The departure lounge

With a wonderful holiday now at its end, Speckles and Canners bid The Crab farewell. The Crab, streamlined, bronzed and hungry for adventure scuttled down onto the inter tidal platform and with a wave of his pincers, slipped into the sea, leaving a stream of fine bubbles behind him. The trip back was frought with danger, perilous water, predatory sea snails and rival crabs, all making the journey very difficult..... but The Crab made it and was washed up on the east coast of England in late April and has since begun advising on marine development for a small firm of surveyors in Chelmsford.

Beach Bar

With the holiday having come to an end, embarks on a commercial mission to purchase some prime Bajan beach front property in order to realise his dream of becoming a bar manager. Canners is now believed to be residing somewhere in Barbados, running the above bar in which he claims to have the most extensive collection of whisky in Caribbean. Although consumption is said to have been very high at the bar, reports are that takings have been worryingly low and that Canners is going to recruit a new bar manager in order to boost the financial side of the business. Henri Banan Coxe is said to have applied for the job, believing that he has the necessary skill sets to drive the business into profit.... updates are expected shortly.

Crab at the cricket

An avid sports enthusiast, The Crab relished the opportunity to watch some of the enthralling action at the cricket World Cup which coincided with his visit to the Caribbean. The Crab was a gifted cricketer when at school, although his career was cruelly cut short as a result of an unfortunate incident involving him and the cricket tea which was supposed to feed two teams, but which mysteriously disappeared during an afternoon match in The Crabs lower sixth year.

Alarm Call

By draping a mackerel head over the end of the edge of The Crab's lair, Speckles managed to coax The Crab from his salty pit, into the fresh Caribbean air. Here, we see the magical first moments of The Crab's day, as he tentatively creeps out of his subterranean den.

Basement Apartment

The Crab asked Speckles if he would be so kind as to wake him in the morning, as he had forgotten his alarm clock. This photograph was taken just as Speckles opened the door to The Crabs room, only to find a bare space, in which The Crab has scratched himself a sandy retreat.

Home from Home

Here we see The Crab's absolute delight as he passes the reception of his accommodation block, noticing that they have re-named the hotel in honour of his arrival.

The Crab Mobile

The first job of the holiday was to pick up the hire car. The motor car provided had been selected by hire company to meet all of The Crab's requirements.

Pincer Closeup

It is rare that we see such a detailed image of The Crabs pincer in action. Here we observe The Crab using an inverted side swipe pince, as he reduces a leg of lamb to a stump within seconds. That night, The Crab shared stories of his incredible nautical journey with Speckles and Canners, with tales of magical saline adventures.

Arrival Gate

Although our two intrepid researchers travelled via air, The Crab chose to reach the Caribbean by his native sea. Upon Speckles' arrival he was suprised to see that The Crab had reached their beach front condo before he had. Under questioning that evening, The Crab revealed that he had hitched a lift on the undercarriage of a guppy for part of the trip, with the remainder of the journey accelerated by his being swept onwards by the North Atlantic Equinurnal current. This photograph shows how Speckles found The Crab, sitting in a rockpool, browsing on a favourite seaweed.

Crabs in the Caribbean

The following material has been very kindly donated by Mr J C Speckles, a seasoned researcher into Crab Ways and Crab Lore and has recently completed a doctorate in Henry Banane Coxe studies (see earlier posts). There are few men who would have been capable of completing such research, but Speckles followed The Crab at a distance, during his recent trip to the Caribbean, where The Crab stayed for three weeks in April 2007 during the Crill spawning season.

Many thanks to Speckles for this brave and thorough research.

Cocktails and Dreams

Assisting Speckles in his Caribbean research, was another familiar face (see earlier posts). Canners, who is part way through a study into the effects of Irish Whisky upon the male body, is also in the process of purchasing a beach bar in Barbados, but is encountering a number of problems in acquiring a publican's license, due to a number of JRI's (Jameson's Related Incidents) in strip clubs across England and Scotland.