Crabbing!
Last weekend I got to go crabbing with my in-laws and it was so much fun! Sad for all of us Andrew was out of town recruiting for the weekend so he did not get to come. We will just have to go again when he gets a day off...do those actually exist in the Pac-10?
We took a little boat off the Oregon coast and it was one of those beautiful, sunny days when I think, "Why would anyone live anywhere else in the whole world?" And then it starts raining :)
Me driving our little boat. I was pretty proud of myself for only almost throwing everyone out of the boat once when I accelerated instead of stopped!I had never been crabbing before, but Edy and Gordon are pros so I was in good hands.
The first thing we did was bait the cages with a big chunk of raw chicken - yuck. Ok, ok, so if you want to get super technical, when I say "we," I actually mean Edy and Gordon - they were kind enough to do all the gross baiting for me since it was my first time!
Luckily the crabs were hungry for raw chicken and we were ready with our tricky cages that would let the greedy crabs in but not out.
Then we'd throw the cages overboard and come back in 20-30 minutes to get them and they'd be filled with crabs!
Then we'd measure them and make sure they were big enough to keep
After we caught as many as our buckets could handle, we came back to shore and they cooked them for us right there on the beach. We caught 29 crabs!
Then we had to clean their guts out!
Oh, did I say we again? Well, I actually mean Edy and Gordon cleaned their guts out while I rinsed them with a hose at the end!
Then we came home and made a delicious crab salad with the freshest crabs possible
Yum!
And then, after it was all over, I remembered this was the perfect time to tell my favorite joke!
Q: Why is the ocean so grumpy?
A: You would be too if you had crabs all over your bottom!
Ha, ha, ha. Don't pretend you're not laughing right now!
A few things I learned from crabs and crabbing:
1. There is no such thing as a free lunch.
2. If it seems too good to be true, it probably is!
3. Crabbing is not the most efficient way of getting food (otherwise you'd just eat the chicken...), but it's a ton of fun!
4. I love my in-laws!
Then we'd throw the cages overboard and come back in 20-30 minutes to get them and they'd be filled with crabs!
Then we'd measure them and make sure they were big enough to keep
After we caught as many as our buckets could handle, we came back to shore and they cooked them for us right there on the beach. We caught 29 crabs!
Then we had to clean their guts out!
Oh, did I say we again? Well, I actually mean Edy and Gordon cleaned their guts out while I rinsed them with a hose at the end!
Then we came home and made a delicious crab salad with the freshest crabs possible
Yum!And then, after it was all over, I remembered this was the perfect time to tell my favorite joke!
Q: Why is the ocean so grumpy?
A: You would be too if you had crabs all over your bottom!
Ha, ha, ha. Don't pretend you're not laughing right now!
A few things I learned from crabs and crabbing:
1. There is no such thing as a free lunch.
2. If it seems too good to be true, it probably is!
3. Crabbing is not the most efficient way of getting food (otherwise you'd just eat the chicken...), but it's a ton of fun!
4. I love my in-laws!
I am so grateful to live close to Andrew's parents. I am so thankful for their selfless, genuine, love and for all that they do for us. They are amazing and I love having in-laws!
