Not all happy moments on the beach are made up of swimming in the sea and crashing the waves, others are made up of drinking the wild air and literary dining on the ocean floor.
Hi beautiful people of Hive, this time I'm bringing you to another Sea Adventure, our unplanned and epic dining on the ocean floor that people do in my countryside yet done and experienced by only a few families.
Yesterday (Saturday), the calendar says the tide is at its lowest at 7 am. My brother, who loves hunting seafood is the one keeping watch of the calendar's schedule of the tides. Luckily the lowest tide for this week happened to be a Saturday so we traveled as early as 5 am to the nearest sea NOT just to hunt seafood but grab the chance to also have our breakfast on the naked ocean floor of Bogo City, a 30-minute ride from home. Nyamnyam. Hehe.
I have posted some of my hunting adventures together with my husband there at Tigbawan Beach, this time its a hunting experience together with my mother and brothers at Bogo Beach.
Welcome to our fun-filled and low-cost bonding of the family, hunting, and dining on the ocean floor.
6:15 Arrival at the Sea
We arrived before the tide reached its lowest level, so there was still seawater at the entrance part of the sea. However, there were some fishers and hunters already walking towards the hunting area where seafood and seashells are abundant.
I looked around to see if there are also many hunters in the sea but instead, I saw this group of students doing their Coastal Clean Up Drive. I think they started cleaning as early as five. Coastal Cleaning is part of the In-Service Training for College students, I also tried this way back when I was a student.
Going down, we have to climb down this seawall. It looks steep but it has small holes that we can put our feet on for us to go down.
Since we arrived earlier than the exact low tide, there is still a knee-deep water in this part of the sea.
We keep on walking and passed this tall seaweeds. From here we can already start our hunt, but it's a little challenging because of the water and the fishes and seashells can still hide.
I smiled as we passed a broken boat at the sea. Those who have read some of my Sea adventure blogs know my addiction to taking pictures of a boat on the sea. Hehe. And here's one today!
Five minutes of walking and we could see that the water is getting low while my excitement was growing!
Alas! The Low tide.
See that ocean floor? That is where we can pick some shells and crabs. Sounds easy right? But it requires skill and patience before you can find one!
It may sometimes feel overwhelming looking at the bare ocean floor, or disappointing if the hunter hadn't found any. But when I hunt for any seafood, I just always enjoy the time full of discovery and adventure. I moved from the dry seabed to the part which has still water on it and vice versa. (trial and error). One thing I learned about seafood hunting is one has to be patient and alert.
Below, is my mother starting her hunt, my nephew, and my daughter playing on the ocean floor.
Let's start the hunt!
What a good start! I found this seashell camouflaging on the rock! But sorry Mr. Seashell I have to pick you up. One down.
Yay, another catch! A seashell that looks like a combination of an ugly rock on the outside, but once opened, what a delicious white flesh you will taste!
Hi Mr. Crab! I got you! I am enjoying my hunt, ain't I?
The quirky catch.
Our quirky catch for today's hunt is the Sea Cucumbers. I call them the fat tasty worms of the sea. They vary in color, taste, and name. Usually, they hide beneath the rocks. To eat them, you must clean their outer skin first, cut their tip, and slice it in half!
The Lovely Catch
If we had our quirky catch, we also had our pretty catch. The clam seashells!
These are my favorite for today's hunt. We only saw a few of them most were the sea cucumbers and the jellyfish (the edible ones).
As I was carefully looking at the ocean floor eagerly watching the little moves of the tiny creatures I spotted this crab that looks like a dried leaf walking sideways. I guess he felt happy that I didn't pick him. If only he is edible!
Look what I saw! Beautiful and bluish coral reefs! Lovely isn't it?
It's cleaning Time!
My brother was the one who cleaned the Sea Cucumbers (his expertise), while my husband was the one who sliced them.
Ready to eat!
A bowl of rice, sea cucumbers, and jellyfish!
We had a great time eating our breakfast as we shared our hunting adventure. Our laughter spread to the open sea and our tummies were so full of our fresh hunt! Not only we shared our unplanned breakfast tripping on the ocean floor but we also strengthen our bond in the family.
As to my baby, this is the first time that we brought her on our seafood hunt, so everything was new to her. She keeps on running and playing on the ocean floor! I could see how happy she was!
Meanwhile. we didn't let her eat our food because it was not good for her yet. So I made sure to bring her own food with me.
That was our unplanned dining on the ocean floor! Hope you enjoyed it! We went home at 8:30 AM happy and full. As to the seashells and the crab, we brought them home and made some soup out of them.
