The Navy Ball, October 12, 2019

San Diego Navy Birthday Ball

We attended the San Diego Navy Birthday Ball on Saturday,  October 12, 2019.

It was held at the Manchester Grand Hyatt at Seaport Village, San Diego.

The event was very good. We have been to quite a few Military balls over the years, but this was the first Navy Birthday Ball in San Diego.  

The food was very good. I really enjoyed how the gift was a coaster. It goes perfectly with all of the other wine glasses from other events.

South Carolina BBQ?????

South Carolina Barbeque??????

I honestly, I never knew there was such a thing. 

We were traveling day one, going from Virginia to Georgia. We stopped for BBQ for lunch. 

It was only when we got in the place did we realize that it was South Carolina BBQ, whatever that is. 

Memphis style is known for the sweeter sauce

Kansas City is known for its dry rubs

North Carolina style is known for a vinegar based sauce

Texas BBQ is usually beef

So South Carolina is .................. ?????????????????????

MUSTARD

WHAT?

No, I am not kidding. This is not a joke. These crazy people coat and I mean COAT their meat in MUSTARD. 

It is the weirdest thing I have ever seen. We stopped in SC for lunch and I tell you, my taste buds were going WTF????

They take a pulled pork and smother it in mustard, and then serve it with this thing they call HASH, which is disgusting. 

The first picture is my plate, the roll was on top of the pulled pork. That large serving of SLOP was the "hash". 

I wouldn't feed this crap to my worst enemy. 

The bottom is my husband's brisket. Disgusting. They ruined a nice chunk of meat with mustard. 

Avoid Piggie Park if you have any taste buds or want to keep what you have. 

Navy Gateway Inns and Suites

We started before our move by staying at the Navy Gateway Inns and Suites on Northwest Annex. I realize this isn't a regular hotel, so I can't really review it for traveling purposes, but I wanted to make a few notes about it and attach some pictures anyway. 

Northwest Annex is a super small base, but it is in the same city where we were living. So it seemed to be the best choice. 
But honestly, we chose it because it was a kitchenette room and it had free laundry. So we got to wash up all of our dirty clothes before hitting the road. 

It was nice enough for the two of us, but Navy Gateway Inns and Suites are designed more for single or couples, the room was definitely not designed for a family. 

Overall our stay was just fine, we stayed there after our stuff got packed and loaded while we were waiting to leave. 
My only complaint would be that the rooms with only one bed only had a queen, but again, the NGIS is mostly targeted towards single one person travel situations.