I started the day by catching 5 crabs! 2 were keepers! Wahoo!

Then we left for poison cove, on our friends boat, (so it won’t show up on our tracker).

We tried to see grizzlies, but I think we were a bit too early in the season.

We did see some beautiful scenery though and an epic waterfall. It was nice having someone else drive the boat, while we could just enjoy the sights.

We shared a potluck lunch on board. Deeeelicous.

When we got back, I had 1 more keeper crab in trap, and Paul gave me an extra, so I hit my daily limit of 4!!

Then I cooked and processed all that crab. It took almost 2 hours.

Learning how to catch crabs was a goal of mine last summer, and I didn’t even put the trap out once. – regulations are a lot more flex in Canada, and I didn’t have the trap for very long, before we were back in the states.

Anyway… So I made it a goal for this summer. I’m so happy. I’m learning it! I’m figuring it out. It takes me a loooong time to get the crabs out of the trap 1 by 1 (so I don’t get pinched) BUT I’m doing it.

Brian also helped me discover a great way to kill them. Super fast without handling them. It’s the circle of life out here. And I thank every crab for its nourishment.

Rachel in yellow rain bibs proudly holding up the full crab trap with five crabs in the dinghy

Rachel in blue gloves sorting keeper crabs into a bucket on the back deck of the sailboat

Cruising toward Poison Cove on a friend’s powerboat with cloud-covered mountains ahead

Epic waterfall cascading over rocks and flowing into the cove surrounded by dense forest

Wide waterfall pouring down the forested mountainside directly into the ocean at Poison Cove

Rachel and Brian selfie with the epic Poison Cove waterfall in the background

Rachel smiling with her camera and a life ring, the Poison Cove waterfall visible behind her

Friend sitting with two Cavalier King Charles Spaniels on the buddy boat pilothouse

Potluck lunch plate loaded with crab legs, pasta salad, wild rice, broccoli salad, and potato salad

Rachel selfie in yellow Grundens rain gear in the dinghy with glassy water and mountains behind