Back to my week 2 in OC, MD. Ride home on Thursday evening 6/10 was easy and uneventful. We stopped for dinner at Red Lobster in Salisbury near the mall off the 50 cut off. We had some gift cards to use up. I usually like the ultimate feast but it was just ok. The only thing that was cooked improperly was the lobster tail which was tiny and pathetic and overcooked. Everything else was cooked well but just blah.
After some errands and appointments at home we headed back to OC. There was rain, heavy at times, light at times. Apparently it was enough to cause the dreaded back up at the Bay bridge. The sign suggested the backup would be about 45 minutes. It was closer to an hour. Starting at the Severn bridge and ending as soon as you got on the bay bridge.
Pizza at Billy pizza and sub shop which was recommended by my sister in law's mother but our vegi pizza was also just ok at $21 for a large onion, black olive, green pepper, and mushroom pizza. The crust was good. Way too many onions.
Saturday. We had been shopping at Food Lion in Delaware over the rt 54 bridge about 10 minutes away. The prices were decent and it is less crowded than the closer Food lion on 120th st. They didn't have the best selection so this week we decided to try the Harris Teeters which was another 2 minutes down the road. When in the Outer Banks the Harris Teeter was much more expensive but we decided that if enough things were out of wack we would go back to food lion. HT was a little more expensive but not for everything and had a much nicer selection of meat, baked goods and bread and produce. When we were home he stopped by the local butcher Trueth's which services many restaurants within a 50 mile radius and picked up a NY strip and some porkchops which we brought back with us. Saturday like most nights after dinner we bring our chairs to the beach around 7pm and have a combo of sit and walk until the sun sets around 8:30. There were several bonfires which you can easily apply for a permit online for $75 for anywhere above 30th st.
On Sunday our big outing was to Phillips buffet. Haven't been there since I worked there 30 years ago this year. I had head even 20 years ago that they weren't as good as they once were. But at $38 including drinks (4 off for early bird), I was willing to give it a try. We parked and walked the upper boardwalk on a gloriously beautiful afternoon for about an hour before the weekend only buffet opened at 3:30pm. For a price similar to ultimate feast at Red lobster with drinks it wasn't bad. Some of it was quite good. Most of the shrimp- steamed and breaded were overcooked. I had my first crawfish and had the rawbar attendant give me a quick lesson on how to peal and eat. The didn't have crab legs but they had small hard shell crabs that didn't have enough seasoning but weren't empty and for crabs I would give them 6.5. Desert bar was included and was small but good. If you have had the buffet at the Bonfire or Embers, it was at least as good if not slightly better. My husband said he wouldn't mind going again next weekend but I am leaning against that. After we did another 5 blocks on the boardwalk to walk off the food and then crossed the highway to walk along the bayside. Outside of Fish tails bar and restaurant, they had Adirondack chairs to watch the boats. There was someone doing SUP with a perfectly still dog on the back riding along. The restaurant had spaces for boats to pull up and was pet friendly so we saw some other cute dogs on the boats.
That brings us to today where are plans including mini golf, a happy hour drink at one of the walk to bars, dinner of pork chops and a walk on the beach at sunset.
