The OC

This past weekend Christopher and I enjoyed a weekend away in Ocean City, Maryland (perhaps this is the original OC?). After being away in Dallas for a week at a trade show it was a nice treat for the both of us. The weather was great, highs between 63 and 72. We managed to get in 2.5 rounds of golf Friday - Sunday before the rain across the entire eastern seaboard rolled in.

Ocean City has a great boardwalk - similar to Virginia Beach. A long wide boardwalk made out of actual planks of wood (not concrete) that you would see on TV. And similar to Virginia beach there is several hundred yards of beautiful sand between the boardwalk and the water. They must work really hard maintaining this beach, because it is definitely not natural. According to Wikipedia, the beach restoration programs were started in 2002 in the OC. They haul in tons and tons of sand from offshore and bring it up onto the beach. This is how the fine soft sand ends up all along the beach instead of only along the water's edge. Great for sunbathing! I can only imagine how packed this beach is during spring break and the summer!

On Saturday after golf we gorged ourselves on all the junk food the Ocean City boardwalk had to offer. Caramel corn from Fisher's Popcorn, boardwalk fries from Thrasher's French Fries, fresh squeezed lemonade... it was fabulous!

One of the other culinary treats that the OC has to offer is steamed crab. Even though November isn't in crab season, many of the Ocean City establishments still offer steamed crab imported from other waters. My crab fest (Christopher isn't really into eating crustaceans with his hands - but I love it!) took place at Bahama Mama's. Their crabs arrived at our Kraft paper-covered table steaming hot, thickly coated in a salty-spicy crab seasoning that went perfectly with a cold beer. A trip to OC is not complete without crab, and Bahama Mama's is a true gem! Forget all those 100+ item all-you-can-eat joints, this place is where you want to go (and during crab season they do offer an all-you-can-eat option that includes several sides & BBQ chicken along with their yummy crabs).