Monday August 6th we were back to hauling. In the morning it was not foggy at all which was a good sign. It was suppose to be sunny, and it was. It was bright the entire day with no clouds. It was warm on the boat for about 1 hour where the sun was hitting us right on, but other than that the water around us kept us fairly cool. We set some more pairs during the beginning of the day, then hauled single traps for the rest of the day. We probably hauled just over 100 traps. Once we finished our work day and went in to the wharf, it was very hot. The high was 87 degrees and we felt it once we got in. We ended up with 389 pounds, which is almost 4 pounds per trap which is not bad.
Monday night we had a fire outside and roasted hotdogs. We got the kind that had cheese in the middle of them, Uncle Art and I each made two. Aunt Pennie had these pretzel buns that we put them in and were very good. I also made a salad:
After finishing my dinner I went back out to make some smores. I made 2.
Tuesday was another sunny day. On land, it got up to 92 degrees or something crazy like that. I got up at 5:10 AM, made a sandwich and had some yogurt for breakfast. Uncle Art and I were going to haul pairs so we had to steam out about 25 minutes away from land. We had around 30 pairs out there. Pairs are where there are 2 lobster traps attached to 1 buoy instead of just 1 trap. I would tend to 1 trap and he would tend to one trap. I had a lobster measure so I could measure the ones from my trap and a bucket to put them in. We were finished around Noon and got home by 1 PM.
Tuesday night, Aunt Pennie, Uncle Art, Catherine and I all went out to eat at a restaurant called Archer's on the Pier. I have been to it before in previous years with my mom and brother. It is a fairly big restaurant and it kind of sits over the water. I got a 5oz steak with mashed potatoes and coleslaw. It was delicious.
In the middle of our dinner, it started to rain. We had seen flashes of lightning in the distance and it started to rain pretty hard, but it passed over us in about 10 minutes. Then, it went back to normal weather. On the drive home we saw two baby calves.
Wednesday I had a day off. We were going to have that day off then haul for the rest of the week Thursday, Friday and Saturday. I slept in until about 6:30 AM. I worked on my EE a bit and did some SAT prep for reading. Aunt Pennie and I went to Walmart that day sometime in the afternoon, and I got some more snacks and we got some more stuff to make sandwiches.
Thursday we were back to work. In the morning it wasn't that foggy but it was suppose to rain that day. We had some bait on the boat so we went straight out and used that bait up then came back into the wharf sometime later to get some more bait. In the morning it was rainy so we both had to wear our raincoats on the boat which wasn't fun because they are a bit annoying. The rain stopped after an hour so that was good. The whole day the sun never really reached us because it was so foggy all around us and very cloudy. It was the perfect temperature, and the breeze on the boat was abnormally warm compared to our other days. The tide did not help in the morning as it made some of our buoys remain unseen so we couldn't haul some of them which made for a shorter day. We were in around 12:30 and ended up with 372 pounds, we only hauled around 110 traps.
Friday I woke up a bit later than normal, around 5:50 AM. I usually wake up around 4:45 AM or 5 AM. Uncle Art said that we would be in around 2-3 PM, we had a longer day. It was a good day to haul though, sunny and no fog whatsoever. I had to put a lot of sunscreen on the back of my neck to prevent it from getting burnt. We were steaming around a lot because the tide was keeping a lot of our buoys underwater so we were working against it. There were a lot of flys on the boat today which was weird because there was never any flies anytime before. We finished around 3:30 PM and the box was completely full. We ended up with 662 pounds which was better than most of our other days. We baited up after we unloaded the lobsters so that Saturday we could have an extra short day. We were going to wake up around 4:30 AM Saturday so we could be done even earlier.
Saturday morning Uncle Art woke me up at 4:30 AM. I had a yogurt for breakfast and we were quickly on the truck on our way to the wharf. We did not have to come in for bait so we just took the dinghy out to the boat. We got a good start that early in the morning on our traps, and we were going through them very quickly. We weren't getting a lot of lobsters. We went so quick that we were finished by 9:30 AM! That is probably the quickest day I have ever had ever on the boat. We ended up with 262 pounds which I'd say is pretty good for about 4 hours.
Saturday night for dinner, we had steak.
We went to get some ice cream from Harjulas. It is a little ice cream place nearby and is made out of an old truck. I got toasted coconut.
Sunday I had my day off, and I slept in until about 7 AM. Aunt Pennie made Uncle Art and I pancakes again, they were delicious especially with maple syrup. We went to Ocean State Job Lot and Walmart a little while later. I got some Mountain Dew and Cheetos at Walmart and we got some more bread, cheese and stuff like that. I have exactly 1 week left so I will probably have 5 days left on the boat because we usually have 1 day off during the week because we have only about 620 traps out.
August 6 - 12, 2018
Monday night we had a fire outside and roasted hotdogs. We got the kind that had cheese in the middle of them, Uncle Art and I each made two. Aunt Pennie had these pretzel buns that we put them in and were very good. I also made a salad:
After finishing my dinner I went back out to make some smores. I made 2.
Tuesday was another sunny day. On land, it got up to 92 degrees or something crazy like that. I got up at 5:10 AM, made a sandwich and had some yogurt for breakfast. Uncle Art and I were going to haul pairs so we had to steam out about 25 minutes away from land. We had around 30 pairs out there. Pairs are where there are 2 lobster traps attached to 1 buoy instead of just 1 trap. I would tend to 1 trap and he would tend to one trap. I had a lobster measure so I could measure the ones from my trap and a bucket to put them in. We were finished around Noon and got home by 1 PM.
Tuesday night, Aunt Pennie, Uncle Art, Catherine and I all went out to eat at a restaurant called Archer's on the Pier. I have been to it before in previous years with my mom and brother. It is a fairly big restaurant and it kind of sits over the water. I got a 5oz steak with mashed potatoes and coleslaw. It was delicious.
In the middle of our dinner, it started to rain. We had seen flashes of lightning in the distance and it started to rain pretty hard, but it passed over us in about 10 minutes. Then, it went back to normal weather. On the drive home we saw two baby calves.
Wednesday I had a day off. We were going to have that day off then haul for the rest of the week Thursday, Friday and Saturday. I slept in until about 6:30 AM. I worked on my EE a bit and did some SAT prep for reading. Aunt Pennie and I went to Walmart that day sometime in the afternoon, and I got some more snacks and we got some more stuff to make sandwiches.
Thursday we were back to work. In the morning it wasn't that foggy but it was suppose to rain that day. We had some bait on the boat so we went straight out and used that bait up then came back into the wharf sometime later to get some more bait. In the morning it was rainy so we both had to wear our raincoats on the boat which wasn't fun because they are a bit annoying. The rain stopped after an hour so that was good. The whole day the sun never really reached us because it was so foggy all around us and very cloudy. It was the perfect temperature, and the breeze on the boat was abnormally warm compared to our other days. The tide did not help in the morning as it made some of our buoys remain unseen so we couldn't haul some of them which made for a shorter day. We were in around 12:30 and ended up with 372 pounds, we only hauled around 110 traps.
Friday I woke up a bit later than normal, around 5:50 AM. I usually wake up around 4:45 AM or 5 AM. Uncle Art said that we would be in around 2-3 PM, we had a longer day. It was a good day to haul though, sunny and no fog whatsoever. I had to put a lot of sunscreen on the back of my neck to prevent it from getting burnt. We were steaming around a lot because the tide was keeping a lot of our buoys underwater so we were working against it. There were a lot of flys on the boat today which was weird because there was never any flies anytime before. We finished around 3:30 PM and the box was completely full. We ended up with 662 pounds which was better than most of our other days. We baited up after we unloaded the lobsters so that Saturday we could have an extra short day. We were going to wake up around 4:30 AM Saturday so we could be done even earlier.
Saturday morning Uncle Art woke me up at 4:30 AM. I had a yogurt for breakfast and we were quickly on the truck on our way to the wharf. We did not have to come in for bait so we just took the dinghy out to the boat. We got a good start that early in the morning on our traps, and we were going through them very quickly. We weren't getting a lot of lobsters. We went so quick that we were finished by 9:30 AM! That is probably the quickest day I have ever had ever on the boat. We ended up with 262 pounds which I'd say is pretty good for about 4 hours.
Saturday night for dinner, we had steak.
We went to get some ice cream from Harjulas. It is a little ice cream place nearby and is made out of an old truck. I got toasted coconut.
Sunday I had my day off, and I slept in until about 7 AM. Aunt Pennie made Uncle Art and I pancakes again, they were delicious especially with maple syrup. We went to Ocean State Job Lot and Walmart a little while later. I got some Mountain Dew and Cheetos at Walmart and we got some more bread, cheese and stuff like that. I have exactly 1 week left so I will probably have 5 days left on the boat because we usually have 1 day off during the week because we have only about 620 traps out.
August 6 - 12, 2018
Sounds like you have had a good season of hauling! gram G.
ReplyDeleteHave you had any scallops for dinner yet?
ReplyDeleteNope those are caught later in the year tho
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