Big Rock

Pops & I headed to Beaufort today for a few days getaway. Tomorrow's weather forecast offers hope of good conditions for offshore fishing, so I was very glad when Andrew decided to come join Pops for an attempt to get some mahi-mahi for our summer grills.


The Big Rock Fishing Tournament is taking place this week in Morehead City.

Big Rock Fishing Tournament booklet
I think that Andrew should submit some of his artwork for such a cover!

The area is all a-buzz; and we decided to go witness a Big Rock weigh-in, just for the thrill of it all. Couldn't believe the fish that I saw . . . a tournament record blue marlin was caught this afternoon. 883 lbs! It was a monster! Saw a lot of mahi-mahi and a big tuna, but this rascal was the granddaddy of them all!An article in Our State last month boasted of a restaurant in Morehead City which supposedly has the best lemon meringue pie ever. Capt. Bill's Waterfront Seafood was only about 2 blocks from the Big Rock weigh-in dock, so we decided to go there for dinner. Mmmmm . . . on a scale of 1 - 10; this lemon meringue pie was a definite 12! A distant possibility for an August late night dessert, maybe?!