There was a sign in the toilets advertising crab racing at the fishermans club. It sounded like fun so we thought we would go and see what it was all about.
It turned out to be a blast. Apparently there isn't much to do in Derby and that these crab races are an annual event and we just managed to be here at the right time of year. We met some top locals here who even offered to take us out on their boat out to the Archipelago to fish and visit some islands but unfortunately we are leaving tomorrow. We promised that we would take a rain check on that invitation and that if we were to return, we would call them.
At the crab races, spectators buy crabs at $5 a piece and enter them into heats. We bought 3 crabs. Their names were Kevin, Ralph and Max.
Browsing
First, second and third go into the finals and all the rest go into a boiling hot pot. Our crabs didn't get further than the pot. Poor buggers.
Crab heat
Waiting for the race
and they're off
4th isn't good enough buddy, off to the pot you go
The crabs that have made it to the finals are auctioned off, spectators can bet on them and money can be won. All the losing crabs that went into the pot are cooked up and eaten by all. They charge $10 a plate for all you can eat crab and salad which was donated by a local cafe and was absolutely delicious. The crabs were also delicious and cooked to perfection. To top off a great day and night, the drinks were plenty and dirt cheap. They had a jumping castle for the kids to enjoy and which they did. We needed a day out like this. We had an absolute ball, the girls were spent and Waz and I went home half cut.
