2015 Mini Lobster Season....Braden convinced us that we needed to travel to the Keys mid-summer to experience Mini Lobster Season, which is two day lobster-crazed days in July when everyone and their grandma is in the Keys hoping to catch their fill of spiny lobsters. Boy, did we LOVE Mini Season! The lobster were plentiful, the weather was gorgeous, and the water was warm and inviting.
Here are some highlights from Mini Season 2015!!!
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| Our favorite RV park |
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| Prepping the boat for the water |
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| That day was about 200 degrees...Well, it sure felt like it! |
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| There was a slight breeze... |
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| There was a line to put the boat in the ramp... |
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| Getting a little help from our friend, Brendan. |
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| We had a boat slip for a night or two. After that the dock was booked, so we needed to park it in open water and swim to it when we wanted to go out... |
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| This is a great place for dinner or drinks and appetizers! We took the boys and Brendan here the first night back in Marathon. |
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| Our boat slip... |
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| Braden looking out to where we will be parking the boat... |
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| The parking arrangement for the rest of the week... |
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| It was hot, so we did take advantage of some indoor activities! |
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| Wheeeeewww! |
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| We fell in love with this place! Keys Salad and Key Lime Pie on a Stick...Yes, Please! |
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| We weren't the only ones at the skate park! |
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| Bryan and Braden got an "early" start on Mini Season...They went out at 1am on that first morning to start fishing for lobster and came back with these guys. At 7am, they came back and got Aaron and I, and we went out to get more lobster as a family! It was an amazing experience!!! |
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| They also found these shells. (The shells were vacant, so it was legal to harvest them!) |
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| LOBSTA!!! |
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| These two...Very enthusiastic!!! |
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| Love this guy... |
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| Bodie was fascinated by the lobsters |
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| We had an amazing time diving for lobster! We were very thankful for the new masks and snorkels that we all got for Christmas! |
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| YeeeeHawwww! |
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| Another "bug"... |
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| The Three Lobster Catchers 2015 |
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| We used nets to catch the lobsters, but Aaron had his new speargun not too far away, "just in case"... |
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| Brothers... |
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| Me |
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| The captain with the catch |
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| Braden... |
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| US... |
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| Looks like dinner! |
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| Braden & Cody... |
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| Having a drink at Tarpon Grill to celebrate a successful lobster season |
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| Braden did quite a bit of fishing while we were in the Keys! He had a fishing buddy named Cody, whose family comes down for the summer. |
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| Somebody had to swim for it...Bryan and Aaron were the designated boat retrievers. |
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| All that swimming wears you out... |
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| Ice Cream break with the guys...We had gone to the skate park again and they were hot, sweaty & thirsty! |
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| We had a great time in Marathon hunting for lobster, fishing with friends, and spending quality time as a family! We can't wait to come back! |
