Deltaville According to the Brat Child

So, I was having a brain fart about what I should blog about, so I did what every smart person would do-

 I asked the 8 year old. 

What should I write about Deltaville tonight?

His response:

Well, there used to be pirates around Deltaville.

There used to be a lot of beaches and islands.  

This one island went under water and never came back up.  

 It has couple of bridges too. 

You can ride boats there

and you can buy a lot of oysters and crabs 

but there aren't a lot of McDonald's.  

There really isn't.  

I think that's kinda weird.

So there you have it. 

Avast ye Mateys!

The Brat Child loves pirates

Arrrgh! I be usin' me finger as me hook!

 So when Poppy was working on the boat in dry dock, the Brat Child decided to don his new patch and skull and bone bracelet and play around.

 His pirate accessories were purchased at a local store called Nauti Nells, aka, 'The Pirate Store'.  Each time we stop, the lady who works there recognizes the Brat Child and 

always lets him know if they've gotten any new piratey items in.

Arrrgh! Give me yer booty!

 

  And while these photos were from 3 years ago, rest assured he still occasionally dresses in pirate garb.

Art & Seafood Fest

This past October, I went to the Holly Point Nature Center's Art & Seafood Fest in Deltaville. Honestly, what prompted me to go was the promise of a living history group know as Blackbeard's Pirates. The Brat Child is a pirate fanatic.

Black..err.. Whitebeard

The Brat Child joining the pirate ranks

Working on sword play-
because BC needs to know the proper way to work a sword.

Even Midge got into the action

 My mother and I were pleasantly surprised at the number of vendors and at the quality of their wares.  It was a warm but not hot day, and though it was well attended, the set up gave plenty of room to walk around and browse.  I purchased a nice flounder wineglass and some character inspired ice cream.  I also found a very cool iron flying pig key or business card holder (everyone needs one). 

Mom bought a parrot wineglass. 

There were pony rides, interesting things made from metal and a train display (BC is also a huge train fanatic).

The pierwalk was also open.

Restored F.D. Crockett

Bow of the Explorer-
replica of Capt. John Smith's boat

It was a gorgeous day and one of the best weekends I've had. 

Can't wait to go again in 2011.

I need some more flounder glasses.