Jcka’s Adventures

      When my late father was still alive my younger brother and I, and most of our siblings (except for my 2 older sisters) went fishing with my father. I just love it and even dream of having a fisherman husband just like my Father. We use to have our own boat for buying fish not for catching fish.  My Dad would buy the  fish from the fishing men sa laot then sell it at the fish vendor sa fish port. When I was about 10 years old my Dad work with one of the big time fish dealer in our City–Tito Soria’s Toto Fish Dealer. He use to be a captain/skipper of the boat who take the catch of the night (they usually catch the fish at night time or early morning) to the shore.

      We like going to the sea with my Dad cause we know the next day we are going to have our share of fish–be able to sale it and made money!!! Kahit mangingisda lang ang trabaho nang tatay ko –my parents able to send my 3 older siblings to go college in Manila. Mano Bemboy in Feati University as an Architecture student; natapos niya pero di sya nag-take nang board exam. Mano Elit aka Charlie Radio eletronics sa Samsom Technical School. He is currently a city councilor and he is on his last year of his 3rd term. For the 3^rd consecutive local election for City Councilor he always got the highest number of votes. —- And Mana Nene took a 2 yrs. Secretarial course in University of the East–Caloocan branch.

   I never know that Billy is into fishing until we lived in Guam. He is good and knows stuff about fishing too. He caught mahi-mahi and some other kind of fishes while we were in Guam. He just got into crabbing when Jimmy told him about it 2 weeks ago. He knows I love crab—

    Never been crabbing in my life but last Saturday Billy asked me If I want more crab I said YES! Of course and If I am willing to go with him Crabbing in Whidbey Island. Much better so I can see Gretchen again…asked Gretchen about it she said she would love to do crabbing.

Crabbing day- Saturday:

      Soon we got inside the Sea Plane Base–I called Gretchen, and learned she was so excited about the crabbing she woke up so early. Asked her to let Kevin drop her at the Marina ( I asked Billy what the name of the place where we are going to launch the boat he told me it is Marina) Never know there’s another Marina across the Fuel pier - where we are at. Just read Gretchen Journal about our MISCOMMUNICATION Adventure and few crabbing photos. http://www.gretchen.bravejournal.com/– I did tried to upload crabing pic –puno na daw ang disk ko. ;-(

      My hubby asked me to help him launched the boat–boy that was hard. The launch is stapes and got a hard time launching the boat. To launch a boat, I have to drive in reverse till the boat is by the water then step hard on the break para mahulog ang boat from the trailer. . I did it 3 times but to no LUCK! Good thing there was a kindhearted guy offered to launch the boat himself.  Did it ONE TIME!! And so nice of him to parked the Explorer for me also.

      We started heading to the crabbing area of the water then Gretchen called claiming she was by the pier already. So we head back to the shore but there was no Gretchen at the Marina..she was on the OTHER Marina of the Base. WE head back to the crabbing area to drop the 2 crab pots then took care of Gretchen later.

       My hubby instructed Gretchen to walk towards the Fuel pier, which is about 10 –15 minutes walk from where she was.  Found Gretchen this time—in white long sleeve–sweating from a walk under the bright hot sun!  Looking pretty pa rin si Mama kahit napagod sa exercise niya ha! Ha! Ha! We head back to the crab pot to check it, got a hard time finding them. It was too bright could hardly see the buoy.

    The first pot got 3 big one and the 2^nd pot got 4 big ones!!! We need 3 more big crabs to get. Gretchen was making faces when Billy put back to the water all the small size crab, she wants the small ones –too bad its illegal to get small crab here in Washington.  Habang naghihintay sa second harvest (??)  We explore the area— Billy drove the boat in a fast pace, Gretchen and me were screaming hard. So scared baka kami tumilapon sa dagat. My 3 yrs old Daughter Bianca Ann giggling and cheering her father to do it more.

     Gretchen and me were talking of eating lunch at the Filipino store could not make it, the boat trailers is still hooked up/locked to the explorer.  We just had lunch at the NEX cafeteria with Chinese food. We got done at around 3 pm. I gave 2 crabs to Gretchen then she called her vanalicious Kevin to pick her up. Played with Brandon—he is getting so big and cuddly. Truly a chick magnet!!!

     Got home cleaned the crabs (I took the shell off and rinse all the yellow stuff) and boiled it— eat 3 of them and freeze the left over for wintertime food. Bianca Ann is a crab lover too—she would eat just the crabmeat no rice at all.

     *Note:–I did tried to update my blog last Saturday night kaso lang nagmal-funtion na naman ang friendster sa akin…hay naku!

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