Catch of the Day
I believe I mentioned before how Jeff and I have been enjoying the show, Deadliest Catch on the Discovery Channel. Never in a million years did I think I would be interested in a show about crab fishing. But the 40-foot waves, freezing ice and salty fishermen completely drew me in. Plus, Sig RULES.
When watching the Deadliest Catch marathon on Saturday, Jeff said, "We need to go crab fishing!" I was willing to humor him at this point, so I said, "Yeah, that could be fun." Well, Jeff took the ball and ran with it. Bright and early Monday morning he woke us all up and loaded us into the car to go crab fishing in the Marin Headlands. Now, I'm not a morning person on the best of days, but after a late night reading Harry Potter, I was feeling downright crabby (like the way I slipped that pun in there?). Jeff's enthusiasm could not be dampened, however, and as we made our way towards the Golden Gate Bridge, my spirits began to lift.
Fortunately, crabbing in San Francisco is nothing like crab fishing in Alaska. We dropped our pots from the safety of a pier, and set out a few fishing lines for good measure. The kids ran around chasing sea gulls and pigeons while Jeff baited hooks and I gazed at jellyfish bobbing slowly in the water below. We were also surprised a couple of times by a huge sea lion that surfaced with a loud grunt right below us. We didn't catch much - a few baby bullheads, a rock crab and a dungeness crab (both of which were too small to keep), and some jack smelt. As far as fishing goes, the trip was not a successful one. The frigid wind and fog also lessened our enjoyment of the day somewhat (check out the clothing we are wearing, and keep in mind that it was July 30th. Summer in San Francisco!).
Despite these drawbacks, we had a great time. Vika caught the most fish, and by the end of the day, fancied herself to be quite the fisherwoman. She followed Jeff around, shoving squirming worms and smelly sardines onto hooks, while Eamon and I huddled together on the pier, trying to get warm. The day ended with stone skipping lessons on the rocky shore (Vika and Eamon need a lot of work in this area) and a quiet drive home, thinking about the next time we would go out crabbing.
And the little fisherwoman is stylishly wearing the Harry Potter cap knitted by her mother. Let's not forget that important element!
Some what on topic, but I remember spending the Fourth of July once in SF and the ridiculous cold weather!! We went to a Giants game and before we left, my friend's mom made me take her ski jacket. I made a face (in my own head, of course) and later was ever so grateful as we huddled and hugged each other to keep warm!
Sounds like you guys had a great time :)
I still can't skip rocks. I've been trying for years. Sad! Hopefully your kids are faster learners than I!
You arent done with HP yet? Oh girl, you gotta finish it.
Go Vika!
I like that you (at least tried to) went out and made your own "Deadliest Catch".
Very cool. I'm sure it was much like Deadliest Catch to them - and on the Golden Gate Bridge - that is very cool.
A hat???
is it cold???
I love it but I can't fish (well, stricly speking I can fish, in fact I caught a big one before, but now I can't - too scared I'll hurt them!). Where I live is a big crab fishing area!
Your post makes me thankful for the heat and humidity in SC this week! I don't like long sleeves and hats in January!
However, if I can eat crabs... it would be a fun place to visit!
Sounds like such a fun day! I think we all know how much I love me some SF :-D Cute pics!!!!