| Saturday Work |

Did you know we can provide dockside delivery service? We packed up a couple of bags of oysters, the wife and the kids and headed over to Tiffany Yachts on the Molly Anne for a special delivery. Thanks Taylor and Sara....hope you enjoyed your oysters!

| Conveyor |

We picked up a new (to us) conveyer today.  Planting shells should be a little easier thanks to this piece of equipment.  It was quite an undertaking to get it into multiple pieces in order to get it back to the creek.  After a lot of thinking and brainstorming we made it home without any hiccups!

Conveyer

Taking off the legs to get the conveyer on the trailer

Bracing the conveyer in order to move it

Removing the brace

Almost ready to move it on to the trailer

Pushing the conveyer on the trailer

Andy and Forrest inspecting their work

She's ready to be strapped down

The (very) patient onlookers

Securing for transport

I think he's thinking, "Shew, glad that's over!"

Some of the brains and muscles behind the conveyer acquisition 

Pulling in to home base

Time to get it off the trailer

| Start 'em young |

One of the younger members of the family wanted to come to work on his Spring Break. He was a pretty big help! Hopefully his love for oystering will continue as he grows up!

| Planting Shells |

Did you know we recycle? We plant shells on our shore to encourage natural strike. These shells came from our shucking house as well as the leftovers from an oyster roast we had on St. Patrick's Day!

| NNK Assembly @ Mount Airy |

Fabulous time at Mount Airy in Warsaw for the Northern Neck Assembly oyster roast!

| Another Snowy Day |

We got another round of snow and it sure is pretty!

| Eco-Tour Flashback |

Eco-tours are something that we love to do.  It's so rewarding to be able to take a group of people out and show them what watermen do.  It's even more fun when it's with a friend and his family!  We took this tour back in June with our friend, Andy Wasniewski, his daughter-in-law, his grandchildren and a few of their friends.  They were a curious group and they had a lot of fun!

Dipping up soft crabs

Brad, the first mate

Cecil sharing his knowledge...he's been working on the water over 60 years

Checking crab pots

We caught a "buster"

Bunkers for bait

Brad pulling in a crab pot

Soft crab (the darker crab)  just seconds after she shed and the shell she just shed (the lighter colored crab)

See how wrinkly the crab is after shedding?

Pulling in a crab pot

Andy and Cecil

Cecil shaft tonging for oysters

Putting them on the board

Checking out Cecil's catch

Checking on cage raised triploids

The crew

He's smiling....it's rare :)

If this looks like fun to you, schedule a tour!  We do tours year-round but you'll see the most once the weather starts to get a bit warmer in May until October.  Message forrestdameron@aol.com to book your tour!