I know I haven't been blogging since we got here. I frankly haven't had the time. But last night we did something really fun and exciting that we had never done before. We went crabbing.
My dad's cousin Betty has been taking her grandkids crabbing for the last ten years or so. Since our kids are of an age where they would enjoy doing this, Betty volunteered to show us what to do. We went to Grey's Beach on the north shore of Yarmouth. Mom brought raw chicken legs, Betty brought twine, and we brought a bucket. After tying the chicken on a long piece of string, the kids would drop it off the boardwalk into the water and wait.
After a not-so-long wait, the crabs would attempt to eat the chicken, and the kids could just lift the chicken out of the water with the crabs attached. Sometimes the crabs were smart enough to let go as they were lifted up, but some were dumb enough to hang on for the whole ride. Those ended up in the bucket.
Beenie and Keke seemed to enjoy it the most. Keke found a great place and had tons of crabs on her chicken, although a lot of them she released before they got to the bucket. Stewie was intrigued, but lost interest quickly and wandered off down the boardwalk. Munchkin freaked out with the crabs so close, but she did regain her composure and enjoyed our time there.
As people passed by, many of them stopped to see what we were doing. The little kids were fascinated by the crabs in the bucket, the parents were interested in showing the kids the crabs, and the grandparents all wanted to know how we were doing it so they could take their grandkids. Beenie proved to be the perfect "tour guide", as he would explain everything to everybody. He would also pick the crabs up to show the little kids. It was like he had been doing it for years.
The kids ended up catching 42 crabs which werea tasty treat released back into the marsh when we left.
As a bonus, we were there for sunset. There weren't too many low level clouds that would have made it spectacular, but it was very nice nonetheless.
My dad's cousin Betty has been taking her grandkids crabbing for the last ten years or so. Since our kids are of an age where they would enjoy doing this, Betty volunteered to show us what to do. We went to Grey's Beach on the north shore of Yarmouth. Mom brought raw chicken legs, Betty brought twine, and we brought a bucket. After tying the chicken on a long piece of string, the kids would drop it off the boardwalk into the water and wait.
After a not-so-long wait, the crabs would attempt to eat the chicken, and the kids could just lift the chicken out of the water with the crabs attached. Sometimes the crabs were smart enough to let go as they were lifted up, but some were dumb enough to hang on for the whole ride. Those ended up in the bucket.
Beenie and Keke seemed to enjoy it the most. Keke found a great place and had tons of crabs on her chicken, although a lot of them she released before they got to the bucket. Stewie was intrigued, but lost interest quickly and wandered off down the boardwalk. Munchkin freaked out with the crabs so close, but she did regain her composure and enjoyed our time there.
As people passed by, many of them stopped to see what we were doing. The little kids were fascinated by the crabs in the bucket, the parents were interested in showing the kids the crabs, and the grandparents all wanted to know how we were doing it so they could take their grandkids. Beenie proved to be the perfect "tour guide", as he would explain everything to everybody. He would also pick the crabs up to show the little kids. It was like he had been doing it for years.
The kids ended up catching 42 crabs which were
As a bonus, we were there for sunset. There weren't too many low level clouds that would have made it spectacular, but it was very nice nonetheless.
