recovery

Wow !!
What a weekend. It started to get hectic around midday Sat. and continued to build. Koi picked up the pig in the AM. It was still warm when he got back to the dock. We hung it up to finish bleeding out, then filled him with marinade and packed him in ice. I converted a table into a beer tap and Bryon went out for the keg. All seemed in order.
Sunday dawned and everyone got really busy. We set up the rest of the tables, put up a big tent, and made a few ice runs. we had 7 coolers filled with beer, soda, and ice. Mostly ice. I picked up 280# myself and everyone was required to bring ice. The keg was tapped early, (we needed our refreshment) the pig went in the china box at around 11.30 and the party was on.
Our flier said noon till. Well they started arriving at 11.30 and kept comming till well after dark. At one time I took a casual head count and came up with 65.
The food was terrific. We had such a variety , it was amazing. Diane showed up with a bushel of steamers so we melted some butter and steamed. Koi and Bryon took the little boat loaded up the dogs and a cooler and went across the river for a bushel of oysters. Life was good. The pig came out about 3.30 and was promptly chopped into little pieces. The feast was on.
We got a little rain late in the afternoon, not hard nor long lasting and it didn't dampen the party in the least.
We had a great time hollering at all the boats that had the audacity to pass by without displaying an American flag.
I promised pictures and will post them as soon as I get them downloaded. I'm not the swiftest when it comes to those sort of things. More to follow.
Capt Bob