Tiffany’s Seafood Once upon a time in a land not-so-far away, there was a fabulous seafood restaurant. The land not-so-far was Charlottesville, and the restaurant was Tiffany’s Seafood. Today, there really are no seafood restaurants in town. Some, like Rhett’s, have seafood specials from time to time, and some, like Bonefish off the usual salmon, shrimp, and frozen fish entrees. But there … [Read more...]
Toys of My Life: Mr. Potato Head
Lives there a single child of the 50’s, 60’s and 70’s, who did not get a Mr. Potato Head for Christmas? It was a fun toy, not a very sophisticated toy, but one that was easy to assemble and one that offered a chance for creativity. How often are you allowed to stick a nose where the ears should be? The toy was invented by George Lerner who initially came up with the idea of inserting small, … [Read more...]
A Pretty Nice Buck
They say there are no big bucks on public land. Too much pressure, they say. Hunters on public land kill all the young bucks and they don’t have a chance to grow bug. Mark Faulk, age 22, would disagree. A few weeks back, the young man dropped an 11-point, nontypical deer while hunting public land in Caroline County. Faulk had seen the big deer the year before. He captured three trail camera … [Read more...]
Fish On!
Large bluefin tuna are actively feeding off the Virginia coast, with numerous reports of surface activity in several locations. Most boats are concentrating near the windmills, where the action appears to be most consistent. The water temperature is in the low 50°F range, which is ideal for these highly adaptable fish that thrive in temperatures between 50°F and 60°F. Many of the bluefin being … [Read more...]
Old Man River
As you read this, we are on a Viking Riverboat afloat on the Mississippi. We have cruised the Bahamas and Hawaii and parts of Mexico, but never on a river in the heartland of the United States. But this spring, Nancy said she’d like to do a river cruise and visit New Orleans, so here we are. The Mississippi is a big piece of water. It makes the James River look like a brook trout … [Read more...]
Gate Traffic Controllers
Going on cruises always involves air travel and while the cruises are wonderful, flying is not always a pleasant experience. Everybody knows about Air Traffic Controllers. They are the guys who sit in the towers and try to keep airplanes from running into one another. Most of the time, they get it right. But lesser known are the Gate Traffic Controllers and they are mean bastards. The … [Read more...]
Cruising With Viking
Much of our cruising experience has been aboard Norwegian ships. On our past cruises, we have been joined by anywhere between 2,100 and 5,000 other guests. A river cruise on the Viking Mississippi has a maximum of 386 guests and that makes a huge difference. The 450-foot-long ship was built in America, flies the American flag, and includes only American crew members, all of whom speak fluent … [Read more...]
Life on the Bayou
The State of Louisiana is a sprawling system of bayous. We call them creeks in the east, but there are tens of thousands of interweaving and connecting bayous in the Pelican State and each has a name. While we were in this part of the country, Nancy and I had a chance to explore some of the bayous and it was fascinating. From our first Port-of-Call at Darrow, LA, we went aboard a river craft with … [Read more...]
Life on the Mississippi
Chugging up the Mississippi, we pulled into small town ports at St. Francisville and Natchez where we set our clocks back about 200 years to a time of plantations, cotton fields and the pleasant life before the great Civil War. At St. Francisville, we boarded our bus and visited Rosedown Plantation, Circa 1833, one of the South’s most intact manor homes. The 3,455 acres of Rosedown were formed … [Read more...]
On the Battlefields of Vicksburg
When I think of the Civil War, I think of Chancellorsville, Bull Run and the Jackson’s Valley Campaign. Only until I sailed the Mississippi did I grasp the importance of this mighty river in the War Between the States. Vicksburg was settled on the highest banks along the entire Mississippi. Whoever controlled Vicksburg, controlled the Mississippi and as important as the great river is to … [Read more...]
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