Gregg down under Australia: Seafood Night

Last Night was a first for me. I had Indian Spiced chili sauce Mussels, Un-Cut Green Beans, Sweet Potato mash, Swordfish, Garlic peeled shrimp over rice, and Australian Bugs. These bugs were to explained as very expensive and they only come from Queensland, Australia. They are really like mini mud lobsters. They are between a crawfish and a lobster and are very tasty. The mussels were also different but very tasty. The tails on the bugs were in a sauce with veggies and you cracked the shells and pulled out a lobster-looking meat which was very good. This meal was one of our special nights I guess because they threw all the good stuff at us at once so of course I indulged in it all. This is only the second time we have had swordfish, first time I know of the bugs, and first time for mussels.

The United Nations' Food and Agriculture Organization prefers the name flathead lobster, while the official Australian name is Bay lobster.[2][3] In Australia, it is more widely known as the Moreton Bay bug after Moreton Bay, a location in Queensland.[3]

Just so happened they had seafood night I decided to take pictures. This is a whole shrimp bar in the mess hall

Desert and fruit bar in mess hall available every night. Selection changes every night.

Wet Mess. This was right after work but at night it is packed with workers getting their 4 mid strength beers on.

Another picture of wet mess at Construction Camp. Has Big Flat Screens and out door speakers. There is an inside part with a couple of pool tables but mostly people drink out here. There is approximatly 40 big trash bins for aluminum cans and they fill up every night to give you an idea of how much this island drinks at 2.20$ AUS apeice.

Our little store that's in a small room attached to the foyer to the entrance to the mess hall. It has all your essential bath stuff, cokes, candy, small stuff, etc.

Desert bar and random cold bar.

My meal of the night. Chilli Sauce (indian) Mussels, Fresh Long Green beans, Sweet potato Mash, Garlic Shrimp Peeled over Rice, Bug tails (Moreton Bay bug, AKA Australian flat lobster, AKA, Bay bugs is what they call them).

Ice bcream bin in mess hall. Usually has about 15 to 20 different flavors every night and all day

the only hot bar for the mess hall that I use

Pre Packed meal selection. I took this photo at night so nothing in there but in the morning they usually have last nights leftovers packed in plastic bins as pre-made meals. Usually not too bad if you liked last night's dinner.