Thursday, May 3, 2012

Lobster Blog (#4)

The opening of the lobster season on the Gaspe Coast, a once a year happening,
 is an occasion for great celebrating. Fisherman gather, and onlookers. 
Hauling Traps. The boats are loaded with lobster traps in the afternoon, 
and sometimes at dawn.
 Traps
 Lobsters - boats
Loading traps
Going out. They sail out into the Bay de Chaleurs to lay their traps. 
Cousin Ted Wright is involved in making most of the traps hereabouts, 
for local fishermen – clear about what colours they prefer. No matter that 
50 feet under the surface it is pitch dark, lobsters are colour blind, and 
enter the traps at dead of night. Somehow, they are often right.
Unloading. Fishermen unload the traps with catch the next morning. 
 Dredging
 Lobster catch
 Lobster feast
The BCS contingent, former headmaster Lewis Evans and former head 
of the English Department Catherine Evans, came to the opening feast 
with their son, Lewis, who teaches English here at Bonaventure Polyvalente, 
and his wife Crystal Duguay, who teaches math. Ted regaled us with stories 
of how really smart lobsters are. Did we regret eating them, therefore? 
You guess...





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