Suddenly, we are alone!

Bodega Bay, California, USA

Late yesterday word came down that crab season is on again.  Cheers could be heard on the docks.

This morning we woke up alone - very eerie feeling.  Sue tells me a lot of the boats left around 3 AM, although I slept right through it all.

By this afternoon, the crab boats were coming and going like crazy, loading up more pots and getting fuel and generally causing a lot of noise and confusion.  By tomorrow, all of the crab pots will no doubt be on the sea bed, just in time for us to navigate though the maze.  Oh well, it is not like we have not seen fields of trap floats before - very common in the Strait of Georgia and points north, where we have often sailed.  Just have to go slow and keep a sharp lookout.

Weather window still looks good for a departure tomorrow.  I have asked some of the crab boats coming in how the conditions are, and they confirm that it is not very nice out there today at all.  They just don't have any choice if they want to make lots of money.


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