Kailyn Lowry and I: A Crabbing Adventure Gone WILD!

Once we reached the crabbing area, Kailyn began setting up the traps. She explained the process with ease, but I could barely keep up with her pace. She was a pro, no question about it. I fumbled with the bait, dropped the net a few times, and generally made a mess of things. Kailyn, though, was incredibly patient, offering pointers with a laugh every time I messed up. I couldn’t help but admire her easygoing demeanor—she was the type of person who made everything look effortless.

After about an hour of waiting, it happened. The first trap was pulled up, and there, caught in the net, was the biggest crab I had ever seen. It was a monster, its claws snapping wildly in the air. Kailyn grinned. “This is going to be interesting.”

As we tried to wrangle the crab into the bucket, things got chaotic. The crab escaped its first few attempts at capture, sprinting across the boat like it had somewhere important to be. I dove for it, tripping over the equipment and nearly knocking Kailyn into the water. She laughed so hard I thought she might fall overboard herself. In the chaos, I lost track of the crab, but Kailyn quickly scooped it up and triumphantly dropped it in the bucket.

We caught more crabs after that, and each time, it seemed like the stakes got higher. The crabs were feisty, our attempts at catching them more frantic. At one point, I found myself standing on the edge of the boat, trying to use a net like a pro, but the wind gusted, knocking me off balance. Kailyn, in her usual unflappable way, grabbed my arm just in time to keep me from falling into the chilly waters.

By the end of the day, we had more crabs than we knew what to do with, and my arms were sore from the constant battle. We laughed the entire ride back to shore, reminiscing about all the near-disasters—like the time I tried to jump over the side of the boat to catch a runaway crab and almost ended up in the bay.

In the end, it wasn’t just about the crabs. It was about the memories we created—about laughing until our sides ached, about Kailyn’s sense of humor, and how she made a simple day of crabbing feel like an epic adventure. We’d set out for a peaceful retreat but ended up with a story for the ages.