LOBSTERS DISCOVERED IN THE MOORING FIELD!

Yesterday afternoon, Cindy and the kids went searching once again for the elusive spiny lobster while Maximus took an afternoon nap. Maximus was awoken to the sounds of Hayley and Jack screaming that "Its Alive!" Sure enough, the dinghy arrived alongside shortly with a cargo of one lobster. The crew immediately sprang into action to measure its carapace and determine if it met the 3.5 inch keeper size. Unfortunately, this one was more like 3 inches. So back into the drink he went.

However, the discovery of one lobster led to a feverish search of all the rocky ledges around the bay and we found many more before the sun went down. These too, were a little too small to put into a bisque. We think the area around us has already been picked over well by the locals. At any rate, we'll keep trying.

Tomorrow we'll pick up our rental car and start our northward migration. First stop will be back at the little town of LaBelle, where we'll trade our rental car for our trusty Suburban. We'll be back into Mount Pleasant by Tuesday. From there, Maximus will be heading off to Canada for Walleye fishing while the rest of the crew visit family and begin school with some interesting field trips. We hope you'll continue to check the site to see what we're up to on our two week hiatus from the sailboat!