Monthly Archives: November 2012
Jan said she wanted a Nooner . . .
Here’s my Friday blog that didn’t get posted yesterday due to computer problems,
Since this was our last day in Gulf Shores we wanted to eat at King Neptune’s Seafood Restaurant, another of our favorite restaurants in this area.
We’ve been eating here for years, and although it’s on the main drag and popular with tourists, the lunch specials are very popular with locals. And besides being delicious, the prices are extremely reasonable. Jan had the Roasted Turkey with Pecan Cornbread Dressing, Giblet Gravy, Cranberry Sauce, Mashed Potatoes, Deviled Eggs and a Biscuit. And Homemade Coconut Pudding for dessert. And all this was $4.95.
I had Seasoned Shrimp with Pimento Cheese Grits, Sweet Potato Soufflé, Turnip Greens, a Biscuit, and dessert. All for $6.95. And these prices also included our iced tea.
Our total bill with tax was only $14.19!
And did I mention it was delicious. All perfectly seasoned.
Leaving King Neptune’s, and after a NAPA Auto Parts stop for some transmission fluid, we made our obligatory tacky gift shop stop at Souvenir City.
This place started out as 8’ x 10’ hot dog stand in the 1950s, and now is a chain of shops all along the Alabama and Florida Gulf Coasts.
When we got back from lunch, Jan said she wanted a Nooner.
Unfortunately she meant a NAP!
So after she napped and I worked on getting everything ready to travel tomorrow, we headed out about 5pm to finish up our Gulf Shores visit the same way we started – with dinner at Lulu’s at Homeport, and as before, we finished off our meal by splitting an order of their Krispy Kreme Bread Pudding. Hmmm! Good!
On the way home we made a Wal-Mart to pick up the ingredients for Jan’s Heavenly Hash (Ambrosia). We saw on Facebook that the Galveston Bay RV Park where we’ll be staying this winter is having their Thanksgiving Dinner Sunday afternoon. And since we’ll be there earlier in the day, who can pass up another Turkey dinner. So the Heavenly Hash will be our contribution.
Tomorrow morning we’ll begin our two day journey back to Houston.
Here’s hoping the rig starts. 
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Thought for the Day:
"We don’t seem to be able to stop crime, so why not legalize it and put a heavy tax on it. We have taxed other industries out of business; it might work here." – Will Rogers
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Big Daddy’s Grill . . .
We got another photo of our new Great-Niece Annisten, along with her sisters, Avery Jane, and Ella. Three beautiful young ladies!
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Thought I’d post some more pics of growing up in Gulf Shores.
This one is my father and I right after we moved to Gulf Shores in January 1951. I had turned 2 the previous October.
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This is me and my best friend David Duddy. Note that I’m still wearing my favorite cowboy outfit.
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I didn’t realize that I got dressed up to play outside.
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About 1:30 Jan and I headed up to the Escapees Park in Summerdale about 25 miles north. We were meeting our friends Lu and Larry Tillotson for linner (lupper?), but on the way we made a detour to the Camping World a few miles further up the road.
I wanted to get a new step cover to replace our old one. We got the first one 5 years ago and it’s finally worn out, so it’s about that time.
I like these because they’re made from heavy-duty Astro-Turf and do a good job of cleaning off your shoes, and last a long time (or at least 5 years).
Then it was on to the Escapees Park to meet up with Lu and Larry. When we got there, we also met Paul and Margery Zeller, who were parked right next door to Lu and Larry. We were all interested in Paul’s recent refrigerator upgrade where he replaced his RV unit with a residential one. This is what we will probably do if(when?) our Dometic finally dies. Paul and Margery are readers of our blog, and it’s always nice to them in person.
Then it was on to Big Daddy’s Grill, about 5 miles away. Big Daddy’s was highly recommended by Nick and Terry, and boy, were they right.
We all had the Fried Shrimp Dinner, and Lu, Jan, and I started off with a bowl of gumbo. Because we got before 4pm we got the lunch prices. $9 for a Fried Shrimp Dinner, with hushpuppies, cole slaw, fries and onion rings. Really good, and even better for the price.
Susan, our waitress, was a hoot, and also the baker of the delicious pies they have for dessert. But after the big meal, everyone was too full, so we all got pie to go, with Jan and I picking the Turtle Pumpkin Pie.
And along with the great food, we had these beautiful views of the Fish River. Lucky for us it was warm enough to eat outside on the deck.
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And here’s Lu and Larry, our dinner companions for the evening. One of the great things about RV’ing is running into friends over and over as we travel around the country. We first met them in Cody, WY, and have kept in touch. No telling where we’ll meet up next time.
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We saw this sign on the wall at Big Daddy’s. For some reason Jan thought it was a lot funnier than I did.
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Thought for the Day:
Small men tend to respond angrily when asked uncomfortable questions.
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