Dinner Near the Mighty Mississippi

It is just too hot to cook outside, and it being near the end of the trip, we're low on supplies.  So I checked TripAdvisor to find a place to eat nearby. 

I found the Blue Cat Brew Pub in Rock Island and the menu looked good.  Once the kids were back from the pool and cleaned up, we went in search of Rock Island and the brew pub,  From what I can see, Rock Island is named because of it's geographic location - it's surrounded by water. It sits on the Mississippi River, and other rivers run around it.

The Blue Cat Brew Pub was a good choice.  They make their own beer and the food is good too.  Jeff got the blackened catfish with spicy pasta alfredo, and I had an Iowa pork chop with mashed potatoes and apples.  The apples weren't too sweet, and were seved mashed as a garnish with the pork chop.  Both were delicious.

Henry went for the hamburger and Ruth got a chicken caesar salad. Both kids lobbied for dessert, so we shared a warm apple crisp and a Mississippi Mud Pie.  Both were also very good.



After dinner, even though it was still ungodly hot and humid, we walked to the Mississippi riverfront because, well, we had to.  It's not often that one finds themself alongside one of the country's most famous rivers, so when you have the opportunity, you just have to do it.



Statue of the Blues Brothers in
downtown Rock Island, IL



We stayed a short time, watching the river and looking out to Iowa on the other side.  Then it was back to the car before we all melted.

We drove around downtown Rock Island to head back to the campground.  It's a cute little main street area, but you can tell it has suffered since it's heyday.