to not knowing what to expect. Eric and Grace led us through the backstreets to the lakeshore restaurant, of which I do not know the name...not sure it had one. We walked inside and there were tanks after tanks of varying sea creatures and upstairs to our own private dining room with a balcony overlooking the lake. When asked if I wanted a drink I tried to order a white wine, but what I received was probably the chinese version of moonshine. I took one swig and thought my lungs were going to burst into flames. Needless to say, I switched to good ol' beer.As the plates were brought out and placed in front of us I worried that the girls were going to start gagging or make some other unpleasant faces. Little fish, "bird" (WHOLE bird, which you can clearly see if you click on the picture of the meal below...when we went outside, Eric pointed to a beautiful little egret and said "bird we ate!" ACKKKK!!!), hard-boiled duck eggs, "meat", and vegetables made up the first course. A large white fish, complete with head intact and whole catfish made up the next course. It is said that the one who eats the tail manages boats well; the one who eats the body is a good swimmer, and the one who eats the head is smart. We watched with mouths agape as Grace ate the head. She popped that eyeball right out and chomped down on it. It was all I could do to keep from barfing right there. The girls remained pretty cool, but I guess it could have been shock. The final course was crab.
The lake is well known for delicious crab and we were not disappointed. We all enjoyed the little critters, even Sarah.
The second part of our adventure was a boat ride. This was no pontoon ride on Keowee, but rather a jaunt with a local fisherman on his...vessel. These type of adventures can never be planned ahead, we just kind of stumbled upon it with the help of Eric's friend, Joe. He set
up the ride for us. No tourist attraction by any means but rather exactly how I want the girls to experience China.
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