We spent a day running around Cedar Key, a neat little village on the Gulf about 45 minutes North of Crystal River. One of the more unusual places there was a clam farm, that's right, a clam farm. It turns out that Florida is the #2 state for the production of farm raised clams (Virginia is #1). It was kind of neat to see how they raised clams from eggs to baby clams, in various hatchery tanks. After about six months, they put them in nylon mesh bags and dump them in the ocean to finish growing. That process takes another year and a half. All in all, the process was pretty cool and trust me the clams taste great.
What happens when you cook spaghetti squash in a microwave and don't pay close attention? A significant explosion that's what. The boss claims she punctured the squash with a fork.....but I'm just saying. There was spaghetti squash guts everywhere and it sounded like a cannon had gone off in the camper. Fortunately there was no damage done, just a little cleanup and a tripped breaker, but now I have just one more thing to give the wife a hard time about.
The cold spell has finally lifted and we are once again getting back on the water to watch the manattees settle in for the winter. If you get to this part of the country in the winter, make sure you get to someplace that you can watch the manatees. It's pretty awesome to watch them glide within inches of your kayak.
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