Wilmington, NC

I'm a Florida girl and every chance I can get to the ocean I'm there and loving it. We recently made a trip to Wilmington, NC and loved it. What a nice city! For sure it's on our must-return list. Just like Sherman's army, we travel on our tummies. So of course, the most memorable things for us are places we ate. The food was generally very good, but the best food we found was the Fish House Grill on Airley Rd., near Wrightsville Beach (also the best beach we found).

I'm a shrimp connoisseur, as you might expect a Florida girl to be, and these shrimp rivaled any I've ever eaten, even those on Amelia Island, Florida which has been my benchmark for many years for incredible shrimp. And then we ate at another good place on the way back from Kure Beach--Jack Mackerel's. The shrimp were only a tad less wonderful than those at the Fish House, but the view wasn't nearly as memorable. So, bottom line, if you have only one meal out here have it at the Fish house Grill on Airely Rd! And eat on the back deck by the water. Take a great lungful of that lovely salt air for me!

A good thing to do while there is to tour the USS North Carolina. This WWII battleship is on display in a branch of the Cape Fear River. You can explore most areas of the ship, and it's all very well marked and interesting. But, stay out of the water. There are alligators in it! No kidding, real alligators.

If you're headed anywhere near Wilmington, NC it is definitely worth a stop. Nice people, memorable sights, and excellent food. And the beaches? Simply sublime!(o:

"Amarillo by Morning"

Don't you just love that song? It's been sung by so many C&W greats and I never go through Amarillo that I don't think of it and sing it under my breath. Under my breath is the only way I can sing, because as the saying goes, I can't carry a tune in a bucket!

Amarillo is more than a conduit to somewhere by way of I-40. And it's more than "The Big Texan". Just a little comment here--mediocre steak at a premium price! I'll say no more. Been there-done that and not to be repeated.

An interesting place to eat is Smokey Joe's. It a little biker bar in an old and slightly rundown area of town. It's on 6th Ave. which is a whole street of antique shops and other interesting little shops. So if you love antique shopping you'll be in heaven. Anyway, back to Smokey Joe's! Like it's name, the atmosphere is slightly smoky, but the burgers are excellent-juicy and delicious and the fries are fresh and good.

Another Amarillo delight we discovered is the Amarillo Museum of Art. For a small art museum it has quite a few nice things to look at. And the price is right--it's free! And the area around the art museum is lovely to drive through--stately homes with beautiful landscaping. A delight for the eyes!

And for those looking for a church--Trinity Fellowship is a great place to go. It's on the south loop road and is a high-tech, but biblically sound church. And the people go out of their way to be friendly and make visitors feel welcome.

Welcome

Come along on our travels! This blog is about traveling and all it's delights. I hope to highlight areas that you might like to visit on your travels. My wonderful husband Mal and I have been RVers since 1988 and have seen all but two states (Nebraska and North Dakota) in the US and good portions of Canada. Besides that we've been to the UK and Portugal, and the USVI's and the BVI's.

We travel on our tummies, meaning that we happily experience foods indigenous to an area. We look for good local restaurants (no chains please!), museums, hikes, interesting and historic old town areas and just everything we can find to enjoy. We've met some wonderful people while traveling, some that have become close friends.

Hope you can come along on this journey. Travel for us is all about seeing what there is to see and doing what there is to do. And thanking God for the opportunity to do it. Come join us!