Saturday 11-15-08
WX was nice in the morning and RCB gave the boat a thorough washing on the exterior and rearranged some gear in preparation for leaving the boat until after the holidays – all while chatting at length with Charles and Werner who were both messing about on their boats. Polly spent the morning giving the interior a good going over and putting things in good order. About mid day the sky began to change and some showers moved into the area. When our friends the Greggs learned we were hanging around for a few days, they emailed a list of things to do and see, including a few eating spots worth checking out. The name of one of them caught our attention - Mudcat Charlie’s at Two Way Fish Camp was noted for their fried fish sandwiches. With the prospect of a rainy afternoon we hopped into the little rented Chevy and headed up the coast to Darien, GA to find a late lunch at Mudcat’s – with “fried fish sandwiches” being the key phrase to guide us. Mudcat’s was not listed in any of directories we checked out on the internet or our car GPS, so when we reached the little town of Darien we stopped at the post office and a lady there, directed us to go south on Rt. 17 across two bridges and then turn left at the third bridge. We headed down the road counting bridges and actually at number four we saw a sign for Two Way Fish Camp so we turned and there was Mudcat’s. What was to be a late lunch became an early dinner – everything on the menu sounded great, so we decided to add a few appetizers to the planned sandwiches and when the waitress returned with our order, she placed in front of us, fried onion rings, fried spicy crab balls, batter fried (French) fries and of course, two fried Grouper sandwiches. The only thing on the table that wasn’t deep fried was the beer. That was just cold and good.
We had driven to Darien by way of I-95 but when we finished our fried extravaganza, we headed south on Rt. 17, the old coastal highway, that took us back to Brunswick. The weather cleared in the evening and temperature got much cooler. We spent the balance of the evening watching a series of DVDs that my sister Lorraine loaned us – Backstairs at the Whitehouse (very good).