| It's just days away from my annual (sometimes more | | | | fridge and have an instant cool and refreshing snack. |
| often) get away to the beach. As usual my mind is | | | | Through in some cool veggies and some cubed |
| whirling with anticipation for all the familiar sights and | | | | cheese on crackers and in no time we are ready to hit |
| sounds. The realization of having finally arrived as we | | | | the beach again. Any shrimp that are left over seldom |
| check into our great condo on the beach and look out | | | | make it all the way to dinner. |
| over the deck and see the water, hear the waves | | | | With a little exploration you will also be able to find |
| and smell the suntan lotion. It's almost as thrilling as | | | | great seafood restaurants in any beach area. There |
| Christmas morning. | | | | are the obvious large and over run with tourist |
| One of the many things that make this time so special | | | | restaurants. But I like to talk to the locals and find out |
| for me is the chance to get fresh off the boat | | | | where they go. Not surprisingly they usually go to |
| seafood. I just love it. We always make a stop at a | | | | places most tourists never find out about. The food is |
| local fish monger one of our first stops. Somehow | | | | usually cheaper, the lines are shorter and generally the |
| keeping the condo full of fresh shrimp, crabs and | | | | food is better. It's OK to got to the giant "seafood mills" |
| various tasty fish seems to take me even further | | | | once in a while, but try going where the locals go and |
| down the road to relaxation and rejuvenation. | | | | you'll see what I mean. |
| Our favorite thing to do is to boil a couple of pounds of | | | | Whether you are in a restaurant or making something |
| shrimp and ice them down just before we head out to | | | | delicious back at the condo, make sure you include |
| the beach, so that when anyone needs a break or it's | | | | some of the local seafood in your vacation plans. |
| just time for lunch, we just pull the shrimp from the | | | | |