Bonjour!

by ginnyinshanghai

We headed out of the country – but this time as a party of four. After getting the luggage checked in and made it through security screening, our next stop was the MCO Club Lounge. Food is filling and most importantly………nothing costs extra with our membership. We were there early enough to catch breakfast offerings and lunch offerings.

Our connecting flight was through Atlanta. Originally the layover was 45 minutes – WHAT? That was tight! And totally dependent upon all the stars aligning and pieces falling into place correctly for us to make the connection. Not going to lie, had some grey hairs growing just thinking about that situation. One week prior to departure, Delta notified us the flight was being changed……….we now had a 3-hour layover- yeah. ~Happy dance~.

Eight hours later, we were in France.

After picking up a BMW rental car, we headed north to Port-en-Bessin along the northern coastline in Normandy. What is special about this city:

~This site has been occupied since protohistory.

~Hosted the shipyard of William the Conqueror.

~In the 1970s, the town became the first Normandy fishing port with the creation of its own fish market.

We typically reserve AirBNBs for our accommodations. With this town being along the coastline, Eric was able to find a location right along the waterfront. Here was the view from our veranda. Yep, a little cloudy but so far, the rain held off.

We were met at our rental and given a quick run-down of the place and expectations for when we depart.

Three bedrooms, two toilettes, one shower and a small kitchen. That’s all you need.

First order of business – lunch, Normandy style. walking along the waterfront, this was our pick, starting with cidre – a specialty in this region with all the pommes (apples) grown here.

Seafood salad, a savory galette and pizza (shared) were our selections. You’ll have to guess who ordered what. 🙂

Walked to the shore to checkout the tides. There was a large tidal range. My photos were at the ebb tide.

Going up and down these ladders looked challenging and not for the faint of heart.

Connor and I walked out a little further to check out the English Channel.

As expected, we came across a number of memorials. This was at the end of the breakwater.

This port was not suitable for a large D-Day landing, however it was important for another reason – P.L.U.T.O. Pipe Line Under The Ocean.

We came across this info walking back to our rental.

This was the first of many more memorials.

Ginny

Crystal River with Friends

by ginnyinshanghai

We had a chance to share a special part of Florida with California friends. Even better…… we were able to give them a ‘water’ view of Florida.

Not going to lie, we had an experience that while it was a first for them, it was a first for us. Yes, we usually see dolphins while on the boat – but not like this.

This small pod of juvenile dolphins was putting on a show for us but was watched from afar but their older dolphin babysitter to ensure nothing serious happened. They kept swimming around our boat, diving underneath and generally stayed very close to us.

My photos were always a second too late with the dolphins back in the water, but between the entire boat, was able to gather a few good shots.

Coming back to land, lunch was in order and included a stop at our local favorite eating establishment: Seafood Sellers. The owners were from Louisiana and a big draw was fresh crayfish when they are in season. They were during our visit.

Naturally, Eric ordered 5 pounds.

There were plenty to share for all at the table. Me, not so much. I’ve had them in the past, not my thing. I tried to stay away from the ‘splash’ zone and gave Eric plenty of table space.

One of my favorites are their tomato ‘chips’ (center plate). Oysters were also fresh and two dozen ere ordered for the table.

Fresh grouper was another one of their specialties. Truth be told……..not all ‘grouper’ is always grouper. This restaurant has their own fishing fleet and will only serve grouper when they catch it.

Alas, I didn’t capture a photo of dessert – beignets, white powdery, sweet puffs of goodness. It was great taking CA friends to see a uniquely viewpoint of Florida.

Ginny

My (Ginny’s) 40 years at WDW.

by ginnyinshanghai

1982 was the year I packed my meager belongings and headed south to Florida. Never, I mean n.e.v.e.r, expected to be here forty plus years later. We celebrate milestone service anniversaries at work beginning at the 5 year mark and WOW, did I celebrate my 40th . Let’s just say for one reason or another, this ‘celebration’ took place over a number of months – actually years. Ha!

Let’s get started………

Part 1 of my celebration was several days before my anniversary date in July. There were a few events to schedule around and ultimately found a date at the end of June when most could attend. This was hosted by my leader and included her peers, the Park VP, my team and my requested invitees. I was ‘surprised’ when I walked into the room.

I brought in a few of my early Epcot mementos: articles & magazines that I was in, some of the Eyes & Ears from my Disney volley ball days (we won our league!) and early Epcot guide maps along with special photos.

What’s a celebration without cake………

LOVE the mickey-shaped sprinkles on the cake. 🙂

Just for kicks, adding in some throw-back photos from those early days when I worked at The Land. Yep, it was the 80s.

Part 2 of my 40 years was the Park’s anniversary on 10/1/23. All those that were working at Epcot on 10/1/82 are considered ‘Legacy’ cast members and several events had been planned for us. Unfortunately, a little thing called Hurricane Ian made a visit that week, so all events were rescheduled, some more than once. One event was a early morning photo before a catered breakfast. It occurred later in October. I’m in the front row, seated, 4th from the left.

A few photo spots were created around the park for cast to highlight the 40th anniversary…………

At the same time, we were able to capture a photo with my team and our VP, Kartika (2nd from the left).

Part 3 of the park festivities for the Legacy cast was a special Dessert party and preferred viewing for Fireworks. Yep, it was rescheduled several times and ultimately my sister and her husband was here (December!) and could be part of the magic, along with Adrienne. BTW – Eric was working. He sees the fireworks several times each week.

It was a little damp that night but the rain held off and the group walked over to the Italy viewing spot for fireworks. That bright white ball in the background……….Spaceship Earth.

Finally, part 4 and the finale. All cast celebrating a milestone anniversary attends a cast-exclusive part at the Magic Kingdom.

A bus was scheduled to pick us up after getting our credentials and when dropped off, were greeted with special libations.

We have staggered times for arriving and once you hit 40, a catered dinner is involved instead of a buffet.

Our dinner was at Be Our guest.

Wine along with our meal kept the celebration going. Chicken for me and prime rib with lobster for Eric. Desserts were very colorful.

After eating we walked through the Park seeing lots of cool things.

Part of the evening involves ‘walking the red carpet’ with lots of screaming fans.

Those fans…………….my leader started a chant ‘Ginny, Ginny, Ginny’ which caused quite a stir.

I was able to capture a photo with my vice president – Kartika. So excited, happy and proud to be working for her.

We got a selfie with the castle in the background as we walk the red carpet. It was a fun evening, highlighting 40 years at WDW.

Last photos shows tangible momentos that will always be mine. Can’t believe………..still here after 40 years.

Ginny

Three eating 3 cuisines.

by ginnyinshanghai

Huh? What the heck do I mean with that title? Three of us selected three different cuisines in Central Florida: German, Spainish and Chinese Sichuan. Not so long ago, that would have been impossible. Being a melting pot definitely had a positive effect on our food options. Let’s see how that turned out for us during our Sunday jaunts.

Das Essen – German for food

We repeated a fan favorite in Sanford, Hollerbach’s German restaurant but this time had a new experience.

While they have various themed rooms for eating, along with the outside area seen above (our usual choice), they now have a rooftop Biergarten. When we travel both inside and outside of the U.S., al fresco dining is the preferred option. On previous visits this had not been available but when the hostess mentioned it ………….we jumped on it.

The day of our visit was great for being outside and great for drinking a few brews – of course. There were only a few other patrons this day but service from our (German – really!) waiter was top notch.

When eating German, it’s a mandate to order a pretzel, which we did accompanied by a beer cheese spread and sweet mustard. The pretzel comes to the table piping hot, which we know, but still can’t wait to tear off a chunk and start eating! Ouch! Burned my fingers again.

Something new on their menu was Kasepatzle. Basically house-made, freshly sauteed spaetzle, topped with cheese and crispy fried onions, served with a salad. Delicious! However, V.E.R.Y filling. I brought half of it home.

Adrienne’s choice was a house salad with sliced chicken. definitely the healthiest choice at our table. Eric took a deeper dive into German cuisine, selecting pork schnitzel with a hunter sauce & red cabbage.

We made a great choice eating on the rooftop for this visit. If available the next time – we’re there.

Spanish Tapas – refers to a style of serving food rather than specific dishes.

This felt like a throw-back to our May 2022 trip to Barcelona. Eating (then and now) was tapas-style, ordering small pates to share periodically, then add more if still hungry. Two quick choices were the tomato bread and mixed olives. Both of which we ordered several times on our trip. Both were good, but truthfully, the tomato bread tapas in Barcelona won out. What a surprise, ha!

Another Barcelona favorite was octopus and Toro’s did not disappoint. Add in the thinly sliced Iberian ham and great memories were coming back.

While never seeing the tapas below in Barcelona, it was reminiscent of a selection that Adrienne and I had ordered in an Iceland gastropub: dates, wrapped in chorizo, + goat cheese + honey. Very tasty!

We were just (un)lucky enough to be there with live dancing and sitting next to the stage. Nothing wrong with the dancing, but I’ve never been the biggest fan of live entertainment – call me a fuddy duddy.

There was one unfortuante aspect of this place – its located on I-Drive, a heavily populated tourist area in Orlando. Another aspect………….the food was excellent. We’ll stop by again however during the off season.

Sichuan – refers to a province in Western China, usually incorporates the spicey Sichuan pepper.

This place was located south and west of downtown Orlando.

As you might image with a name like ChiliSpot combined with Sichuan……….yep, food was mighty spicey. We ordered a number of small plates to share – only a few at a time. We knew we would be ‘safe’ with fried rice and pot stickers as starters. Both were good and hit the right pace.

A little further into the heat with spicey cucumbers and sliced lamb with green peppers.

We saw this on the menu and had to try it: Farm Wood Ear Mushroom Salad. When the two adventurous eaters comment that the ‘texture’ was odd, nope, not going to try it.

Totally jumping into the Sichuan heat was this selection: sliced chicken hot pot. Yep, those are Sichuan peppercorns along with other spicey pepper ingredients. Interesting thing about Sichuan peppers………..they tend to number the tongue. It’s not noticeable if Sichuan peppers are an occasional ingredient – like me. But, the first time you experience it, kind of unnerves a person.

There you have it. Three cuisines from 3 countries eaten between the three of us.

Ginny

Lunar New Year – Orlando-style

by ginnyinshanghai

Our Sunday jaunt coincided with the Chinese Lunar New Year 2023 celebration. This is the year of the Rabit.

Since my 6 months in Shanghai (journey highlights in another blog I created) this Asian celebration has more meaning. I was in China during their Lunar New Year and was able to view be a closer observer. More on that at the bottom. There were some key points that some may not aware.

~Celebrated by 20% of the world and is the most important holiday in China.

~Also called Spring Festival and causes the largest migration in the world as family reunions are most important.

~First night are the most fireworks set off in the world, which is supposed to scare off monsters and bad luck.

One of the first things you hear about is the animal associated with the new year. As seen above, this is the year of the rabbit. There is info on the internet where you can research your birth year that lines up with the zodiac animal.

I was born in the year of the Rat. Foreshadowing my future employment – Ha! Something I just learned was certain ‘elements’ are aligned with the animals. My element is water. Who knew.

I was curious when the Chinese Lunar New Year originated and research discovered it is thought to date back to the Shang Dynasty in the 14th century B.C. Wow.

All of this was honored by having our Sunday jaunt to Mamak, Asian Street Food restaurant. While it was a repeat, their menu is so extensive, something new will always be added when ordering.

An easy first pick(s) are the golden wontons and mamak fries. Alas, they were out of fries and we substituted spicey tator tots. They were good, but really, really like their fries. Connor requested an order of their buns or asian bao to try. The protein inside was pork belly.

The sauce topping the tator tots was G.R.E.A.T. Connor requested more of the sriracha aioli for the rest of his meal. I’m told the bao buns were okay – lots of fluffy dough surrounding the pork belly. These may not be a repeat. The taste was fine, but other selections have received higher merits from our group.

The trick was to space out your ordering so the dishes arrive throughout the meal.

Otherwise, you guessed it, everything comes at once. Next up: mamak nasi goreng, traditional fried rice with shrimp, chicken and eggs with a few other aromatics.

Last two dishes ordered were satay skewers, served with a sweet & spicy satay sauce and the hokkien char mee noodle dish on the right. It is Singapore’s signature dish: egg noodles with shrimp, chicken, bbq roast pork and veggies wok-fried in a dark brown gravy. Oh, my goodness – delicious!

We topped it off at a nearby brewery. Yep, there was beer drunk but most importantly, there’s this dessert pretzel with cream cheese dip. This is one of the absolutely best pretzels that we keep coming back for!

Earlier I teased about my time in Shanghai (2016). It was a very special part of my working life. Looking back I still can’t believe I was there, opening my third Disney Park. If you want to read that blog, type in the brower ginnyinshanghai.wordpress.com and it should come up.

I found a few photos to share from that blog.

The lantern festival honors deceased ancestors on the 15th day of the lunar calendar. The holiday marks the first full moon of the new year and end of the Chinese New Year.

During the day, this street leads into the Yuyan Garden………

Come a little later and the street changes drastically………

Another set of day versus evening photos……..

Much more dynamic and waaaaaay more crowded.

There were many other amazing lanterns, but I’m closing with this one since fishing continues to be a big part of my adult life.

A lot of things going on in China at the moment, but sometime in the future, I hope to make it back.

Ginny

Christmas Seasonal Happenings

by ginnyinshanghai

Midwest Christmas traditions are much different than Florida traditions, but we all adjust and create new ones based on our environment. Did not see poinsettia towers when I was growing up, but they are fairly common in Central Florida.

This year a Christmas tree almost didn’t happen, so I modified my expectations and decorated my primitive tree creating a holiday focus point. Yep, the Grinch is featured along with my collection of holiday plush. Most of the ornaments on the tree were home-made through the years by grandma and myself. Harder to see was a paper chain garland created by the godsons in 2006. It’s packed away carefully each year and brought out the following year.

Cookies are always needed around the holidays and chocolate crinkles were a family favorite. Someimtes the dough was actually baked! Ha Ha.

Our tradition for a number of years has been to drive to the (frigid) north with a destination of Jacksonville/St. Augustine spending time with good friends and godsons. They always have a live tree.

Every year and I do mean every year there are three of us that make a Christmas morning trek to the beach. Let’s be honest……….the number that joins us varies every year. And as you would suspect the weather is the main determining factor. This year we topped out at five.

No matter what, oysters are usually involved. They were served as an ‘appetizer’ for those interested.

apalachicola oysters
Apalachicola oysters
Virginia oysters

Hands down, Apalachicola oysters were better.

For a number of years, Rich has fried a turkey. It is a process! Cooking was a bit harder due to the cold temps outside. It took forever for the oil to get up to temperature.

46 minutes later and the bird was cooked.

Eric was engaged for the inside cooking – turkey gravy and mashed potatoes. His secret for the mashed potatoes……lots of butter.

It all came together for our afternoon Christmas dinner.

Dessert was served later that evening when friends stopped by.

What to do with everybody home and nothing planned? Movie time!

I enjoyed our selection, but it is a l.o.n.g movie – 3+ hours. I’ve never seen the first one, but the imagery in this was absolutely amazing.

Notice that someone is missing? Eric was prepping the meal for later that evening.

Beef bourguignon
Egg noodles
Zuchini au gratin

It was a satisfying evening meal for a cold December night in Florida.

Remember how I started saying we were going to the frigid North? Yep, the morning departure made sure we were aware. That’s frost on the window. Had to get the Florida ice-scraper out (credit card!).

Ginny

Apalachicola – randomness

by ginnyinshanghai

There was an occasional photo that didn’t have a place in my prior blog posts but I wanted to keep the photo anyway and share. Not a true theme in totality for this blog post, but a few groupings made sense. Here you go.

Walking around the city, I did find some holiday shots with bits of whimsy:

Most mornings (until noon-ish) fog was prevalent:

Similar to the photo above in regards to the location, overcast but no day-time fog:

Found a trailer in an off-site parking lot, probably used for their events. Liked the addition of longitude & latitude.

A bit further north of the downtown area was the docks for shrimp boats. One person in the past had a (really) bad day.

When the sun was able to break through and burn off the fog and we headed over the S.G.I. bridge for some afternoon fishing.

Bay-side, boy scout camp, oyster bars in the background.
Surf-side inside the state park.

This bird was trying to get a free meal by stealing Eric’s shrimp – then gave up.

One reason to visit the town was to check on our (empty) lot. Yep, things grow quickly in Florida. Never know that we did some clearing and mowed several years ago.

One of my first photos upon arrival was of the town ‘Christmas Tree’ along the river downtown:

Much, m.u.c.h, much better photo in the evening.

Great town in the summer and yet, still a coastal community in the off-season. Some year it will become ‘home’.

Ginny

Apalachicola – the city

by ginnyinshanghai

It would only be right to have a post about the city, which is Franklin County’s seat. Located on the shores of Apalachicola Bay – an inlet of the Gulf of Mexico – and the mouth of the Apalachicola River.

In 1827 the town was incorporated as West Point. Apalachicola received its current name in 1831 by an act of the Legislative Council of the Territory of Florida. In 1849 a local physician, Dr. John Gorrie, discovered the cold air process of refrigeration, the precursor to an ice machine and in 1850 received the patent. The rest as you say……….was history. There could be an entire blog post on that subject alone. Hmmmmm.

Back to the present times,…….there continue to be a number of businesses with summer being the height of their sales, they are however, open throughout most of the year. Staying in the Consulate Suites gave us great walking access.

Two of my top stores in the downtown were Riverlily and Go Fish.

Riverlily is an eclectic store with a variety of interesting (Eric says smelly) creams, funky gifts, some clothing & homegoods and my favorite item – really, really, cool earrings. Almost every visit I add to my collection.

Purchases at Go Fish are up and down. This visit, I found an awesome dress and light sweater to accompany it – now summer needs to come back so I can wear it!

Our accommodations had coffee from this establishment indicated below as part of the welcome and a purchase was made before coming home.

We did taste some of their chocolate, sorry no photos, we ate them too fast. You might notice the date of their establishment – 2016. I hope they make it. There have been a number of establishments through the years that have come and gone.

A short walk away was a memorial.

At the other end of the plaza was this memorial.

Apalachicola is the home port for a variety of seafood workers, including recreational fishermen and shrimpers.

A few were anchored along the riverfront along this downtown dock.

I would be remiss if I didn’t include a few photos from the city’s brewery.

Our visit coincided with their twice monthly Farmer’s Market. No purchases but we met some people that hopefully will be part of our circle once we move here.

Let me close with a bit of coastal chic, positioned along the waterfront.

Ginny

Apalachicola Eating!

by ginnyinshanghai

Cooking on vacation is the last thing most people want to do, unless you’re my husband. Eric does a small amount when we’re traveling, hence one main reason for staying at apartments or AirBNBs.

However…………..food & local restaurants are a key part of most vacation experiences. We’re no exception. Let’s talk about some Apalach eating highlights on this trip.

A recent addition to our Panhandle restaurant list has been The (Red Pirate) Wheel House. Nope, didn’t get an actual picture of the red pirate, but they do have one right inside the entrance.

A good deal of the time we eat at the bar if that is an option. This day PLENTY of barstools were available. Yep, that’s a bar. Didn’t plan on taking a photo with the beer taps front and center, but there you have it. NO, we did not order a Bud Light. They had some local beers on tap but they were hard to read from this shot.

Naturally started with a dozen oysters – raw. Wish I could tell you where these were from. Eric asked each time he ordered some, but I didn’t keep track.

Add in some fried pickles for me while we waited for our meal. We’re picky about our fried pickles – they need to be sliced (not quartered), like what is seen below. These were some of the better ones we’ve ordered.

Fried flounder sandwich for myself and fried shrimp for Eric. No room for dessert.

One ‘can’t miss’ stop is Indian Pass Raw Bar. I’ve heard for years that it was a dive bar, driven past it years ago and truthfully, it didn’t look much. The restaurant was seriously damaged (flooded) during one of the many (recent) Florida hurricanes and they had no choice but to gut the inside and rebuild. Nothing pretentious, but a clean, open, inside & outside eating that serves primarily seafood. There are a few things on the menu for a meat/non-seafood lover.

Not pretentious at all. Your dozen oysters come out on a plastic cafeteria tray.

Throw in some smoked mullet fish dip and peel & eat shrimp and that’s plenty of food for the two of us.

This place operates on the honor system, which is seen with your ‘ticket’, given to you once you find a place to sit. Place a tic mark for each of the items and you’re golden. When done, take the ticket to the cash register, no questions asked. BTW, you even pour your own beer from a tap – seen behind Eric’s shoulder on the back wall.

There might have been a tiny bit of room for dessert such as their key lime pie. Last visit we l.o.v.e.d their key lime pie and asked about their pie-maker. It came from an industrial kitchen on their weekly order. No matter, it was tasty. We had to have it again and it did not disappoint.

One evening, we need a light meal and walked to The Station. No surprise, you’re going to see another dozen oysters from that visit. This time needed 6 more of the bi-valves before leaving the premises. Oh, and another piece of key lime pie. Sorry, no photo, we dug in before I thought of it.

One sunny afternoon we went back to the Half Shell Dockside Oyster Bar & Grill, which had been our first stop the day we arrived. They had a pirate!

They have an outside bar adjacent to their ‘normal’ restaurant with garage doors raised during fair weather. It was beautiful the day we visited.

Surprise! ha, ha. We started with oysters and smoked fish dip.

We both ordered more food to finish our meal.

L. – grouper rueben sandwich w/fries. R. – fried flounder with collard greens.

There was a lot of FRIED food on this trip. 😦 I should have eaten some salad. 😦

Okay, so there was one morning when we walked to this hole in the wall Baked shop. They specialized in biscuits, plain or as a sandwich. That’s a pretty ‘focused’ menu – just saying. They opened at 6:30am – 11am or until the biscuits ran out.

Thought you were done with oysters. Nope. We had a dozen one evening at our rental.

Eric had got a name for farm-raised oysters – sold to the public – and got a tour of their aquatic oyster growing operation.

Dang, I missed out 😦

We brought 100 oysters home to continue enjoying the bounty from the bay.

Eight dozen oysters was the total for this trip. It took me awhile to get into eating them, but once I did, they were great with a bit of grated horseradish and a drop of cocktail sauce or crystal.

ginny

Apalachicola’s Piggley Wiggley

by ginnyinshanghai

This is a g.r.e.a.t grocery store, even if it is located in a small town. Every time we visit Apalach, there’s usually a post about the grocery. 🙂 I’m always finding something new! BTW – love their marketing. You can find it on shirts, cups, headwear and bags to name a few.

So, really, why talk about a grocery store on vacation? LOTS of reasons. I’ve listed my top three below.

~First – snacks & meals. Depending upon where we are staying, we usually have one of our daily meals at our place (breakfast or dinner).

~Second – great place for goodies and gifts to bring home.

~Third – interesting insight into the culture and people.

There you have it. You can pretty much guarantee the Dardens are hitting a grocery store no matter what place, state or country we are visiting. Now, on with the rest of this story………..

One thing I’ve always noticed was the plethora of options for many foods at this ‘small town’ grocery store. How many pickles can one community eat? I mean seriously?

How many salsas can a community try?

And these hot sauces? I’ve seen hot sauce stores with less options. There were more but I didn’t capture everything in the photo below.

Who or what exactly was Piggley Wiggley Groceries. A bit of history………

~Piggley Wiggley was founded in 1916 in Memphis TN, with their current headquarters in Keene NH.

~In 2020 they had 499 locations with their parent company being C&S Wholesale Grocers.

~They were innovative being the first self-service grocery store. At the time of founding, customers gave their list to the clerk who gathered their requested items – customers weren’t allowed to wander the store. This store changed all of that. Wow!

Let’s talk (more) products. As we wandered the Apalachicola store, they have items not found in my Publix: 4 different goat cheeses (pumpkin spice – really), pate’, sriracha sauce (heard there was a shortage which is why I can’t find any at home) and these Community Coffee flavors (I can only order them on-line! K-cups no less.).

This place is not stagnant and resting on current product selections. One corner of their store showcases all of their newest items. Yikes!!! That was a lot of newness.

Let’s talk honey, specifically Tupelo honey. Saw the price for this jug of honey and while I knew it was ‘special’ I didn’t know it was that special. $74!

Tupelo Honey – why the hype? Did a little internet research and came up with these 6 reasons:

(1) Buttery, mild flavor, golden hue with a taste that has wide appeal.

(2) Buy it as a liquid, it stays a liquid. It will keep in liquid form for years when kept at room temperature.

(3) Higher fructose ratio, healthier sweetener and easier for your system to break down.

(4) Medicinal uses: anti-inflammatory properties and antioxidant properties

(5) More than a sweetener having trace elements when not processed (Vitamin C, Iron and Thiamine)

(6) Preserves habitat. Tupelo trees grow in Florida, George and Lousiana.

Hmmmm, okay. I guess I’m won over.

Craft beer has exploded in the last decade and never would have guessed this small southern town would stock up on this variety of styles and names.

I mean come on – Icelandic beer? Two types no less. I can’t find this at all in my Publix.

I’ll close with brews from their local brewery: Oyster City Brewing Company. While only one was pictured in the photo below, the flier lists some of their others. One of my favorite was Hooter Brown.

Ginny