Wednesday, 1 February 2012

Wordless Wednesday 1 February

My children got to experience cockle collecting for the first time during the holidays.  This is where I discovered that Andre is a catch, look and release type of child and McKenzie was real keen to see what they tasted like when quickly cooked on the barbeque.


You can see that there are even a few barnacles attached to these shellfish that are nothing more than 3 - 4 cm wide.  The rules state that you are not allowed to collect more than 150 in one go.  Incase you are interested there is a whole lot of effort for something that tastes sandy.  Yuck.

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7 comments:

  1. ♥.Trish.♥ Drumboys1 February 2012 at 10:48

    The fun is catching , we caught and released about 140 yabbies on the weekend. We moved them from one dam to another.
    Though they do taste okay when cooked.

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  2. ally1 February 2012 at 11:54

    I'm not a fan either - bet the kids loved it though!

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  3. tiff(threeringcircus)1 February 2012 at 12:21

    I bet they had fun catching them. We spent a long time on the beach last May catching pippies.

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  4. Marriage from Scratch1 February 2012 at 16:31

    COOL! Love it.
    Come link up with this post at Marriage from Scratch!

    ~Christina
    www.marriagefromscratch.blogspot.com

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  5. Kate @ Back to Basics Tuition1 February 2012 at 16:57

    lol, the photo looks great...but I agree with you on the taste!

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  6. Becky from BeckyandJames.com1 February 2012 at 21:37

    Great photo. I've never tried them myself, I imagine they're slimy and I don't do slimy! I am sure it was great for the kids, though!

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  7. tahlia @ the parenting files2 February 2012 at 00:13

    agreed! catching is the best! as long as they had fun doing this!

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