Day 20 Apalachicola

Unable to agree on what to do today, we compromised on a 200 mile round trip drive over to Apalachicola. Eleven years ago, on a drive around the Gulf coast, we spent two days there and thought it was pretty neat. It's an old oystering town that doesn't appear to have changed very much over the last 90 years. Highlights of that trip were the Gibson Inn and a restaurant with a massive oyster menu called Boss Oyster. Well, after a two hour drive we found Boss Oyster and although changed somewhat--you used to have to walk through the kitchen to get to the dining room--it's still an old rickety waterfront building. We sat on the deck and dove right in with: Oysters on the half shell, followed by Citrus Jewels - chilled with citrus and ginger salsa (oranges, lemons, limes, tomato, onion, ginger, balsamic vinegar), Oysters Sashimi - chilled with siracha, seaweed, wasabi, and fish roe (pictured), Oysters Rockefella, and Oysters Boss Gouda Gouda - flame broiled with carmalized onions, spicey creole soy sauce, and smoked gouda. Sylvia liked the Citrus Jewels best and I most enjoyed the Sashimi, but both agreed the oysters on the half shell were unbeatable. We also had to try a fried Grouper Basket and the Grouper chowder. The table next to us had the Gumbo and it looked great, but alas we had no more room. On the drive home we stopped in Toucan's Bar and Grill in Mexico Beach which is worth a stop if you're in the area.