seafood.

Although Monsiuer does enjoy fishing as a hobby we did not actually work that hard to get the "Catch of the Day" for our dinner.

We walked to a nearby "Fish Market" ... Buddy's Seafood Market only a short walk of 1.3kms to get there and just around the corner from where we are staying.

Unlike the "Fish Markets" located at the Marinas there were no guards at the door hoping you wouldn't buy everything and there would be leftovers ...

Here we found a full service "Fresh" Seafood market ... with so many choices!

What will we have?

Here you can come away with all the fixings for a full course dinner ... today we only purchased two good sized fillets of Snapper. 

We lightly seasoned the fillets and baked them in the oven, served with sautéed potatoes & onions and salad ... It was so delicious!

And the best part ... We had a whole fillet ready to use for our dinner the next night for "Snapper" Sandwiches.

                 

Fresh air, fresh food ... nothing is better!

Destination "Destin" ...

One day we drove along the scenic Highway 30A ... checking out many beach side villages and communities.

Some of these beautiful places are deserving of a return visit ... giving us something else to do.

We ended up in Destin at the harbour ...

where we enjoyed a delicious shared lunch ... at Boshamps Seafood & Oyster House.

A most delicious "Grouper sandwich" served with southern slaw, hand cut fries, and a yummy green tomato chow-chow tartar.

Local Gulf Seafood Gumbo full of oysters, shrimp, Louisana crawfish, okra and sausage ...

This was before we decided we would try oysters prepared in every which way ... so we may have to go again another day to try one of their "Oyster" dishes.

So if you want to enjoy great food with views over the sparkling waters of the harbour ... 

Be sure to visit Boshamps at 414 Harbor Blvd. Destin, Fla. 32541

www.boshamps.com

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?