A few weeks ago Matt went fishing in Critter Cove, British Columbia with my dad, grandpa Oates, uncle Rodger and his boys Kevin, Nathan, and Brian and the White's. From all the pictures and stories, it seems like they had a ton of fun. I kept begging Matt to take pictures before he left, and, like a good husband, it looks like he busted out the camera at all the right times! I thought about going with them, but 'critter' cove was a little too ambiguous of a name for me.
Rodger and his boys in the 'other' boat. There is a competition every year of who can catch the biggest fish and who can catch the most fish. There is even a trophy! This year my dad took home the gold.
In between the adrenalin of the salmon biting and trash-talking the other boat, they took in the beautiful scenery of the great outdoors.
Then, right when you least expect it, the reel starts bending, hands start sweating and heart is a thumping, and lo and behold......you've caught yourself a 30 pound fish!
It's a team effort.
Surprisingly, for a week of fishing, the limit you can catch is only 4 fish per person!! I couldn't believe it! If I went shopping for a week, I'd surly come back with more than 4 articles of clothing! Somehow, they assure me, it's not the same.
As fun as fishing sounded, I opted for land and went to Seattle and enjoyed seeing my pumpkin of a nephew, Gavin. I cannot get enough of him! Is he not the cutest little boy you've ever seen??
We had fun at the park and McDonald's play pen. Dev and April are such good parents. I miss these guys so much! Wish we lived closer! Love you to pieces!
Gav going in for the kill.
Matt had to leave Friday night to get back for work, so I took his place at the fishy slaughter house. 
The scraps are used for catching crab.
Those fish caught turned into a freezer full of salmon--we've got enough fish for a year! If you have any good salmon recipes--send them our way! And if you come over for dinner, you know what we're having!
Thanks to everyone for letting us stay with you! We had a great time in Seattle! Can't wait to see you all again soon!
4 comments:
that is nasty... how you guys going to eat all that... I can't believe I use to give tours of the factories in Alaska and people thought they were cool... gross!
Hi Lindsey, Thank you so much for posting all the wonderful pictures! Matthew explained how beautiful it was but some how the pictures give more of an idea of the gorgeous senery. I am so glad that the "boys" were able to spend such a great time together. Thank you for sharing with us. I love you, Mom
Wow you two are busy bees! the fishing trip looked so great, I love the water and mountains, and seattle is a great escape. I also looked at all the fun photos of Europe/Germany. My goodness what a fabulous time! Maybe you guys are coming for the holidays? We would love to see ya anytime! T,E and B Rignell
Oh, you're brave. I don't think I could stomach the slaughter house. But that fish is so good! Looks like they had a good time as always! It's a little sad to not see Grandpa in any of those pics.
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