Does your dog bite?

My all time favorite Peter Sellers/Clouseau clip:While planning my trip to Oak Island and Southport, in the back of my mind I knew there was a Trolly Stop hot dog shop in Southport. However, I figured if my mother and I are in Southport, suggesting Trolly Stop for lunch would have been bad form. Especially when I have one right around the corner that I eat at regularly. Here's my first post on Trolly Stop with a menu included. As we were walking around town trying to decide where to go for lunch, we walked right up on the Southport Trolly Stop.Compare this menu with the one from my earlier post and you'll find a few difference. These two menus are also different from the Trolly Stop in Boone, NC which is way on the other end of the state, over 500 miles away. I haven't looked closely at the menu for the one over on Wrightsville beach, but I'll get there eventually. That one closes during the winter. We couldn't have eaten at Trolly Stop anyway as the line was already spilling out the door when we walked past. We went on to the Ship's Chandler for lunch instead. I accepted that I was so close yet so far away to an American Dog (plus cheese). We did manage to find a lot of delicious goodies for dessert after lunch. Here my mother and I split a fantastic chocolate, marshmallow and walnut snack. It was a bit too big for either of us, so we went half-sies.Once we'd finished our walking tour that afternoon, there was a short pause to let people go find a bathroom and click off a few final pictures. As I was returning to the bus, I stumbled upon this scene right in front of Trolly Stop:Yes, that is very clearly a sign. It's a "Hot Dog" and it's dressed all the way. In the words of the ancient Romans: Carpe Pastillum Botello Fartum! (Well, according to the Vatican that's "Seize The Hot Dog!") I saw there wasn't a line, since the lunch rush was over. I ran in, nabbed a dog to go and went out to scarf it down as the bus loaded up for the trip home. It was messy and it was delicious. It was better dressed, but not nearly as furry as the dog above. It also didn't last long enough for a picture. I can't really think of a better way to wrap up my trip to Southport. I do know I'll be back as Southport is the location to catch the ferry to Bald Island which will most likely be my next lighthouse. Stay tuned!