Been Beachin' It-- Part 4-- The Pit and the Spot

Topsail Beach to Carolina Beach September 28th

Drove over to Snead's Ferry looking for the Pit Stop to play NTN. That took a lot of looking, but, we finally found it behind a laundrymat. Have a Bud while you do your suds. Sounds like an idea to me. Unfortunately, they only had Texas Hold 'Em.

Got out to US-17 and took it to Hampstead and stopped for their annual Spot Festival.

Great story as to how the place got its name. According to legend, George Washington was passing through and the residents decided to have a big shad bake for him. The shad (fish) weren't running and then had to have ham instead. True or not, that's a good story.

Word to organizers. Get someone out there to level off the ground in the parking area. Walk at your own risk.

It cost $2 apiece to get in and there were lots of crafts for inspection. Of course, a lot were of a nautical nature.

It cost $8 for a spot dinner which came with two spots (type of fish with a big spot on its side), fries, hushpuppies, tea, and slaw. Liz and I split a dinner. My cousin had warned that spots have lots of bones. Let me tell you that that is an UNDERSTATEMENT. The boniest fish I ever ate. Not bad once you extricated the little meat from all those bones. I don't think I'll eat spot again, dog or otherwise, but when in spot, do as a spot.

Enjoyed listening to a band doing Beach Music, a coastal favorite, and not you Beach Boys stuff either. The Craig Woolard Band was playing later, but we had other things to do and I've seen them twice already. This is one of the hottest Beach bands around these days.

Wilmington, Here We Come. --RoadDog