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...