Summer of Adventure: Day 3

The most fun thing about moving to a new area is exploring and trying all the things that are unique to the region. My friends have laughed at me as I've gotten excited about things that they have all grown up doing. Our newest adventure - crabbing.

We picked a spot next to the coast and armed ourselves with chicken legs, string and a net. To crab, the string is tied to the end of the chicken leg and then dropped in the water. When the chicken leg hits the bottom, you can feel the crabs pinching the chicken leg. When they grab hold, you gently lift them up and scoop them out of the water with the net. (Crabbing also happens with a trap, but this way is much more fun.) This is my kind of fishing. We were catching crabs within the first five minutes of hopping out of the car.
The kids were all having a blast. Gibson has found his new calling in life.
We caught lots of crabs, but they were all little ones and we had to let them go.
This was the most fun part. The kids picked favorites and laid down bets. We dumped them out next to the water and cheered as they scurried back to their home.

Until next time...