Bivalve Bash 2010

oysters!

out on the spit

If you haven’t been to the Bivalve Bash at the Taylor Shellfish Farm on Samish Bay, you’re missing out on one of the best summer parties around. We went last year, but I didn’t do a post as my camera battery died halfway through. This year we took some shellfish-loving friends and a camera with a fresh battery and had a fabulous time.

Mud Run

We saw the kids’ Mud Run.

oyster shell sculptures

oyster shell sculpture

We toured the Oyster Shell Sculpture Contest.

oyster shucking contest

Jon entered the Oyster Shucking Contest, and placed third (and got to keep a rather nice oyster knife). And the rest of us got to eat the oysters.

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