Fried Green Tomatos!

Well folks, if you're EVER in the Vicksburg area you MUST stop at Rusty's Riverfront Grill. I found this restaurant on the internet and it had a five-star rating from someone who said they will always visit this place if they are going through. So Cameron and I tried it out.

We started with fried green tomatos as our appetizer. WOW! It was an experience Cameron and I have never had before and we were both amazed at the fried green goodness of it all. They were topped with Holondaize (sp) sauce and crab meat. Pictures are included for you visual learners.

I ordered a boring chicken salad and Cameron ordered shrimp and crab au gratin. Cameron's entree was piping hot and full of deliciousness.

Since we tend to order regional specialties that are named after the places they were born, we had to surrender all inhibitions of dieting and go with the Mississippi Mud Cake for dessert. The darn thing was so good, we swore it was an actual living creature. There were so many flavors in it that our bodies nearly rejected it. We couldn't finish it, needless to say. And it's sitting out in the car, most likely conspiring to steal our transportation and drive itself back to the Muddy Mississip where it came from. By the morning it will have already grown its arms back and will have fenegled it's way out of the doggie bag.

Unfortunately, the weather prevented us from taking the Mississippi River Sunset Cruise on the Sweet Olive. It was ok. Cameron and I were nearly crippled by the amount of food we ate at Rusty's. So we went up the street to a bar called the Warehouse Sports Bar. I played some bar computer games while Cameron got to watch some basketball. It was dead so we got a chance to relax a bit.

Looking back on the events of the day, I mentioned to Cameron how it seemed, at times, that we were the only ones in town. There were times at the Military Park when we were the only people around. The restaurant was packed but when we drove around downtown after dinner, hardly anyone was on the road. It was very relaxing.

Now we're planning on attending a church service here in Vicksburg tomorrow morning. And, for the rest of the night, we will play Farkle and cards and watch a Netflix instant movie on the laptop.

Thanks for reading. I hope you're enjoying this as much as we are. It's fun to know that people are "taking the trip with us." Love, Ashley, Cameron and Cinder