It was a surprise for us, as the island isn't very large and we had not heard or seen any advertising. We were riding our bikes and were drawn to the music and tents. We sampled chili, wings and even dirty rice with crayfish (I did, not Ed). Our entry fee had a "door prize" entry and I always enter. You don't enter...you don't win.
Will be our first piece of artwork for the Lark. We realized we have wall space but nothing personal hung. Project when we get home. :)
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Our day got only more interesting.....
We invited our neighbors, Linda and David, to come to dinner. I planned a crock pot of soup because we were having a cool windy day and seemed like a good idea. And it was.
Soup on in the crock pot, Ed is out birding in the Audubon and I am on the computer. Had stopped at the library and picked up some recent magazines to peruse. Nice quiet afternoon indoors.
Ed has always been comfortable in the outdoors. He was a Boy Scout and a Coastie (USCG) on the great lakes for 4 years. His favorite places: Yellowstone, Brice, Zion, Yosemite and many of our National Parks. He loves to flyfish (catch and release) and hike and bird and take photos. The more remote the better. I drag along and try to be brave. Survival in the great outdoors makes me nervous.
I do know I can always count on him. He is not an alarmist and calm in all adventures. We have crossed paths with bears and gone off into the wilderness in Yellowstone and driven the Road to the Sun in Glacier Nat. Park. Several events that I have been glad to have survived!
When he returned to camp I saw that he was observing a 100 foot pine tree 12' from the Lark. He pulled some bark away and turned and banged on the door. "We are moving the rig.. NOW... don't ask questions, I want to turn the key in 10 minutes." Jeez...
I grabbed Eze into his carrier with ID and went through my procedure to hit the road. 3 slides in, all doors, drawers tightened down. All heavy objects on the floor. Fridge and freezer locked down. Shades open to see the road. Where to put a large crock pot of piping hot soup? In the sink with towel over...one bump underway and I would have potatoes on the ceiling. Ed is busy disconnecting electric, water hose and jumps into the drivers seat. Hello???
Seems said pine tree was cracking and splitting as we sat under it and the wind had come up quickly to 25knots with "gale force" winds. We moved the Lark to another spot, contacted the grounds keepers and helped move our neighbors away from the tree. If that tree had come down we would have been cut in two, our neighbors would have had a very big dent in their Airstream and the third camper with serious scotch and dent.
When park management arrived they immediately cordoned off the area with yellow tape and street fences with warning signs. The tree comes down today, one way or another! The winds were so strong, the Lark got buffeted a few times during the night.
We did have soup dinner after all of the excitement calmed down. I was planning on Potato and Leek soup, however, there were no leeks to be had on or off island.... recipe is below and it is now known as Dauphin Island Crock Pot Potato Soup. Figured we would celebrate St. Patty's Day too...the Irish were good at Potato Soup!
Ingredients:
5 cups water with 1 tbs. condensed chicken broth and 2 dried chicken cubes.
6-7 Medium russet potatoes, peeled and quartered
One large sweet onion sliced thinly (my answer to leeks)
Salt and Pepper
Directions:
Put all ingredients into medium size crock pot. Cook on low setting for 8 hours.
Prior to serving, add 1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley S & P to taste and add about 1/2 cup half and half just for a little creaminess. I smashed 1/2 of the cooked potatoes and left 1/2 whole.
I also sautéed some fresh mushrooms and served them on top of bowl of soup. Was really good! The four of us finished the pot!
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