Life is pretty simple on a Houseboat

Life is pretty simple on a Houseboat
In the morning you are woken up by the sound of the tide lapping against the hull of the boat and you head to 4 steps to the galley for some coffee and cereal. The kids get in the runabout and head into shore to catch the daily supply of Yabbies and spider crabs. Then they do about 2 hours of homework before exploring the inlets and fishing. When they catch the fish we have to check the species book to see if it is an edible one. They caught several varieties that were definitely poisonous for humans. They kept the edible ones and either cooked them for dinner or used them as bait fish for the crab pots. Crabbing is a popular activity here and they are abundant and there are several varieties. You are only allowed to keep the males and you must return the females to the sea. You can tell the sex on the crab by the shape of the rear flap on the shell. If it is pointed then it is a male and if it is rounded it is female.
Christopher was definitely our most inspired fisherman and caught the greatest variety of fish and crabs. He has the scars to prove it as I am sure that he got cut, snagged or hooked at least 10 times a day.
The evenings were spent on homework, listening to Nicholas play the guitar and cooking and cleaning dinner. Then we would enjoy the spectacular sunsets read a little bit and head off to bed to it all over again.
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