IT'S DIXIE CROSSROADS DAY!

Homewood Suites
Cocoa Beach, Florida
45F, Sunny
Friday, January 5, 2018

The temperature was 42F when we left St. Augustine and TK had three stops planned: Publix for a sale on Diet Pepsi, a Riverboat car wash (the car wash was built like a riverboat-honest), and Staples because he forgot his lanyard/credential holder. His directional skills are over the top! Since Cocoa Beach was not that far from St. Augustine, he decided to drive leisurely along the Atlantic Coast on A1A.

By the time we arrived at our favorite restaurant, Dixie Crossroads, we were starved.

Isn't this a cute photo? It looks like TK fits right in.

Why is Dixie Crossroads so special? First of all, the restaurant runs its own shrimp boats on the Atlantic and that means the shrimp is extra fresh. They also offer many species, including rock shrimp, white shrimp, red shrimp, and brown shrimp. Today our server said the shrimp they were catching was much larger than usual. Even though the parking lot was full of vehicles from all over the nation, this restaurant accommodated us in 15 minutes. After we ordered, our server brought us the corn fritters we love. This is the way I always want to eat my vegetables!

I already ate some corn fritters out of this dish. We finished them.

Our shrimp baskets with fried  medium brown shrimp and my 

favorite coated fries were delivered soon after. 

My shrimp (12). I did not eat all the fries.

I observed that the couple near us did not eat any of their corn fritters--how could that be??  I asked TK to signal them to send their fritters over to our table. He wouldn't do it.  Maybe that was why they were much thinner than I, teehee. Our server knew what I was talking about so she gave us another basket of fritters to go.

Our drive continued uneventfully and we arrived in Cocoa Beach about 3 p.m. Our first stop was Ron Jon's, a two floor shop stocked with beach wear, surf boards, sun lotions, and everything else one needs for the beach or even a cruise. Since I forgot to pack a light jacket, I bought a Ron Jon fleece. Tim wanted to head for Fishlips Waterfront Bar and Grill [http://fishlipswaterfront.com/] to see today's cruise ships leave Port Canaveral. Disney Dream did not disappoint.

TK's photo of the Disney Dream looks like a postcard.  

We could hear the children aboard squealing with joy as the ship passed by. 

TK's Takes: The drive today was much less stressful.