Pick your own Oysters ....for free !!

Yesterday was fabulous day. Blue sky, bright sunshine and a slight breeze. A perfect day for a trip to the coast. We arrived just as the tide was going out..and the car park was almost full. Along with everyone else we changed into our wellies, put on coats, hats and scarves. I looked around..everyone had buckets and strange metal claw like tools. We had no such tools, but thankfully we did have buckets…so we followed the ever increasing throng of beachcombers with our buckets.

They were all heading for the emerging rock pools and as we watched the buckets soon became filled with oysters and mussels. The claw like tools were used to prise the mussels from the rocks. So we too filled our buckets with the lovely fresh oysters.

After a very enjoyable morning we were soon back home and having oysters for lunch !!