Today we were happy to accompany Ruth on Lake Norman for another leisurely cruise. This day we had an additional passenger, Jim, who lives in another very nice house down the street from Ruth’s palatial digs. Jim was a font of additional info about the privileged that live along the shores of this gorgeous lake. He also has a very sweet German Shepherd that I got to play with while the women were doing the real work getting the boat away from the dock.
We are not too imaginative so we went to the Blue Parrot again today. The first time we went here yesterday I got the shrimp plate with seasoned fries and it was fantastic costing about $15. However, Peggy got fish and chips and I noted there was a very generous portion of fish. Today I tried the fish and chips (although I substituted fried plantains for fries) and, again, the food was terrific. The fish and substituted chips were $13 and a great deal. My first venture into plantains turned out well, too, because they were scrumptious.
Jim had to disembark early so we stopped by his dock, dropping him off and heading back out for another journey of exploration. We went past something called Governor’s Island where the houses are even spiffier than the other 12,000 square foot shacks occupied by the slightly less affluent lake edge dwellers. We also felt obliged to stop at the dock of the Port City Club where we went in for some more drinks because lake cruising can make you thirsty. During the trip we also stopped by a place Jim referred to as Heron Island and, sure enough, there was an entire community of big blue herons perching in the trees instead of strolling around the shallows. They look kind of funny in trees with their long wading bird legs gripping bare branches 60 feet up in a tree. Regardless of where they stand, they are magnificent creatures and very handsome.
There are fireflies here. They are terrific to watch. They create little streaks of light in the air just above the ground just before dark. It is magical.
We got pix. To see them, click here