The next hurdle is fresh food. Most tourist stores sell microwave dinners and prepared foods which just will not do. Last year we stumbled upon Captain Anthony's Stone Crab Store (http://www.stonecrabstore.com/shop/) . The Captain and his wife do all the fishing and fileting as well as making spreads and suggesting preparations.
This year has been a rough year on the seas for the local fishers and when we first stopped by we were told that they haven't been able to fish for days because of rough seas. The next day they were gone all day fishing.... the next day we dropped by and we were in luck. Not only had they caught hundreds of pounds of snapper ..... Joanne (Mrs Capt. Anthony) caught a 57 pound Cobia. I had never heard of it but she told it was a very mild fish and easy to grill. Here is a picture of Joanne and her catch:
Just like camping we each prepared food, Gary prepped potatoes for roasting, MaryAlice put together the fish for grilling and made a fresh salad.
Here is how the dinner came together:
Gary and Nancy's room has a dish washer so while the dishes were washing, we retired to the front deck for euchre ......
The restaurants on Anna Maria vary from cheap casual, expensive casual, expensive not casual. I think this was the best meal of the trip.
More to follow, as I try to catch up on this trip..As usual I have some observations about the life on the road and our great country. Hopefully I will post it in two or three days from today
BTW we are planning our next big road trip for August this year following the Mississippi from it's origin to New Orleans which will have it's separate blog.
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