First: Ocean Fishing

We have been seeing people fishing from the shore around Harbor Island the whole time we’ve been here. They catch all sorts of crazy things right from the beach. Kyle and Owen have been absolutely enthralled with it, and chomping at the bit to try it.

So, I broke down and decided to just go for it. The boys and I got up early today so I could take them out to buy the supplies. They were so excited they could hardly contain themselves. And then the bambinos and I spent the afternoon way out at the point of Harbor Island ocean fishing for the first time. (Which, basically, means the bambinos were fishing and I was non-stop untangling lines, fixing rods, and baiting hooks for the entire afternoon). We used shrimp as bait (it was recommended as best for “beginners”… which we MOST DEFINITELY are).

Kyle’s dream was to catch a string ray. And his dream came true!

We had lots of lots of nibbles, bites, and near-catches, but nobody else actually caught anything (well, Meera caught a hermit crab… which doesn’t really count… but she was very proud of it). The boys had an absolute blast. It was a very, very good day for them. Meera could take it or leave it. I’d prefer to leave it (although, knowing how much K & O love it, I’m happy enough to take it — despite the fact that I’m not sure I’ll ever be able to get the shrimp smell off my fingertips. Now that right there is true love.).

I don’t know if they’ll remember much of these crazy things that we do. So here’s a post to remind them– if they ever look at this– of the day we did our first ocean fishing. We saw only a handful of people all afternoon. It was a pretty amazing day.