SHELL HOMES: HERMIT CRABS IN THE BAHAMAS
I’m feeling distinctly crabby right now. In a skilled move that would impress the Bahamas utility providers, the UK’s very own much-vaunted BT selected us for the privilege of being unplugged from the grid last week. From the time of reporting the problem, it has taken them 6 days to plug us back in. It’s a little reminder of the far more persistent Abaco experience! No landline, no wifi, no email for almost a week. To begin with, it was a light relief. After nearly a week, not funny anymore. Here are some nice crabs in conchs to celebrate getting back online whileĀ reflecting my crabby mood.
Find out more about Hermit Crabs – in particular crab racing at Delphi and the intricate rules – here:Ā WACKY RACES AT DELPHI
Photo credits: all undersea shots – Melinda; potential crab race contestant – Clare
ROLLING HARBOUR ABACO 
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You are allowed to be crabby after all that time! I thought we had it rough in The Bahamas!! Love the crabby photos though.
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How understanding. I do realise of course that Abaco suffers from persistent and inexplicable outages every time the wind changes; but it was interesting to lose all comms for 6 days close to the centre of London, of all places. Luckily the crabby pics made me feel better! RH
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Eeeeeks! I would go into internet withdrawal. Love the crabs and their hermit homes~
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Mmmmm. It is a bit disorienting. A taste of what might happen if other more vital resources went on the blink for several days. Just think how much we rely on electricity. Or water. Argh – time for some strong coffee. RH
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Oooh, that is a really long time to be left abandoned, I’m glad it’s up and running now. I chuckled at your choice of appropriate wildlife to share. š
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It might have been worse – we were actually staying away for a family event for 4 days where there was no wifi anyway, so the deprivation only hit when we got back to find the landline still down! Anyway, those nice crabs got the rage out of my system! RH
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