a new mate, soldier crabs

today we sailed with a new mate; a keen 11 year old who is new to sailing.  he showed some tensions as lurga heeled but soon settled into a curious and energetic hand. the lively conditions were  made more humorous with the addition of neap tidal flows (due to the full moon).
    there were few opportunities to view much of nature until we landed for a walk ashore and a bit of angling at taylors beach. here there entire battalions of tame soldier crabs.  the bulbous mauve balls patrolled the beach to the sound of masses of little claws scuttling..  i thought man's development of mangrove swamplands for their women folk had seen the demise of these little fellows, but happily realised the developers had failed in that quest too.   
first mate & soldier crabs on the beach. 

Overall a great day with a solid 4 hrs under sailing from lemon tree. only one other yacht under sail was seen.  

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