Deep Sea Fishing and the Ceilidh
Trip Start
Jun 29, 2007
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Trip End
Jul 20, 2007
Cavendish, Prince Edward Island, Canada
Tuesday, July 17, 2007
Started off kind of blustery, with pretty high winds -- which kind of kept us in the RV's in the morning.
But, then we decided to do something -- so we had a quick lunch and headed into North Rustico to do deep sea fishing. We had been worried that it would be rough and cold -- and instead it turned into a perfect day on the ocean. We joined half a dozen others on Wade's Deep Sea Fishing Expedition, led by Wade himself, and Julia the first mate. We were on the 44 ft fishing boat, the French Connection IV.
First we fished for mackerel and then for cod. While the bites were a little skimpy, Kyra caught a mackerel pretty quickly, and then a fairly short while later, Max caught his first fish -- a very nice cod. We had them filleted, and hope to include them in our lunch tomorrow. But the kids had a pretty good time on the water, especially when they got to throw the extra bait to the seagulls.
Then we rushed back to the campground -- because it was low tide, and we had decided that today was the day we were going to try digging for clams. So out we went, borrowed spades in hand, to the Darnley Basin (right beside the campground) to dig for clams. It took us a little while (and more than one mortally wounded clam) to figure out how to do it right ... but we eventually got a small bucket full. Between these and the fish ... we have an appetizer for a lunch :)
When we first started planning this trip, we thought of incorporating 'date nights' -- one of the couples would get a night out, and the others would take care of all four kids. Well we finally got around to it -- and tonight was Edy and Kathy's date night. We decided to take the kids into Kensington for dinner, and then to the local Monday night Ceilidh at the United Church. Dinner was fairly uneventful (although, we can't recommend the deep fried clams -- unless you like ALOT of batter). But this Ceilidh was FANTASTIC.
There was a tour bus out front, which can sometimes mean it will be jam packed -- but this was a bigger venue. And somehow, the front row was open -- so the kids trotted right up, and we occupied the whole front row. They were really into it in the first half, and this ceilidh had many more performers: a guitar, two fiddles, several singers, two dancers, a keyboardist .. and a guy on percussion. He took a real interest in the kids in the front row - and they in him, because he used all kinds of different percussion instruments, from drums, to spoons, to a bench to a marionette (yes, really). At the intermission, he came down and let the kids try the spoons -- he had about 5 sets of them! Max really liked them (wouldn't share at all).
So part way through the second half, Max crawled to the top of the stairs to the stage, and just watched him for a while. The guy then handed Max a set of spoons, and invited him right onto the stage -- and Max played the spoons (right on rhythm, by the way) for the rest of the song. He even figured out when he was supposed to stop playing and when to start again. Max was totally loving it, and even stayed up for an ovation at the end, and a little interview (where he said 'yes', he did expect to be paid, and 'no', his Dad didn't tell him to say that).
After that, we HAD to got back to the Frosty Treat for ice cream, and back to the RV by 10pm for bed time.
Comments
A great RV trip! nicely told as well.