Oh my goodness, Matt DIVE DIVE DIVE!!!

So we went out on the boat with Dad and the boys yesterday, and Jesse had his first ride out on the ocean. But men don't get excited about things, so that look on Jesse's face must have just been...um...well...anyways, whether he'll admit it or not, he was pretty pumped about it! We dropped our crab traps and then went out to look at the really cool sand stone on Gabriola Island -- the water has cut away at it and there are these really funny birds (and heaps of bird poop) all over it. Then we saw a bunch of seals up close on some logs, then headed over for Snake Island.

Out on Snake Island (which is a tiny little island with nothing but nature on it...not even any trees, just grass, rock and drift wood) we saw some garder snakes (hence "Snake Island") and a bunch of seals. Jesse and I put the goggles and snorkles on and looked around in the water...it was a little too cold for swimming for us Saskatchewanites, but we went waiste deep and saw a couple ocean critters -- like some little skulpins and a crab, but he was well hidden. We also found some star fish, but no crabs which are my favourite thing so I really wanted to show Jesse crabs. I guess we'll just have to find some crabs today or tomorrow. My dad rescued a baby seal that looked to be sick...he just put it in the water and it swam out to it's family...we don't know if it was dying or not, but it seemed to be better off in the water anyways.

After Snake Island we headed out to do some fishing and Sam caught a 71cm Lingcod, so that was pretty cool...Jesse was fishing at the time as well, and he figures it was the fish that had hit his a couple minutes earlier. Anyways, that was fun and we kept fishing for a bit until Matt and I got snags at the same time, and then I convinced Dad that it was time to go back. We went to check the crab traps, and there was nothing but huge sun stars in them (big huge star fish). That sucked, because I don't care much for fish, but I LOVE crab!!! So we pulled the crab traps in and started off for home almost running out of both gas and oil, and with no navigation lights in the dark!

We made it home safe and sound and I believe Jesse and I are going out on a date today, just the two of us for the first time in a week or so. I think it will be great! I'll post in soon:-)