Can it get any better than this? Try to imagine the following – You’ve been back in the Keys for about 12 hours and after a first short swim in the morning you’re already out there on the sea to chase some lobster for dinner.

There is only one way to start this diary entry. Let me officially announce that the World Team has a new favorite TV channel – the high definition spear fishing channel.

Sounds weird? I guess it sure does! But what do you expect from a bunch of swimmers of which, after my knowledge, most would answer the following question with a YES.

“Would you like to be a professional spear fisherman and/or lobster hunter?”

Okay, to make a long day (story) short, we were out on the boat for most of the day hunting for our dinner and bringing in a couple of lobster and one fish speared by George.

If you can believe it, Gary has an amazing technique and is the best spear fisherman down in the Keys as of lately. But honestly, I wasn’t surprised by this fact. This is probably the way “George from the Jungle” has been hunting for food all his life.

Once back at the Hall’s residence, we had to get those lobsters ready for the grill. So we’re standing on the docks when Gary told me the following:
“Opening day of lobster season is almost better than Christmas – oh no, wait; actually it is better than Christmas.”

As we’re coming to the dinner part here, I think you have already figured out that evening practice did take place without any of us. But you should also know by now that spear fishing is a pretty good workout too, and we really earned this delicious dinner.

It was a beautiful day and I had a great time – so to answer my question from the beginning. No, I couldn’t have had a better first day being back in the Keys, and YES I wouldn’t mind being paid for being a professional spear fisherman and/or lobster hunter.

Cheers,

Nicolas
a.k.a. the lobster assassin