I have been putting off writing my blogs knowing that I
would be going on a cruise and have a lot more interesting things that I have
dined on. I hope it was worth the wait. I tried to keep track of all I had to
eat over our 7 day adventure out at sea.
Our travels began pretty basic but wonderfully, we started
the night before at the Waffle House. When in doubt and you don't know where to
go to eat, there is a Waffle House on every corner down in the south. Great
breakfast food, but sometimes not the greatest service. Once I figured out that
the object protruding out of the waitress's mouth was a piercing and not the
sausage link she was probably just sucking on, I was able to enjoy my meal of
a waffle, scramble eggs and of course hash browns smothered. Normally I get them
smothered and covered but I didn't want to eat too much before the trip. For
the northern folk who may not have a clue to what I am talking about, you just
need to just trust me when I say it’s good Ya'll.
We then proceeded to drive the next morning on our 6 hour
trek to our port. For lunch we stop by the Golden Arches. That's right
Mc-a-Dees...McDonalds. We wanted one last true all American meal before we set
sail around the Mexican border. Hamburgers and fries, need I say more.
Once we made it to our hotel, where we were going to stay
overnight before leaving, it was dinner time. Too tired to venture out into the
unknown city we were in (Tampa), we opted to order in. While we were deciding
what would not break our bank on the room service menu, God sent a messenger to
us. Under the door slides a take-out menu to a local Italian
restaurant...Hallelujah. The place was called DiNapoli Pizzeria; we had
ravioli, manicotti, salad, and bread. It was like having a little Italy in or
hotel room. Nothing like gorging yourself on bread and pasta stuffed with
cheese before bed. I think I fell asleep with a fork in my mouth. The vacation
started off well, but stay tuned for the rest of our ingestion ocean
adventure.....
Also find out more about our cruise at When Life Gets in the
Way....www.when-life.blogspot.com
