Lobster Lasso, Sprat Net, and Fire Man

 

Today was the first real day of our vacation.  We started off the morning with a two tank dive trip.  The first dive was a beautiful wreck dive but unfortunately I had camera malfunction issues.  So no pictures to record but the visibility wasn’t that great either. 

The second dive was chosen because of my Dad’s recent purchase: a lobster lasso.   It is a tool that helps you trap lobsters.  Between the three Emily and Howard got and the two Zach and Kenny got, we ended up with three that were male.  Two of them were female and full of eggs so we had to throw them back in the water.   Zach loved lobster hunting and is looking forward to getting more tomorrow.   Hopefully we will get another three or four to supplement our steak dinner tomorrow. 

Here’s a few pictures from the second dive.

 

As you can tell, I am still struggling to get the proper underwater settings and the flash working together.  I am wondering if I would be better off  without the strobe. 

Two vans full of people went to the Brimstone Hill Fortress.   My mom and I stayed behind with Kent and  Elle so they could get an afternoon nap in.  For dinner we took a taxi to Sprat Net and met the rest of the group.   Unfortunately, the sunset was covered by clouds but the lightening storm made up for it.   Dinner and the company was great.  Some had fresh lobster, some had ribs, some had shrimp, some had freshly caught Snapper, and some had pizza.   I know I ate too much!

Then we piled 4 children and 10 adults into an 8 passenger van for the 30 minute ride home.  The kids loved sitting in the back storage area.  Too bad there wasn’t a trunk to put them in! 

We stopped at Mr. X’s Shiggity Shack to watch the Fire Man on the beach.  Elle was very intrigued by the man and wouldn’t take her eyes off him. 

To finish off the night, Michelle, Emily, my Mom and I played a game of Chicken Foot.  Now we are off to bed for a early morning dive at Monkey Shoals…..aka shark dive hopefully.