PSPS01E08 DeenFamilyVacation StudioLabs

Hey y'all, I'm Paula Deen, and I've got the adventure of a lifetime to share with ya

You know, it's been 18 years since our last family trip, and we're fixin' to change that on the magical island of St. Lucia

You're hungry, ain't ya? Start! Y'all just won't believe the fun, the views, and especially, especially the flavors we found in this Caribbean paradise

All I need's a straw. Come on, y'all. It's the Dean family vacation, and we're heading to St. Lucia for some Caribbean sun food and adventure

Don't miss out. We took a four-and-a-half-hour flight from Atlanta and arrived in paradise

St. Lucia is just 27 miles long and 14 miles wide and gorgeous from one end to the other

We've spent every waking moment for 18 years working as hard as we can to build our business

And we never take any time to kind of celebrate together as a family. It was Brooke, my daughter-in-law, Jack, my grandson, Jamie, Bobby, and Michael's daughter, Michelle

It's lush and green, and it's a little underdeveloped, and that's what we wanted, was to feel like we were really, really away

St. Lucia is one of the most beautiful spots I've ever been. My wife and I honeymoon there

My brother's been there. You've got mountains. You've got beautiful reefs and great food

Something for everybody. Oh, gosh, we had the best driver, and he knew the island like the back of his hand

The island changed hands 14 times. Seven times French, seven times British

As a result of this, we speak Creole, which is our dialect

It's broken French. So if you want to call your husband darling, you say doo-doo

That'll work out just perfect. That's normally what I call him. How you doing, Dudu

I think it was one of the prettiest places I've ever been to. One side was emerald green

The other side was crystal blue, and the mountains were just marvelous

Soufra means sulfur. This is the volcano. Right now where we are, we are in the crater

It's about seven miles wide. Wow. Now, these mountains here are the pitons

Pitons meaning spikes. They're the landmarks of St. Lucia. Oh, and look at my little Jack

It's our first vacation together. Our first family vacation. He says he's hungry

So what's wrong with that? Little Jack wasn't the only one, y'all. So I asked our driver, Ben, you know, where he'd grab a snack

Well, sure enough, he took us to a beautiful spot with a delicious local delicacy

Kasava bread. We met the owner. Her name was Miss Joan. How are you, dear

I'm okay on you. Is your bread as good as my biscuits? I think so

You think so? Just like us. We all learned that cassava is a root

She and her family grew it right outside the bakery. Miss Joan compared this cassava to what we think of as a yam or a sweet potato here in our country

It's good for everybody. Is it fattening? It's more better than the white bread we're eating

Is it not heavy? It's not heavy? No. It's a fat egg? It's good

You have no butter, no egg, no baking powder. Say what? No butter

No. It's quite a process to make this bread. She peels it

It's got to be ground down, almost like pulverized. Then she's got a great big kettle over a fire

And you constantly stir it because you've got to dry out this cassava

Come on, do a try. Come on, do a try. It looks too much like mopping. I don't like to mop

By the time you wind up with a product to make, the cassava bread

it's almost like a cross between our cornmeal and flour. Once dried, she adds nutmeg, cinnamon, and fresh coconut

Look at this, y'all. Look at that beautiful fresh coconut. We added sugar, candied cherries from a local market, raisins, and a wonderful surprise

That is cherry essence. Cherry essence. You just put it in the cassava

It smells like out of this world. When we finish. That smell is unbelievable, y'all

It smells like a cherry sundae. Lettuce. Fabulous. We made balls of the mixture and then flattened, and we shaped them on a banana leaf

Oh, okay. I'm not as good at spinning as you are. You're good

You're good. Look how beautiful. You got you doing? After she would get the batter added out, she would set it over a very even fire

It would just dry out and cook. And don't forget the butter

No, no butter. Michael, I've got some butter out there in the cooler

No butter. You can't imagine being able to make a bread in as many flavors as Miss Joan had done

There was everything from sweet to savory. I don't think it needs butter

It's like a big newton. There was a salt fish. Tuna. Banana

Cherry plain. And chocolate. The family went nuts over the tuna. Tuna fish

That's a new call. Couldn't believe how much flavor these things had

I could eat that for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. That's a flavor that I've never had before, and all the spices, and it just tasted like the Caribbean

Miss Joan. Hug me, honey. Thank you so much. Yes, I appreciate it

It was wonderful. Later on, y'all, we're heading to the rainforest for some out-of-this-world adventure

I hate y'all! But up next, come with me to taste the best sweet and savory treats of St. Lucia

You sure you ain't from Georgia, girl? No, I'm from St. Lucia

On St. Lucia, y'all, there's something new and wonderful to find around every corner

I was really, really interested, you know, in finding the foods of St. Lucia and the things that grow there

So the thing I wanted to do was find out about the cocoa plantations

There was a nice lady there named Cornelia that took us through the steps of the cocoa beans

And right here, this is the cocoa pot. I going to crack it open so you can see what the beans look like inside and tell you what we make with our cocoa beans on this plantation Then I gonna open it it This is what you get inside white and slimy beans or jungle M

You can grab one, suck over it, but when you suck in place, you kind of bat into the bean or swallow

Oh, you can suck. Because the inside is bitter. Mmm. So it has like a fruity taste. Yeah

It's like chocolate at all. It's good. It's good. And after you're done, you threw it out

It reminded me of the way a melon would taste, and it was gooey like a marshmallow. No, no, it's good

Chocolate in its raw form was not very appealing looking in the pod

but I tasted it, and it's really a nice fruit. So I was thinking, oh, yeah, I can see how this is going to be great

Looks like the inside of a chicken, but it tastes good. How did they know to take this slimy bean and make chocolate from it or cocoa

There must have been some smart folks is all I got to say. The cocoa beans dry on big trays that slide in if it rains and out when the St. Lucian sun is shining

When they sell the beans whole, traditionally they polish them to make them look real pretty

They don't polish these beans with their hands, y'all. They do the cocoa dance

Look at that. And don't worry, the beans get clean before hitting the shelves

I want to do it. You want to do it? I do want to do it

You think I could do it without getting messed up? I think so. Bobby, why don't you do it

No, I'd like to see you do it. I so want to do that

I'm not surprised one bit when I looked up and my mom was dancing on Cocoa Beans

That's typical mom. She wants to do everything. She's lucky she didn't break her neck

It was pretty slippery in there. Oh, God! I'm on fire. How do you do it

You can't push. You got it? All right, here we go. Yeah, here we go

Over here, let's have it. Whoa, whoa, whoa. All right, I'm moving

Let's do it the other way. I'll never eat another piece of chocolate without thinking about Mama's feeding

More commonly, they sell the roasted mashed up beans in a paste form

They make what we call a cocoa stick, and it's 100% pure, unsweetened cocoa

You want to try these bits up? Sure. Yeah. Anybody else? Why'd you do that, son

Told me to. She said just taste. She didn't say eat a spoonful

It was like eating a mouthful of coffee beans. Wasn't my favorite thing

Is it good, Bobby? I'm trying to be. St. Lucia really is a food lover's paradise, y'all

If you're not touring cocoa plantations, then you're passing by lush banana fields

We made our way back to the hotel, and I took the opportunity to visit a woman our driver had told me about

She was down on the beach cooking up some barbecue chicken, and he said I really, really shouldn't miss it

Do I smell something cooking? Yes, you're smelling something good. What are you cooking

Barbecue chicken? Oh. You know, there ain't never been a chicken that got away from old Paula

Oh, my gracious. She didn't have a lot of fancy equipment. She had a regular just charcoal grill set up on the beach

Oh, what service, Marjorie. Ah! Oh, my goodness. Now, what is that you put on that chicken

Barbecue sauce with mixed vegetables. with rice, fried plantain, fried, and salad and lentils peas

Mmm, and it's still hot. What a surprise. The chicken was delicious

It was kind of a sweet and hot... You sure you ain't from Georgia, girl

No, I'm from San Lausanne. Sitting down on that picnic table on the beach

was rather intoxicating, I have to say. And while I was sitting there enjoying my meal

there was this man, and he is climbing up that coconut tree. Uh-oh

His hat about hit the barbecue grill. You lost your hat

Are you fixing to pick you a coconut? I'll pick one. Now how long have you been climbing coconut trees

I've been climbing coconut trees for 40 years. 40 years? No wonder you do it so well

He cuts the green coconut and lets me taste the milk out of it

All I need is a straw. That's a dry one. That's a dry coconut

That's a dry coconut and this is the young one. So about three more months, this one you have will be like this one

The young coconut juice, y'all, was light, almost like water. But the mature one, oh, it was rich and sweet with a really authentic coconut taste

This is much better than that. Thank you so much. You're welcome, my friend

Thanks very much. This has been unbelievable. Thank you. Y'all, later on, we've got some deep-sea adventures that's gonna have you in stitches

But up next... If you think holding on to a man's waist, being drug through the sea as a kite surfer

I'm a champion. I'm a champion. You know you're not in Savannah anymore, don't you

Oh, I'm telling you. It's gorgeous. Aren't y'all glad to finally be getting some vacation time away from work and the restaurant

I have enjoyed being with y'all so much. It's awesome. Where did Brooke and Jack take off to

Jack's tired. He needed some time more. Oh, so they're in the room? We wanted Mom to go see some beautiful blue water, which she had not seen before

They were so ready to get to that beach. Surprise. We're going kite surfing

What you mean, we? We're going to get a big kite. Who is we? We is the we

The we. The we that is right here. We, we. Michael and I knew dadgum good and well

We were not up for that. You know what I see right through there

A restaurant. It's a restaurant. I'll escort you. Yeah, there you go

So we left the kids to their kite surfing, and off Michael and I go to the reef restaurant

I'm telling you what, just being around the water, you know, makes me hungry

Everything makes me hungry. Everything makes me hungry, too. Hello. Hello. How are you

Thank you Well we get up there and great time of day You know all this local cuisine that I didn have a clue what it was Now what is that roti or whatever that is over there

We have a veggie roti and a seafood roti. I said it right, roti

Yeah, it's a roti. What is that? Different seafood with carrots and vegetables, beans, and it's wrapped up in a pastry shell

That sounds wonderful. Let's try one of those. What do you have that is local

We have salt, fish, and mix. Who? The salt fish. Salt fish is a salt fish called fish

It comes with bones, but then we boil it up, take out the bones, and then stew it in the local seasoning

And what are the bakes? A baked potato? No, it's a pastry like a bread

And then instead of baking it, we fry it. You shut up, girl

I think we hit pay dirt on that one. This is going to be awesome

Are you excited? Hey, how you doing? Hey, man, what's happening? Dude, we're here to go kite surf

Come to the place. All right. Definitely come to the place. You guys ready to go for it now? Yeah. Perfect

All right. What we're going to do, we'll go out with a little kite and we'll have a quick train with it. Okay. Then we'll get you straight suited and booted and we'll get you around the water

Pretty strong wind here. Can we help you? There's a training kite on the beach, you know, sort of a small training kite and you

sort of get a little confidence about yourself with that. You come down, Dave

If anything ever goes wrong, you bring the kite straight up to that 12-a-clock position

like it is now. Okay. and everything just stops. Everything's nice and safe

and you stop moving and everything. If anything goes wrong. What could possibly go wrong

Nothing can go wrong. It's pretty technical, because you have to learn to get the kite up

Then you can't cross your lines. Oh, pull it out, pull it out, pull it out. You got it, you got it, you got it

Pull it out, pull it out. And then once all this happens, you have to somehow put two feet into a board

and then figure out how not to be drugged to South America

Take that. No, it's not okay, is it? I'm sorry. That's all right

So if something goes wrong, that would be what happened. That's what happened. Here comes our food

Oh, good. Okay, here we go. Lunch is ready. That didn't take long

Saltfish and Bix was having saltfish. I think I'll have the saltfish. And then still pretty

Thank you, ma'am. It was very, very interesting. Let me tell you, the bake was like a fried biscuit

Michael. Is it delicious? It tastes like my mama's donuts. Let me try the salt fish

That's salt fish, huh? Mm-hmm. This is like, Michael, they have just deep fried a biscuit

That's good. It's got like seaweed in it. Try that. So this is a seafood... Roti. Roti

Seafood roti was good. Kind of like a pot pie almost with seafood in it

Oh my gosh, that's yummy. Seafood roti was almost like a stew

It had been stewed down with potatoes and vegetables. I like this better than that

That's very hot. That's good. It was great fun to sit out there on this beautiful beach

and enjoy this delicious food. So you've got your rash vest on

We're ready to hit the water. Just going to wish you with these things. So these are your harnesses. Okay

So you're going to do that on that. It turned out really not so good when I had to put on the suit

You have to wear these beautiful sort of snug shirts. How's that feel

Hot tight. Looks great. You have these really cool looking helmets. Equipment check

It's a very good look. I've also been blessed with a very large head

Ready to go? Perfect. All right, let's go. All right, seriously. Next step is he takes you out into the water and he uses a real kite

There's some strong winds down there in the Caribbean. You have to focus on flying your kite

Then you have to get the board up underneath you. They said normally six to nine hours before anyone could ever get up on a board and actually fly the kite

We were getting dragged around is what it was. Y'all were great

Wonder Woman, Flash Gordon, and Captain America. That's pretty cool. Was it fun

Yeah, a little fun. Oh, my God. Hey, how are you? Oh, look how strong I'm talking

Oh, my goodness. Y'all look like y'all were having so much fun. If you think holding on to a man's waist, being drug through the sea as a kite surfer

I'm a champion. I'm a champion. Y'all, it can hardly get better, but trust me, it does

Up next, we hit the water for some fun in the sun

And then we've got dinner plans at the island's most romantical restaurant

St. Lucia is just enchanting. From the people to the flavors of the food, we've all fallen in love with the island

And there's still lots to discover. What is this about, guys? Well, this is our sailboat docked out here

It can't come in so close, so we have to get on this ferry. It's going to take us out. We're going to spend the day cruising around the pitons. No

The boys had kind of taken charge of our scheduling, and they planned a day for sailing

We love to be on the water. To get on a boat and be able to sail in the Caribbean

it's really something that we couldn't miss. We got on the most beautiful sailboat

and sailed around the island to where the pitons are. It was a perfect day

I hollered down to Dad and Paula. I was like, there's that ship, and it looks like the one on the Pirates of the Caribbean

Do your pirate talk. Fire my name. They pulled up alongside us and fired off their cannons

It was so much fun. It was so great. The name of this boat is called the Unicorn

but in the movie The Pirates of the Caribbean, it was called the Black Pearl. You can take tours on this boat

And we passed this ship, and it's just full of folks. Hey

Hey, y'all. The place that we were going was a beautiful little place

just kind of tucked in the bottoms of the mountains. And the only way you can get to it is by boat

We're ready. On the count of three. Now, let's hear it for Jamie

Way to go! Perfect! It was just like turning back the clock

All of a sudden, these big old kids became real, real little

And we're out there splashing and playing. Of course, Michael and I were sitting on the boat like two little fat chillin'

waiting for lunch to be ready. The captain prepared a fabulous lunch for us

Naturally, since we were on the ocean, it was only fitting that we have seafood

It's a fresh kingfish we caught. We caught it this morning. Unbelievable It was a fight too It was a fight Oh yeah How much did it weigh It weighed about 40 pounds 40 pounds 30 pounds yes

And you only gave me like 6 ounces of it? Well, after you fill it out, you take off the bones

You only got like two sides of real tender meat. Oh my goodness, it's delicious

It's got some parsley. It has stallions. It has thyme in it

Put some local tomatoes. bit of shadowbarnet. It's a small little bit leaves. It's very strong herbs

It's very good for the fish. Do y'all see I'm no longer eating out of my plate? You're going for Michael's

salad, which is extraordinary. Well, honey, let me tell you something. I could have drank that dressing

You have meat on your plate. You're eating Michael's salad. That tells you how good the dressing is. I know it, but see that salad dressing

It's wonderful. I so badly wanted to know what was in it. And he said something like mustard

and mayonnaise. I know that is not true. That was not mustard and mayonnaise

Never did find out, but, ooh, it was so, so good. Wow

That was just right. Delicious. It's just a really nice, light, satisfying meal

First of all, we need a strong guy to do the honors. Stop pulling the man set up

Here I am. All right. Oh, you meant real strong. Oh, yeah

When Captain Rambali found out that Michael was a captain here in the States

he turned over the wheel to Michael. Mike's usually behind the wheel of a huge tugboat

with these powerful hydraulic motors. And so when he had to trust the wind and when the boat kind of..

I was nervous. Have you ever sailed a boat like this before

Not really. As a kid, I piddled with it a little bit, but no

I was learning, but I had to learn quick. This is fun

I love the quiet. This is great fun. Caught on pretty quick, too

Seeing Michael have the wheel of that huge sailboat in his hands

and looking up at him when he would have that sailboat almost laying on its side

seeing the look of pure, raw contentment and happiness on his face

I was pretty good. I'd been away from my family all day long

and for us to sail up into this bay to the restaurant where Brooke and I had celebrated our marriage

and my son standing on the dock, that was my favorite single part of the whole trip

Hey, Daddy. All day long, tooling around St. Lucia and stopping at the Pitons and go for a little swim

and have a gourmet lunch. Cooked by the captain of the boat

I can't wait to see what's next. Is it actually going to get better

It was a perfect welcoming. This is where we're going to have dinner

Brooke and I found this place when we were on our honeymoon two years ago, and it's so romantic

We freshened up, y'all, and headed to the rainforest hideaway. We couldn't wait to taste their famous island spice dishes

made with things like local rums and cinnamon, ginger, and scotch bonnet peppers

Our chef, owner, and host that night was named Chef James Verity

He prepared a cocoa and chili dusted scallop, and it had a mint pea puree

The next course the chef prepared us was a luschen-spiced pumpkin and coconut soup

Isn't that a different combination, y'all? That's unusual because it's hot and it's sweet at the same time

I taste the graininess of the coconut. Definitely. The pumpkin soup was just the best soup that I had ever had

It was absolutely delicious. The main course that he prepared for us was a jerked spiced shrimp

It was served along with a parmesan risotto and a lime ginger cream

Oh my gosh. That's what I was waiting on. Is it real hot? That's what the doctor ordered

Mmm. Mmm. By dessert, he prepared us rum sauteed bananas with a butterscotch sauce and a coconut ice cream

Well, you know how I love coconut. Have y'all noticed that the bananas here are, they're like they've been injected with sugar

Well, you know why, right? Why? Tell us, please. Because in the States, the bananas ripen in the store, off the vine

Down here, the bananas ripen on the vine. So it gives a completely different flavor

Oh, they're delicious. You know, this has been everything that I thought it would be, Michael

And more. And more. And you know what? I can't wait to see what tomorrow's going to bring

I can't either. It's just a night to remember. It was the perfect end of perfect day

The Dean Groover family vacation is ending with 10 pounds of yumminess

We want this one. One. But first, hit it! We've got a St. Lucia special adventure to try

All right, guys, that's great. So I had heard about this market, y'all

this located in Castries, which is the capital of St. Lucia. What a treat that was

Everybody had their booths and they were selling their wares. A lot of fresh produce

Michael, we've got to have some tangerines. And what are these? These are golden apples

Golden apples. You want a couple of apples? A little more citrus than the apple

A little more citrus? Right. This market has been in business over 100 years

and all the locals bring their goods in because it was right next to the harbor

When the ships would come in, they would swap and trade goods. And there was also booths actually preparing lunches

Well, you know, Paula done sniffed her way to that booth. Hello

How are you? I'm great! You good? I'm great. What are y'all cooking in here

Oh, yeah, we have some, that's some steam salad. Uh-huh. Steam salad, yes

And there we have some very nice stewed lamb. Oh, lamb. Stewed lamb

And there we have some nice turkey. Turkey. Yeah. And what are y'all cooking back there

That's a fish sauce. That's a fish sauce. Then we fry the fish, fry, and you put it in the sauce

She asked what we wanted on the plate, and naturally I said, you know, I want a sample of it all

This is a fish. Oh, right. Is it ready? That looks wonderful

Enjoy, honey. Well, thank you so much. I will. Looks wonderful. Thank you

It was just a little bit of everything that she was cooking

And oh my goodness, was it ever so good. That's a yum. Yum

A yum. That was the best meal that I had while I was in St. Lucia

Because, you know, I have a very simple kind of palate. I love homemade food

I'd had a grandmother living on the islands. Then I had just stepped into my grandmother's kitchen

The food was just delicious. You're good, girl! Okay, baby. You're good

Thank you! Well, we proceeded to walk through the market. Hey, how are y'all doing

And I could feel somebody looking at me. Hello, darling. What you got in your side

Huh? Macaroni and cheese. Her name was Cavanaugh. Do you know that one of the most popular dishes

at my restaurant in America is macaroni and cheese. Yep. But I watch your show

You watch my show! She said she was there with her grandmother

that her grandmother had a booth. Hey! We watch it out to every day

I'm so happy to meet you. Oh, and I'm so happy to meet you. It's real life

It's real life! You got the real deal, honey. Woo! We all love going on vacation and eating the cuisine of wherever we are

But the boys said, now it's time to do something else. All we're going to do is tour this beautiful, tranquil rainforest

You are going to love it. Look how gorgeous it is. In the beautiful place. Fresh air. I see it's beautiful

I still don't trust y'all. It's terrific. Yeah. What are we doing? You want to know the name of the place

Yeah. Treetop Adventures. We're ziplining through the rainforest. You are not going to believe what they had their poor mama doing

Come on, we've got to gear up. Get in some gear. What do you mean gear? Who are all those men

Oh. Am I scared? Yes. She's scared, guys. Is it completely safe

How many times do you do this, son? I'm sure this makes me feel scared. Oh, my God! It's his birthday on the job

We all looked great. Started with a hairnet. You are fixing to screw up a perfectly good hairdo

I'm ready. Maybe I ain't. Just a helmet check

We were all officially in gear and ready to go. We stood around and just laughed at each other for about five minutes before we got started You don think I going to be able to hold on

I hate y'all! This is a plot to get my money. Not a bad idea

zip lines. I'm sure that's what she's dreamed of doing her whole life

Let's go! Hit it! Go mama! Go mama! All right guys, that's great

Oh my goodness. I can't believe she did it. That was wonderful

That was wonderful. How cool is that

Holy ca moly

There I am, y'all, just dangling. Just dangling. One of the young men had to come out there and get me

You gonna get me? Oh God, I'm so glad to see you

Hey, I'm screwed up. It was a great day. I think Mom was really surprised and had a lot of fun

And that's how you do that. Coming up, y'all, the Deans are taking on the Caribbean deep seas

Watch out! See the fish? See. It was our last day in St. Lucia

and the boys wanted to take Mama deep sea fishing. Jamie and Bobby had planned an activity for Michael and Michelle to enjoy together

Horseback ride. and an activity for the boys and me. It's very seldom do we get individual time with our kids

We're usually thrown into a group. I so want y'all to catch one

I actually caught a marlin that weighed about 1,500 pounds off the same boat we were on

so we were excited when we got started. And the fact that we're doing this together

the three of us for the first time, is like the best. In Savannah, you have to go out like 40 miles to deep sea fish

Well there five minutes and you there I decided to get comfortable while we were waiting on the fish to bite And all of a sudden Bobby spotted a pod of pilot whales

There's a bunch of them. Hurry up, Mom. Come here. Look, right over here

Right over here. Look. Coming right here. Oh, my gracious. Look, there's about eight of them right there

They're coming towards the boat. Oh, wow. Look. It's the first time I'd seen pilot whales, and it was a special thing because the fishing was slow

And then just about the time we began to poke our lip out, oh, poor us, we're not catching any fish

Hey, how about whale watching? You know what, guys? I don't care now if we don't catch a fish

While the boys and I were riding the high seas, Michael and Michelle were saddling up for another type of excitement

How do you feel, Dad? It's been a while since we've ridden together

I know it. Especially on the beach. I don't think we've ever gotten to ride on the beach, have we

I don't think we've ever been on the beach. I grew up with horses, so I really love them

I felt sorry for that one that he had to haul me around

and I was almost as big as a horse. Michelle, you want to race

I've wanted to race you since I was just a little girl. What are you talking about

Come on, boy. Come on. Yeah. That was the ultimate to be able to ride on the beach

I told you I was going to beat you. I let her win. Yeah, right, Dad

It was a memory I'll have with me forever. Yippee-yay. I was so tired because I had been ziplining and all that stuff

Mama was pooped. Mom's asleep. Jamie and I decided we wanted to pull a joke on Mom

The captain had one fish that they had caught that morning, but this fish was frozen

The boys started yelling, fish, we've got a fish. Hey, Mom, we've got a fish on

Come on. Come on. Come on. Come on. Come on. Come on

I hear it. Get in the chair. We got one. Let me get him, y'all

Get him, Mama. Oh, he's tight. He's tight. He's tight. He's tight. He's tight. He's tight. He's tight

He's tight. I knew it was the other one. Oh my gosh! Mom actually thought she was catching a fish

Mom springs up out and she fights a dead frozen fish for about 15 minutes

It was awesome. I can't believe what that was going. You're hungry, ain't you

Darn it! I'm working like a dog. That fish is fighting me to beat the band

Turn the net. And I worked and I worked and I got that fish up to the boat

No, I wanna give it up. Get that club and knock him in the head

I think you got the fight out of him Mom almost He got the fight out of me I know that Okay Hey look at that I go to one Yahoo

He's frozen! He's frozen! We wanted to make sure you got a big

So we brought one with us. The whole time I was thinking

great time of day. this sucker is fighting me. You want to club him

I don't want to club him. You. And you. That's who I want to club

Oh, that was worth the trip. It was just a spectacular day

on the water with my boys, y'all. And as the sun started to go down

we headed back to port. The boys had made arrangements for us to meet up with Michael and Michelle

at a little village called Ann's LaRae. We heard that there's actual fish fry festival

every Friday night. We knew that it was something that we'd had to see

Uh-oh, Mama found some more food. Ooh, hot out of the oven

Oh, my gracious, it's hot as eight. Try that. Ooh, and it's good

Very good. Mm. You hit that one, brother. That is good. Yeah

I just couldn't believe that our vacation was finally up. We had had such a wonderful time as a family

It was a lot of fun. We almost got to know each other better

We want this one. One? There's five of us. I can eat that one by myself

Okay, can we get two like this? These 10-pound lobsters were the perfect treat for our last night in St. Lucia

The food was just delicious. The lobster was good. It was one of the biggest I've ever seen

Gosh, I hate to tell y'all, but this was our last night. No. And I don't want to leave

Well, then let's don't. We've had such a wonderful time. This St. Lucian vacation was like stepping into paradise for a little while

Just being with family, it's a celebration of family. It's like everything that we do

That was the first time that Jamie and Mom and I have been on vacation together since 1989

since we started our business. It was great. Had a wonderful time. Here

Here. Here. A big bottle of water. I'll sit back. I'll stay

It's been a great vacation. Oh my gosh. I can't wait till I'm next to everybody

I'm about to pop too