Singing in the Lifeboat: North Carolina Part 4: The sitcom that never was...Boss Hog and the Ferry

So the first full day was mostly relaxing…we went to church and had a nice supper and watched movies. We were gearing up for the next 2 days.

Well Sunday night, a storm rolls in. A big booming thundery drop rain on everything kind of storm. This was not good news, since our plans for the day included a ride on the ferry…not as pleasant on choppy cold waters. But by noon it had calmed down for the most part, so off we went. On the way, we stopped for lunch at a BBQ place called Boss Hogs.

The nice Boss Hogs' folks. Just noting, there were 4 other black people who opted out of the photo. You will notice the case of food. You will also notice how none of it actually fits into any diet I know of.

Hows that leg Lyni?

I'm thinking that's pork Nicks noshin' on. The sauce was vinegar based. Different, but I liked it.

Jennie and Amelia split a plate. The potatoes you see by Milla's fork were boiled and covered in butter. Tasty.

And Conner discovers hush puppies.I learned something about southern food. All real southern bread had corn in it. They just shape it differently and name it other things to throw you off. And anything worth eating is worth frying.

Paul tried collards. I say Ewwww...he liked them. Although I must say that although they are green, I doubt they have any health value. Yeah, boiling and then pan frying in lard balances out any possibly benefits.

Then it was on to the Ferry.Side note about the ferry. We told the kids we were going, and Ashlyn gets a puzzled look on her face. “Is this anything like the book fair-y that came to our school?” Ah, the English language. Words that sound the same but mean different things. It didn’t help that Alan (the dad) kept saying we were basically going to drive the van onto a giant Tinkerbell and fly across the water.

They though it was cool we just drove onto the boat. Here is the crew, minus yours truly who is holding the camera.