Decided to publish this trip so I could remember what we did. I'm having trouble remembering this morning much less yesterday. This might settle some future arguments between Sylvia and I...but probably not.
Ok, here goes. We left yesterday morning on our annual trip south to Florida with plans to hang out and visit friends and family until February when we could check into an apartment that we rented near Grayton Beach, Florida for the month. We wanted to spend the first night in Wilmington,NC - a town we enjoyed several times over the past few years. As usual, I like to find interesting lunch stops. After checking the internet for the best eastern North Carolina pork barbecue (vinegar based), Parker's in Wilson popped up more frequently than others, so that was the destination. It turned out to be a great stop. It's only 7 miles off of 95 and easy to get to. The barbecue was very good as was the fried chicken. I would recommend the Brunswick Stew instead of the green beans, the boiled potatoes instead of the french fries, and the corn sticks instead of the hush puppies. It's a big place and packed for a weekday lunch. There is no alcohol! Other than that it's excellent. Our bill was $15.85. We arrived in Wilmington mid afternoon in a downpour. which limited the walking around somewhat, but we managed to get to an Irish pub called Paddy's in time for cocktail hour. Later we had dinner a Mexican restaurant called Mixto. The Margarita's were excellent. I don't remember what we ate..see I told you so.
We got an early start the next morning and headed south with a lunch destination of Charleston, SC. We got there a little before lunch and walked around a bit before eating at a highly recommended place called Slightly North Of Broad (SNOB). It's very pleasant place, but the Shrimp and Grits I had wasn't one of the better ones. Sylvia had a tremendous charcuterie plate with everything made in-house, including the pickles. I would go back, but not for the shrimp and grits. We left Charleston and arrived at our friends house - Jack and Carol's in Bluffton,SC by evening.
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