Best of the Trip, Part 3

Posted on May 11, 2009
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Posted by Sierra

Best Meal: Cochon, New Orleans, LA

Best Soup: Tomato soup at Bay Street Deli, Charleston, SC (Sierra), Crabapple pumpkin soup, Museum of the American Indian, Washington, DC (Mom)

Worst Dish: The pig’s feet that Dad had at Bertha’s Kitchen, Charleston, SC (Dad explains in How We Chow)

Best Ice Cream: In Key West at Flamingo Crossing (Mom and Dad), Blue Bell Ice Cream (Sierra)

Number of Key Lime Pies Eaten: 5

Number of Time Zone Crossings: 7

Best Candy: Chaser’s Bourbon balls, Cave City, KY (Mom and Dad), Fudge from Rustler Bob’s, Fredricksburg,TX (Sierra)

Best Dessert: For Sierra, the chocolaty dessert she had at St. Louis Brewery and Bottleworks, St. Louis, MO, see above for Mom and Dad’s

Best Grits: Dad’s garlic grits at Cochon

Best RV-cooked Meal: Mom’s “victory” cheese fondue (prepared by Sierra)

Best Beer: Sexual Chocolate Imperial Stout, Foothills Brewing (Mom), Boulevard Smokestack Two Jokers (Dad)

Best Breakfast: Blue & White, Tunica, MS

Best Sandwich: Po-Boy, Parran’s Po-Boys, Metairie, LA (Dad), Oyster Bacon Sandwich at Cochon (Mom), too many for Sierra

Best Pizza: Rustico, Alexandria, VA

Best Campground with Service: Fort Wilderness at Disney World, Orlando, FL (Sierra), Long Key State Park, Long Key, FL (Mom and Dad)

Best Campground without Service: Cottonwood Campground, Big Bend, TX

Best Campground Moment: When we saw the large pack of 14 or so Javelinas at Cottonwood Campground in Big Bend. (See Close Encounters)

Best Bathrooms: Campground at Hollywood Casino, Robinsonville, MS (Sierra), the ones in Waynesboro, NC (Mom)

Worst Bathrooms: The ones that were locked in Lee-Hi Campground, Lexington, VA

Best Shower: Toby & Amy’s, Alexandria, VA

Best Campground Pool: The big pool at Fort Wilderness

Best National Park: Big Bend

Best Historic Site: Capitol, Washington, DC

Best Monument: Gateway Arch, St. Louis, MO

Best Walking Tour: Savannah, GA

Best Bookstore: Williamsburg Book Exchange, Williamsburg, VA (Sierra), The Book Escape, Baltimore, MD (Mom and Dad)

Best Museum: International Spy Museum, Washington, DC

Best Hike/Walk: Anhinga Trail in the Everglades, FL

Best Drive: Outer Banks, NC

Best Small Town: Key West, FL

Best Small City: Savannah, GA (Mom and Dad), Lake Buena Vista, FL (Sierra)

Best Medium City: New Orleans, LA

Best Large City: Washington, DC

Best Beach: Sanibel Island Beach(es), Sanibel, FL

Best State Park: Hillsborough River State Park, FL

Best Crosswalks: Savannah, GA (They say “Wait. Wait. Wait. Wait,” and then “Crossing King Street. 21 more seconds. 20. 19. 18,” and so on.)

Best Highway Overpasses: New Mexico

Most Bicycle-Friendly State: Florida

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3 Responses to “Best of the Trip, Part 3”

  1. Amy on June 4th, 2009 2:21 am

    Just catching up with The Slow Travelers – and pleased to see our shower made it into the ‘Best of…’ posting! Thanks!
    I’ll be using this to entice more visitors to our house!

  2. Toby on June 4th, 2009 2:42 am

    Our shower says “Thanks… Gurgle, gurgle.”

  3. Bryce on June 14th, 2009 4:43 am

    It looks like you went to a lot of fun places!

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