SUNDAY AUGUST 28TH, 2011

The guys had a tee time at 8 am so Tami dropped them off at the golf course. Then we gals walked up to the White Gull Inn for breakfast. We had heard they are very famous for their cherry stuffed French toast so we figured we’d check it out. When we arrived we found out it was a 45 minute to an hour wait. Better be danged good French toast if I have to wait an hour.















Well, it was. Here’s Tami with hers. It was Texas toast stuffed with cream cheese and spices and covered with cherries. Oh boy!


















While we waited to get in at the White Gull, Deone wandered around and ended up next door at the Episcopal Church. They had this charming gate of the 3 fishes, which was at the entrance to the churchyard. The churchyard was full of gardens so there was no keeping Deone out. The church ladies were in the process of setting up tables for their coffee hour so Deone went over to visit. The church was tiny so they had their fellowship time out in the gardens.









After breakfast we went out shopping. One of my favorite shops was one that sold various flavored olive oil and balsamic vinegars. You could sample any of them and then they would bottle any you wanted to purchase.









For dinner we all headed back to the White Gull Inn. It’s not the only restaurant in town by any means, but it’s supposed to have the best fish boil around. We arrived early enough to watch the show of the fish boil. They get a hot fire going around a cast iron kettle. Cut up potatoes are put in the kettle first. After about 10 minutes a couple buckets of white fish fillets are poured in.















Along with a “pinch” of salt.




















The kettle is then boiled for a few minutes to cook the fish. Then kerosene is thrown on the fire to cause sudden intense heat, which makes the kettle boil over. When it boils over, it takes with it the oils from the fish. White fish is a very oily fish.












The kettle with the potatoes and fish in it is raised from the kettle and carried inside.
















After the waitress demonstrates on Tami’s fish as to how to debone the hunk of fish, we are left with a teakettle, yes a teakettle, of melted butter.

Deboning the fish was not as easy as the waitress made it look.

The traditional fish boil meal is small red potatoes, whitefish, coleslaw, bread, melted butter, tartar sauce and CHERRY PIE!!!! It is all you can eat, except the cherry pie. Dang.