A Fishy Day

Spring has sprung! Someone may have forgotten to tell the weather, which was pretty un-spring-like today. A cold north wind blew in and dropped the thermometer by 10 degrees in as many minutes. It even rained a bit, but the real weather problem was the blustery wind.

That didn't deter us from having a great time with friends this evening. Steve is an avid fisherman, and some of the others had gone deep sea fishing also and contributed fish from their freezers. Steve even caught a stingray, which the guides assured him was edible and tasted like scallops. Jan baked it will garlic and lime--but it really didn't taste much like scallops. We were all glad to have had the experience of eating stingray--but no one wanted the leftovers! Jan fried some trout with a nutty crust, and Steve grilled some stuffed trout. Judy fixed red beans and rice and corn muffins made with creamed corn. We brought cole slaw. Sandy made black forest cake.

A photo of a photo of Steve with his catch. At the top of the frame is its stinger.

As you can see, we ate well! We also had a great time visiting with good friends and talking about adventures past and future. The three other couples had been on a canoe trip yesterday, which they told us all about (including the headwinds). Next year we hope to join the group if Ken's back is still doing well.

Lee, Hardy, John, Sandy, Judy, Jan, and Steve relax

The rest of the week promises to be much more spring-like weather. We need a day with no wind to get some spray painting done on our hitch and step bar, but that may be asking too much. Wind seems to be a constant here.