Darien is about 30 minutes north of Brunswick, Georgia and the main source of income is from the shrimp fleet. There is an annual festival “The Blessing of the Fleet” and it runs for about 4 days. There is a parade, rides for the kids, vendors, food and Art in the Park which was wonderful. There were many artists whose medium is photography and I bought several photos for the trailer. On the Sunday the fleet lines up and one at a time the boat motors up to a staging area and a local minister offers a blessing. Some of the blessings were quiet and dignified and others where very loud and long. After I had heard four blessings I headed back to the truck. If you have heard one blessing, you’ve heard them all.
It was a great two days in a very close knit community. One of the large shrimp boats had suffered a devastating fire the year before and the town pitched in to help the owners get the boat ready for this years shrimp season.
The shrimp are very good but nothing like the west coast shrimp.
I was headed to Darien one late afternoon and there had been an accident involving a young (30’s) couple from Ontario being hit from behind by a mini van. Their car was totalled and the other driver was so drunk she couldn’t pass sobriety the test being performed by a state trooper. I took the couple to the hospital (just a precaution) and got them to a motel near the RV Park where I was staying. Took them to town for some items they needed and to the wrecking yard to get more pictures and license plates. They got everything worked out with the woman’s insurance company and headed off for Ontario 4 days later.
It was a great two days in a very close knit community. One of the large shrimp boats had suffered a devastating fire the year before and the town pitched in to help the owners get the boat ready for this years shrimp season.
The shrimp are very good but nothing like the west coast shrimp.
I was headed to Darien one late afternoon and there had been an accident involving a young (30’s) couple from Ontario being hit from behind by a mini van. Their car was totalled and the other driver was so drunk she couldn’t pass sobriety the test being performed by a state trooper. I took the couple to the hospital (just a precaution) and got them to a motel near the RV Park where I was staying. Took them to town for some items they needed and to the wrecking yard to get more pictures and license plates. They got everything worked out with the woman’s insurance company and headed off for Ontario 4 days later.
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