Truly On The Move Now

I left you as we arrived in Atlanta, as it turned out we were quite busy.  We both had dental issues that had to be addressed and unfortunately it was a mixed bag.  The good news I got my final crown put on my implant and I am done!  But Jan's implant had to come out, for some reason it just didn't meld into her bone, so now she gets a new replacement in November when we come through Atlanta again.  It will take that long for her to heal enough to be ready for the new one.

Unfortunately we weren't able to get together with friends this visit as everyone was tied up and we couldn't get our schedules aligned.  We'll see you all in November.

So with the availability of fresh fish and seafood coupled with the very cool weather, Jan made a dish that knocked it out of the park.  She tackled Cioppino with homemade shrimp stock.  It turned out amazing.

Starting with shrimp shells, veg, herbs, and spices for the stock

Then strained it for this wonderful base

Clams and mussels

Cod, calamari, scallops, shrimp, clams, and mussels!

Veggies added to the stock

Then all the seafood and fish

The final amazing delicious result. Awesome!

We got some other items done while there, ran errands, went to Costco, etc.  Then we headed over to visit John and Diane at their lake house.  We boon docked in their cul-de-sac for something new and different over the weekend.  

Our very special camp site:-)

We had a great time getting annihilated in corn hole, sharing wonderful meals, and mostly just having a ball visiting and relaxing.

Our friends and hosts, John and Diane

A few cigars were enjoyed

Diane with her game face warming up:-)

Diane and John killing Jan and me

John and I overlooking Lake Oconee

Looking back up to their beautiful house

After a final dinner out in Madison we bid them goodbye and started our travels in earnest, first stop outside of Savannah for a seafood extravaganza.  We actually went to a campground, Lake Jasper in Hardeeville, SC, just across the border.  We were only going to be here for two nights and weren't planning on going downtown anyway.  Pretty nice place.

We wanted some raw oysters and to find some seafood at a local market and we were successful at both.  We first went out for lunch and had oysters as an appetizer and then a shrimp and crawfish boil, excellent on both counts.

Then we found a hole in the wall seafood market that even had soft shelled crabs!  So we picked up those, grouper, and several pounds of some of the nicest shrimp we have ever seen.  But first before all of this, the campground adjoins a park so we took a nice walk out through the bayou.

My happy camper

Then on to the crabs.  We have only had soft shells a few times and really didn't know how to clean them, but we got the lady at the seafood market to show us, and it turned out to be very easy and quick, yet a little unnerving since the crab continues to move as you cut its face off:-)

The front 3 are still alive

Sorry if I grossed anyone out, it's just a fact of eating these, and so worth it.

Next we had some excitement, tornado warnings and pouring rain, short lived thankfully so we could go back to dinner.

And on the plate, delish!

So today we move up the coast to Charleston, all 100 miles of it:-)  Turns out we have another small, hopefully, project while there.  Turns out our new bedroom TV has tiny, poor speakers that are on the very bottom of the unit, and unfortunately neither one of us can hear it, especially with the AC running.  So we'll find out if we can find a small sound bar that will hook up some how.  I'll let you know how we make out.