Lobstah…ain’t nothin’ bettah

We learned everything you wanted to know about Lobster today on the LuLu Lobster Boat tour.  Captain John took us out into Frenchman Bay and educated us about everything related to lobsters, including how to pronounce it around here—Lobstah!  It was interesting to hear that each boat has unique color-coded bobbers for their traps that match the color posted on their boat.   If a fisherman is caught pulling up traps of another color, there are severe fines.  Captain John demonstrated how lobster traps work (they have a kitchen and a parlor) how they are baited (with herring…yuck!).  He pulled up one of his traps (we made sure it was the right color bobber—pink and green) and had caught a couple of live lobsters and three crabs that he used to tell us about the crustaceans. 

Did you know that lobsters smell with their leg hairs?   It takes 6-7 years for them to get to an edible size.  Lobsters molt about once a year, so that they can grow.  And, females have larger tails than males.  (For some reason I feel like I already knew that! )

We also got to enjoy seal watching, as the seals lounged on the rock ledges near the lighthouse in the bay.  Baby seals were born just a few weeks ago and there were lots of babies following their mommies around!

We also saw a regal eagle, sitting proudly on the rocks.

Since we had so much Lobster knowledge, we figured it was appropriate to learn how to eat lobster.  Lobster Pounds are places where live lobsters are cooked outdoors in wood-fired lobster pots. 

Several from our group(#3, #6, #8, #9, #10, #12 and #19—we still haven’t learned everybody’s names) walked to the Lunt’s Lobster Pound across the street.  We thought maybe they had misspelled our name, but found they have been in business since the 1930’s, through three generations, and are the oldest Lobster Pound in the area.  (The owner’s daughter was our waitress.)

It was yummy!!

Eat Drink and be Messy!