We literally live a few yards from the ocean. You would think that would me that have a plethora of seafood restaurants. That, however, is not the case. In Riverside, our tiny town, we have a pizza place, Dunkin Donuts, and liquor store on every corner. Nicholas and I both love seafood, but despite living near the ocean, we haven't found that it is any cheaper here than it was in Texas, especially if you do not want fried seafood (which I do not). We can, however, go to the fish market and get nice fresh seafood at a pretty reasonable price.
That being said, it is always nice to have visitors that want seafood as often as possible during their visit. Here enter the Aunts. We had some kind of seafood with just about every meal while they were here. One day we went to The Lobster Pot in Bristol, RI. It is located right on the water, and we were able to sit on the patio and enjoy the patio menu. Nicholas had clams with pasta; I had lobster bisque and seared tuna/scallops; Aunt Sharon had baked scallops, and Aunt Judy had the best crab cakes ever!
On their last day here, we had a seafood extravaganza. Nicholas took them to the local fish market where they brought how goodies for day. We had steamed lobster, clam chowder, and crab cakes for lunch, sitting around our dining room table.
For dinner, we invited ourselves over to the Eide's to use their fire pit and had a clam bake with littleneck clams and mussels.
Mini-Liz was very helpful in preparing the clams and even tried some!
We also took a little trip to "Secret Beach." It is called Secret Beach by our 4 year old friend, Tater, because you have to walk down some steps to get to the beach. The Aunts walked around in the water, and Nicholas searched for shells.
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