Ortega River Marina
“Sometimes you will never know the value of a moment until it becomes a memory.” —Dr. Seuss
We've been in Jacksonville for a week staying busy visiting with friends, meeting new friends, working on the boat and eating.
Our local friends, Barbara and David, told us about a great place to eat. Definitely not a fancy place, but the food was outstanding. Southern Charm is a down home joint run by a local character and chef that personally greets each guest as they enter his little diner. The place is only open a few hours each day for lunch and then again a few hours for dinner. Friday was his shrimp and fish buffet. Along with the main course we had some of the best sides I've ever eaten...mac and cheese, potato salad, coleslaw, collard greens, fried green tomatoes, cheesy grits and cinnamon rolls. Art "Cracker" does all the cooking, he hollers "shrimp up" or "fish up" when each batch is done and his staff brings plates of fresh food to your table as long as you want to keep eating. We were as full as two little ticks when we left.
One of the things we've always enjoyed in Jacksonville is the Riverside Arts Market...a nice combination of farm fresh items, crafts, music and food. It's located near a neighbor called Five Points under the I95 bridge. Today was a beautiful day to spend at the market, along with the normal vendors the market was hosting a chili cook off. There were twenty five booths filled with free samples of chili and cornbread with all the fixings. The sample cups looked small, but after tasting every contestant's chili, a few pieces of cornbread and a couple of cookies for dessert we were stuffed.
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