Octo-crab.

Wow, it's been quite a while since I last made a blog post ! That's probably not a good thing. I've just been so busy lately ! We had about 5 tests and assignments, all squished into three days last week, but I prefer not to bore you with my school life but rather with something much more eventful that happened this morning !

Well, my dad went out this morning in the kayak to check the crab pots. Basically, the last few days we have been putting "pots" with rotten red emperor carcasses into the ocean, in hope of catching some crabs ! We have actually been really lucky and caught 3 "keeper" crabs in 6 days ! You are only allowed to eat the male crabs and can only keep them if they are within legal guidelines ! But they taste amazing and if you are a seafood lover like me, I would definitely recommend it !

Back to the story, my dad brought back a crab pot and guess what was in it !?! Clue: "It has eight legs." Yes, that's right it was a huge octopus and what was also amazing was that it had eaten the female crab that was stuck in the pot with it ! All that was left of the crab was it's back shell and legs ! How crazy !? My dad had to get it out of the pot and I never knew how strong their suckers really were ! They also make a really loud popping noise as they release their suction ! This again is one of the many interesting sea creatures we have caught in the pots !

Hope you're all enjoying your morning and have a great weekend ! Counting down to Christmas now !

Another weekend, Another country fair

Yesterday, I went to, yet again, another country fair ! This time however, it was with my friends instead ! When my friend Nat and I got there, it was about 11am. It was packed ! We found our other friends we were meeting up with, and from there our day of adventure began ! We went on rides, looked at the petting zoo, went on some more rides, watched some of the entertainment, ate some food and enjoyed ourselves ! We ran into lots of our school friends, and it was great to see them on an out-of-school basis.

First greeted by this graceful butterfly, he stopped for a few shots

She didn't want her picture taken, but the ducks had afros !

SUPER SIZZLER

Little blury, but me on the sizzler !

Entertainment

A little snack, I think so ! 3 for $2 !

Some of the winning cakes

This one was an echidna ! It won 2nd place !

I thought these were super creative !

My friend was in love with the owls

Jumping castle

Aren't we just a tad cute
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Another .gif !

Community Carnival !

Today, my Mum, brother and I went to a Community Carnival, about 15 minutes away from where we live. We saw it in a flyer and decided it would be fun to visit ! All of us had never been there before, so it was quite an adventure ! When we arrived it was about 12pm and the place was absolutely packed. Of course that meant that parking was a real pain, but we don't need to talk about that. We walked around and looked at the stalls. There was face-painting, craft stalls, clothing stalls and of course, food stalls ! There was also a huge jumping castle and the tea-cup ride. There was lots of entertainment; singing and such, but all in all it was pretty good !! We were there for about an hour and a half, and all of us enjoyed it !

Tie-dye stall

Do you guys like my .gif, of this cute little boy eating his fairy floss ?!?

It's the Choir

It's the Choir again !

Happy Birthday Dad !

Today was my Dad's birthday, and it was also a student free day ! Score ! It was a pretty good day. Unfortunately, I was doing homework for half of it though, but I did get to spend time with my dad which was nice. We didn't go out anywhere fancy, but instead we stayed at home and relaxed. We watched some movies and my brother and I went in the pool, while dad watched. It was fun !

The day went so quick, but I really enjoyed it ! I just wish that the teachers wouldn't load us up with so much homework, then I could've spent more time with my dad ! But anyway, I think he enjoyed it and mum even cooked his favourite dinner... Chicken Karaage ! It is amazingly delicious ! It is basically chicken, soaked in a marinade of soy sauce and garlic, and then fried ! It was so nice, seeing as we hadn't eaten it for... ages ! 

Here are some photos of the birthday dinner !

Wow, best be getting to bed, I have school tomorrow and a Japanese test, hopefully I'll do well !