Today we visit the upscale coastal town of Knokke. We stayed at the Hotel Carlton, just steps away from the beach, with a wonderful room view of the North Sea from out balcony. There is a large boardwalk that seems to run for miles up and down the beach. It is divided into lanes for walkers and bikes and scooters. Just past the boardwalk are rows of white storage sheds with names or numbers on them, these are personal storage areas for frequent visitors. On the beach are rows and rows of white umbrellas and chairs, just take a seat and someone will be along shortly to collect a rental fee. Large rock jetties stick out into the water every few hundred yards with people clamoring about, upon closer inspection they are fishing for crabs. I decided to try my luck after watching a few locals, first find a piece of string, then break a small mussel off of the rocks and open him up, tie the string around the mussel. Find a small tidal pool or crevice under the rocks and toss in the bait. Every few moments pull it out and a very small crab will be attached. Whole families would be catching these small crabs and putting them in a bucket, too small for bait, not sure if you can eat them, but they catch them.
Chantal and I stroll the boardwalk and stop in a few open air cafes for snacks and bier. Tonight I dined in a local restaurant with Christine, Marie, and Chantal. We enjoyed a nice glass bottle of wine and a bier. My entree was a garlic sauteed langoustine lobster or shrimp, wonderful meal.
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