Crab Eggs, Giant Fish, and a Picnic
November 2nd, 3rd, and 4th (Saturday, Sunday, and Monday) I didn't write much for a couple of these days because there wasn't that much to tell. On Saturday it was raining and we decided to stay home. We had a lovely day of reading, writing, guitar, Spanish, and baking. On Sunday the weather was nicer, and we pulled up anchor and headed out of Mouat Cove. We motored out Seaforth Channel, past Ivory Island and out towards Susan Rock. We went out and around Susan Rock before turning north so as to keep the swells on a good angle to our boat. We headed up into Higgins Passage at the north end of Price Island, and anchored in one of the bays on the eastern end of the passage. We went out in Kiki before sunset to set our traps. We put out one prawn trap and one crab trap in deep water, and our other round crab trap in shallower water within our bay area. We were hopeful that maybe here we would get lucky and get some crabs. Monday was a more eventful day. It remained cl...