Saltypaws under attack by the cracken – our first catch

Saltypaws under attack by the cracken – our first catch

During the night sail from Fromentera to Sardina, the SaltyPaws was under attack from the cracken. We did not take any of the cursed pirate gold, from Tortuga, so we where highly surprised of the sudden attack. We haven't been too inspired with fishing lately, and especially after seeing all the fishing vessels and nets and traps between France, Spain, Portugal, Spain again and Italy, one would think there would be very few fish left in any case. No revenge from this side therefore either.

The cracken – a 15 cm baby squid jumped on the stern at night, and by the time it was done attacking the SaltyPaws, and we actually found it, it was too late for us to return it to the sea, as it was no longer alive. The squid jump out of the sea, in order to escape from predators, using their built in jet engine. The baby squid have big eyes, and that's why events like this never happen during the day. We did carry the correct navigation lights, but our stern light is offset to starboard, and the squid happened to jump on the port pontoon.

Unfortunately we where too far away from the Internet to look up baby squid recipes. Next time, we will be better prepared.