Waking Up 6000 Miles from Bull’s Bay

White Sand and Blue Water

I’m sorry for the lack of posts the past few days, but after our busy weekend of deliveries, I decided the best place to watch the Superbowl was at a marina bar in Kailua-Kona on the Big Island of Hawaii.  Thank you Jeff for taking care of the rest of the oyster deliveries on Sunday and Monday.  Go Steelers!

The weather here is decidedly better than it is in Bull’s Bay right now, but I’m not sure about the oysters.  Although the oysters we have in Charleston, Crassotrea Virginica, have been introduced out here, the most abundant oyster is still the Pacific Oyster, Crassotrea Gigas.  They grow on the rocks and cliffs around the coast.  The get quite large, but I’ve heard from Zack, who is in the know, that the flavor just isn’t as good as the Bull’s Bay Oysters.  I will be trying them, so more on that. 

Other than that, as far as shellfish is concerned, there is abalone, and some sort of clams I’m not familiar with.  I will be trying as much shellfish as I can get my hands on out here, as soon as I’m done with my Poke fascination (raw tuna with sesame sauce).  I also would like to meet some local shellfishermen and find out how things are done here.  More on that later.

If you are interested in having some Bull’s Bay Oysters delivered to you in the next couple of weeks, please call Jeff at 843-568-6380 as he will be out working a little closer to home.  In the meantime, aloha and mahalo nui from the big island.