Daily Archives: August 13, 2014
Like, WOW!
After coffee and cinnamon toast this morning, I finished mounting a voltmeter to keep better track of my house battery voltage, since I’ve already got one up front that monitors my engine batteries. I was able to just tap into the power bus of the lights overhead so it was pretty easy.
After doing pretty much nothing the rest of the afternoon, we headed out a little after 4pm for dinner at Lulu’s at Homeport. But we first made a detour to stop at Tallulah’s Treasures, one of Jan’s favorite gift shops in this area.
We’ve been coming here for a lot of years and Jan always finds something there, and today was no exception with a new addition to her octopus collection.
Then it was on up to Lulu’s on the Intracoastal Waterway. The ‘Lulu’ in question, is actually Lucy, as in Lucy Buffett, Jimmy’s Buffett’s older sister. She’s had a restaurant in this area for quite a few years, first on Weeks Bay, and then in its present location since 2004. It’s one of our never-miss places when we visit Gulf Shores.
We got there a little before 5pm so we were able to get a table right on the water without a wait. Which wouldn’t have been possible 15 minutes later. The place filled up fast.
Jan tried something different this time, the Blackened Shrimp Tacos.
One bite and Jan said, “Like, WOW!”. She said it was the best seafood taco she’d ever had, shrimp, fish, or otherwise.
I started out with a cup of Seafood Gumbo, and then went with my tried and true Half and Half Loaf, which is Lulu’s version of the a half shrimp, half oyster Po Boy.
But we were careful to save room so we could split an order of their Bread Pudding made from Krispy Kreme Doughnuts.
Can’t miss that.
As we were leaving, I saw something I wish we could have for Gate Guarding.
It’s a high capacity misting fan, one that would really keep us cool on the gate. Bet it works a lot better than the one we have.
Leaving Lulu’s we spent some time just driving around the area, checking out all the places that have changed, and the occasional place that’s still the same since I lived here 50 years ago. Finally, after a Wal-Mart stop, we were back at the rig by 7:30.
Tomorrow is our last full day here in Gulf Shores, and the week has sure gone fast. We’ll leave here Friday morning, taking two days to make the 600 mile trip back to Houston for Jan’s checkup visits and Landon’s 4th birthday.
Speaking of Landon, Brandi send this over.
Cute, or what?__________________________________________________________________
Thought for the Day:
I bought a free-range chicken, you know the kind that runs free and gets pampered like a family pet, right up until the day they kill it.
It tasted Surprised.
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