SUNDAY NOVEMBER 1

Back to Central Standard Time last night. Thought we’d be getting an extra hour of sleep. Remember that new coffee pot I had to have? Well, I forgot to change the time on it and it started perking away at 5 am. We were up and sipping coffee before we realized what was going on. So we got an early start today. It’s a cool day but a wonderful fall day with clear blue skies.

Arrived at the Columbus Marina mid afternoon. Much to our pleasure, the Vikings vs Packer game was on a local channel. Ross was a happy boy. There is a restaurant named Woody’s which is across the parking lot at the marina. This time of year it normally isn’t open on Sunday. There were so many of us transient boaters in for the night that they opened it up. It was a very nice place to have dinner. Since they were very short staffed, they only had a few menu choices. One was a shrimp dish in some type of sauce served over grits. Ross ordered it and gave me a taste. After one bite I knew I had ordered the wrong thing. It was delicious!!! He kept saying how good it was, ”comfort food”. If we ever come back this way, I know what I’ll be ordering. I think grits are an acquired taste, which we have unfortunaltely come to enjoy. Smothered with butter and sugar. Oh ya!!! But they serve them in many different ways. So what the heck are grits anyway? We asked and they told us it is hominy. Well that answers that question….not. I do love the internet for finding answers. So for y’all who don’t know, hominy is dried white or yellow corn with the hull removed and then ground.