Captain White Seafood City

We got the orders on Saturday evening. Our son called and requested that we go to the DC seafood place to pick up two pounds of pre cooked jumbo lump crab meat - not just any crab meat - Maryland crab meat. We haven’t been to Captain White’s for quite a while - not since the wharf area in DC was transformed. The seafood city is actually a floating conglomeration of seafood “boats” that sell everything and anything. It was always packed and very difficult to find parking. So we left this morning from our new home in northern Virginia not knowing what we would find there. To our surprise it wasn’t overly busy and it was easy enough to find a park mobile space for thirty minutes. I’m not sure how much impact the new development has had on this long-standing institution. We headed over to Captain White’s and were served almost immediately. We got our goods bagged in ice and then took a quick promenade along the wharf. Everything looked worn in the overcast and cold day, but the seagulls were entertaining enough. I know I would never want to live any where near the water, because I don’t particularly like the smell. But this place has transitioned in to another bustling DC neighborhood. We are just glad we are familiar with the city and can find our way around after living on Capitol Hill for thirteen years. Let’s hope the crab meat lasts until tomorrow! 

DC SW Waterfront Construction

We had to go down to SW DC last week to the Register of Deeds. We haven't been in that area of town for awhile. Quite some time ago we went to a play at the Arena Stage, and explored the neighborhood around the Titanic Memorial after a near hurricane. And of course, we visited Captain White's seafood stand several times to pick up barrels of blue crab for our son's get togethers. As is true with every corner of DC these days, significant construction is also underway in this area. There had to be every crane on earth congregated in the huge hole as we passed by the future home of The Wharf. It is planned to open in 2017. My husband sometimes shops at the Safeway there, but it's not a routine stop for us. It is exciting to see all the changes that have and are taking place since we moved here nine years ago. This is one time I'm glad the noise and construction is somewhere else. 

 

East Potomac Park, Grille, Golfing, Fishing, Picnicking, Biking, Living - Everything

Every once in a while we take a side trip through Potomac Park on our way home to Capitol Hill. We haven't typically been there on a Friday or at this time of year. The place was teeming with activity. From the minute we entered the park, the golf courses were filled with carts and golfers on foot. The fishermen were out in full swing....some appeared to be more interested in enjoying the beautiful day than catching a fish. Both on the Anacostia side and Potomac side there were boats heading to and from the city center. Bikers, joggers, walkers, and skaters were in plain view trying to avoid the stream of buses that were touring through. It looked like a year end school picnic taking up considerable space near Hains Point. In between is a restaurant called the Grille, and near it was a bath house, pool, and mini golf course. The restaurant is open for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. From that vantage point is the Washington Monument on one end and the Titanic Memorial on the other, near the place where the Lincoln conspirators were hanged. When we crossed over to the other side to SW Washington, the huge Wharf redevelopment is in progress. The construction activity must have affected the fish market places along the water. It was hard enough to find parking without it. It is here where one can get charter yacht service and other water faring rentals. It seems wherever you go in this town there is construction underway. My husband always says we will miss it when - and if - we leave. I'm not so sure.