Sea Cucumbers and West Coast Adventures

This past holiday weekend we spent a couple of days boating with Pat and Terry.  Saturday was a floating picnic tied up to a buoy in Fairweather Bay, and Sunday was a trip from Bowen to Gibsons on the Sunshine Coast.  Gibsons has an amazingly quaint little harbour, nice hillside view homes, and it has its place in Canadian television history as host to the famous tv show "Beachcombers".

 

Once tied up at Gibsons Landing, we hit the first eating establishment past the dock - "Gramma's Pub"

After a feed of crab cakes, ceasar salad, calamari and fish and chips, Pat and yours truly played tourists and poked our heads into the shops closest to the Landing.  Fortunately we were able to park the "husbands" at the husband-parking table.  Neither are interested in shopping.

The trip home included a couple of stops so Pat could dip the line in the water to see what might be there.   Sea cucumbers look disgusting, so it was not surprising to watch my sister reel this one in during a recent boating excursion.  Pat tends to hook everything but fish.  These little critters can be very tasty, but were not on our menu, so back it went into the ocean.

  The boat ride home was smooth and relaxing.  

Our skipper Chris always has the job of piloting the boat while we passengers get to relax.  For sure he earned his beer once we were back home.