One last marsh walk and then…
Larbs and I made our way West, first on a boat, then in a car, followed by a stop along the Cape Fear for lunch. Larbs gave me the good bed in our suite in exchange for me treating her to lunch, which I was more than happy to do!
We went to The Pilot House, which has been a family beach lunch spot for over 20 years. It’s right on the river and has an awesome menu. I can’t get over how inexpensive the dishes were! $9.95 for shrimp and grits and all the great Southern favorites.
We also sat next to a group of four ladies who had just come from church. They were so Southern in their conversation and accents – makes me miss North Carolina! I still consider Virginia part of the South, but Charlottesville is just not the same.
Our lunch began with a beautiful basket for cornbread muffins and a biscuit, which we split.
We ended up getting the same thing for lunch – the Cornmeal-Dusted Fried Green Tomato with Goat Cheese Salad – plus fried oysters for me and shrimp for Larbs.
This was SOOO good! Loved the sherry dressing, the fried pieces and the healthy underbits. The perfect blend of friend seafood basket and salad!
I’ve just reached the halfway point – Durham – where we’re welcoming Larbs’s Matt home from 13 days in India on a business trip. Then I’m off again on the last leg of my journey with my Matt at the end!
Intended car snacks which I will choose from should hunger arise: wheat thins, apple, banana + AB, hard boiled egg (which I should peel before I hit the road!) and trail mix.
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Yellow is a great color on you!
Your shirt is adorable! Love it!
Lunch sounded lovely. Be safe coming home. Thanks for sharing all the pics and fun times you had.
That fried seafood salad looks incredible!!! I would have order the same thing.
Haha NC is definitely more “Southern” than Charlottesville, but I still think it’s pretty southern being from Kansas City! And that meal looks amazing! You can’t go wrong with southern food.
What a gourmet lunch! Wish I went to more restaurants that offered cornbread in their bread baskets. MMM.
Wow..those are throwback prices! You don’t see those in SoCal
Love the yellow top on you…great color on you!
Aw, but I looove Virginia accents! My mom’s whole family is from Georgia and I went to college in South Carolina (Spartanburg, actually!
), but I love the Virginia accent. Of course, I’m a Yankee, so what do I know 
Regular wheat thins or reduced fat?
Regular…
Charlottesville has people from so many different places, I think the Southern flavor is diluted. Try Richmond or Norfolk — you’ll be in the South. Safe travels.
cornbread and biscuits- I would love to start a meal with those!
I miss the Southern accents sometimes. Even in Georgia you don’t get much of them. It seems like North and South Carolina really are the states that carry that on. Have a safe trip home Kath.
i was thinking the same exact thing as the commenter above…you look so pretty in that yellow color!
Love your snack pack at the bottom, so very well equipped!
Awesome sister time – how wonderful that you had this weekend with just the original 4.
Love that you remember that’s our “name”
I always want to take a hard-boiled eggs with me on plane rides – such a great source of nutrition! But I’m afraid that they will leave a horrible smell for the people around me. How do you prevent that?
Eat it in 2 bites.
Ha ha this made me laugh- exactly what I do when I bring boiled eggs to work for lunch….gobble them up before my coworkers spot it’s me
I live in Wilmington and go to Bald Head several times a year with my family. My niece and Hub. have a quarter share home there. LOVE IT!!! Love riding bikes there. Also going out in the golf cart at night looking for night wildlife is fun too.(Deer,raccon, bats, alligators, sea turtles during the season) We love the Pilot House . Have you also tried Elijahs- next door? It is great too. There are So many fun places downtown now in Wilmington. Glad you had fun. Love your blog. I have started buying from GH in Wilmington due to you guys.
We ate at Elijah’s in this old post! http://www.katheats.com/sea-ya-later-bald-head
Also a favorite.
Where’s your family’s house?!
That lunch looks AMAZING!!! I am a total sucker for cornbread, I could totally eat it everyday and never get sick of it!
That salad looks incredible!
Oooo… I want your salad! Delish!
I LOVE THE PILOT HOUSE!!! My husband and I got married on Kure Beach and honeymooned in Wilmington. We had our rehearsal dinner at The Pilot House and it was fantastic. So jealous you were there, my heart is in Wilmington!!
I’ve been watching reruns of Dawson’s Creek (ugh, I know, I know) and your little weekend get away is a perfect parallel!
Loved DC
The cast used to live in lofts right downtown!
Kath, you look fantastic! I hope you are enjoying your trip!
You look pretty in yellow
It makes you “glow” even more 
I am sure that you and Matt really miss each other after a few days away–absence makes the heart <3 grow fonder
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All the food looks fantastic — the snacks especially! Must say something about where I am at the moment
I love road trips!!!
Love the wide band flip flops, are those reef? I’ve got to get me some of those….
They’re actually GAP ones I’ve had for about 10 years! It will be sad when they die out
Good combo of travel snacks!
That yellow top is so springy and a great color on you!