A few friends of ours were planning a trip to the Gulf Coast in Crystal River to scallop on Monday the 3rd of July. We decided to join them and make a small extended trip out of it and headed out Sunday evening after church and stayed until Tuesday. Monday we got up bright and early, grabbed breakfast and loaded our boat in the water to head to the scalloping grounds. We met up with 7 other families so it was quite the party on the water. I really love scalloping. You're only in about 4-6 feet deep water and you snorkel around looking for little "treasures" aka scallops! It's relaxing, refreshing and an activity the kids really enjoy. We didn't hit our limit while we were there but we found plenty of scallops to feel good about! Benny was a great little boater this year (last year... not so much). He was happy to bob along in the water with his floatie, ride along on our backs or just hang out on the boat and play with our finds. Ivy was a grand champion companion scalloper and Jackson, who was far more interested in fishing, gets the prize for the best catch of the trip... a shark!!! Monday afternoon we made a stop at the Three Sisters Spring (I stayed behind with a napping Benny in the boat) and we closed down the evening at the hotel pool eating pizza. Tuesday morning we started off with some trout fishing, caught a few snapper (it was super hot on the boat but luckily Benny was sleeping so I wasn't wrangling a grumpy toddler). We hit up the scallops after that with a bit more success than the day before and just had an all-around wonderful day! We did a quick dip in the hotel pool before changing, grabbing dinner and heading home. We caught a few fireworks on the drive home but think enjoying the beauty of the sea was an excellent way to celebrate Independence Day. Maybe it'll be our new tradition.
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