Friday April 29, 2022
Another sunny and not quite as windy day – perfect beach
weather! Since we have had little sun
exposure this year we take it in small chunks.
This morning after breakfast and a little down time for email etc. we
headed to the beach with our trusty wagon and chairs about 10 and stayed until
11:15. Putting on sun screen after half
an hour. There were clouds off and on so
we felt we did not overdo it. Came back
to the room and changed for lunch. We
tried a new place, Cedar River Seafood, about 2 miles away down the beach on a
side road. It was a regular old seafood restaurant
with good food and none of the trendy stuff.
They did have fish tacos on the menu so I guess they do have some new things. We had clam chowder and split a peel n’ eat
shrimp lunch special. They had great
hush puppies, slaw, and fried okra. Very good lunch and not heavy – that is a place we will enjoy going back to
on another trip.
After lunch a bit of reading and napping and then back to
the beach for some more sun. They have
dredged the sand here and some people were finding sharks teeth but we did not
find any. There were some whole small
shells. More shells than I have seen at
beaches in a while – but not like in the old days. We only stayed about 45
minutes because the sun was very hot and even with sunscreen I was not
comfortable with any longer. We are
planning another short beach trip before we leave in the morning.
Showers and cleaned up to head out for our last seafood
dinner – we are going where Ben had wonderful oysters last year so I hope they maintain their reputation. It is called
Down Under – under the huge bridge separating Amelia Island from the
mainland. Very crowded place tonight… this is a huge
restaurant with 5 or 6 inside dining rooms and a large deck outside overlooking
the inland waterway. We sat inside but
could see the boats going by. Ben had a
dozen oysters on half shell and I had Spicy Thai Shrimp which had a wonderful
coconut sauce over rice. We were glad we
came here again. Made our way back to the hotel again avoiding any of the Historic
Downtown area. The Shrimp Fest had not seemed to bother the business at Down
Under.
Parking at Down Under
Oysters on half-shell
Spicy Thai Shrimp
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