Okay, so Buckwheat intimated that at some point we would post about Crusty Sea Creatures. I guess now is as good a time as any!
One of the best things about living here in the Pacific Northwest is the abundance of fresh seafood. Aside from the occasional blackened Salmon, I’m not much of a “fish” eater. It just tastes a little to, uh, fishy.
Now Sushi on the other hand, is a totally different story. I guess cooking it just brings out the “fishy” taste, huh? But alas, I digress.
If you live in the Puget Sound area, you have to love Dungeness Crab. Plain and simple. It would be the same thing if you grew up on the North side of Chicago. You have no choice but to be a Cub’s fan!
Shortly after we moved to the Kitsap Peninsula, we quickly realized that we needed a boat. Trust me, trying to drop a crab pot into the deep, swirling tide waters of Hood Canal isn’t easily accomplished from a 2-man inflatable raft purchased at Wally Mart!
One Summer afternoon, while eating a slice of pizza at Pleasant Harbor Marina, near Brinnon, we discovered the perfect crabbin’ boat. The C-Dory, a 16 foot utility boat, made right here in Washington State. As luck would have it, we found a good used one for sale in a neighboring town, and soon we were proud boat owners. Well, actually, it was more like owning an endless, sucking, monetary black hole. I should’ve just flushed a few thousand down the toilet and called it even.
Well, that’s it for this installment. Look for my next “Sparky’s Crablog” in a post entitled “Boat Ownership 101″ or “Stupid Human Tricks.”
-Sparky-
