Maritime Provinces, Canada

New Brunswick - September 26

Shediac - page 1

Early the next morning the big blue bus took us across the nine-mile Confederation Bridge to Shediac in New Brunswick. Shediac is the Lobster Capital of the World.

lobster statue

Lobster fishing

hauling the line Several of our braver fellow tourists helped haul up a lobster trap.
pulling the lobster trap on board But the professional lobster fisherman brought the trap on board.
small crab We caught a very small crab.

On the second try we actually caught two lobsters and another crab.

our catch - a lobster A freshly caught lobster
closer view of lobster Its a girl!

Our fisherman then gave us a lecture that included:

Then we got our own cooked lobsters to practice on. I did not take pictures of this event, largely because my hands were way too messy.