Capers Island Eco Tour-Fun!

Myself and Fiona "catching blue crab"

Chris and Liam catching crab

a ghost crab

What a relaxing day we had yesterday. We went on a Crabbing tour with our Family Playtime local moms group. Capers Island is one of the barrier islands off the coast of Charleston. It has a neat area called the "Boneyard Beach" which is where the island has been eroded and left exposed twisted tree stumps. It was so peaceful and beautiful, and with the breeze and warm water, Liam had a blast playing in the shallow water. He did, however step into places where the water was over his head, so you have to be pretty careful in the tidal creeks. I got kudos from another parent who witnessed my graceful rescue of my son under water while wearing Fiona in her baby carrier! Not fun, but everyone was fine and we felt "refreshed" afterward. Haha. We tried our hand at catching blue crab using a hand line, chicken neck, and net. Nobody had any luck that day. We did catch some ghost crabs and a decorator crab though. Saw some dolphin feeding and found a tidal pool full of teeny hermit crabs. We are going to try to come back to Capers with our own fishing boat and do some more crabbing and surf casting. This is also a good place to bring your dog and kids and just let them run free. There's not too much trouble they can get into here. Our tour guide and captain were great. We got a brief education on the area and its wildlife at a level the young kids could understand. Unfortunately Liam had missed the dolphins feeding when we were heading back because he had had enough fun and sun and was already napping! We all had a great time and are looking forward to going again soon! And, I especially enjoyed meeting some more of the families in our group. Yay!