Thread Creep!

Lobster? Did someone say lobster? I'll tell you what. You eat the lobster and I'll have the ear of corn and the biscuit they give you with it. I have gotten to the point where I eat it once a year just to say I've eaten it but I don't go out of my way for it.

Now mussels are a different story. I will never understand why anyone would want to eat bait. I have tried mussels prepared using just about every recipe and it still comes out tasting like lobster bait.

Clams are good and scallops are the best.

End of thread creep. What was this thread about? Oh yeah, dream places.

Back on track - Dawn in the stern of my grandfather's lobster boat, the Pot Luck. Filling bait stringers while balancing against the swell. Swapping lies with my cousin. Laughing at the ragbaggers (sailboats) and at what the other fishermen are saying on their CB radios. Hearing the rumble of the engine. Watching for the buoys as they dance on the water. Crushing the spider crabs and throwing them out for the seagulls to fight over. Standing clear of the line as the pot goes back into the sea for another two days. Catching a whiff of the diesel exhaust and feeling slightly seasick. Feeling the land seem to move under my feet after a day of balancing on a moveing deck. Relaxing in my bed after a full day's work knowing that I've earned this night's rest.