Mr. Potato Head

Hey everyone, do you remember my friend Captain Claude, fearless adventurer and pirate? (Side note: I almost ate him for lunch one day.)

Anyways, here's today as our special guest and will help me put together a Mr. Potato Head Pirate Spud!

AARRRR MATEY!!

Wow, there are quite a lot of pieces in this kit. I see ears, arms, a nose, a pirate sword...

Captain Claude and I started putting Mr. Potato Head together.

There was even a parrot to go on top of his hat.

AARRRRR!!

Have you played with a Mr. Potato Head toy before?

Pirate Ship

Hello everyone.  I hope everyone is having a great weekend.  Today I am going to --

I was interrupted by a scuttling noise.

"ARRR MATEY!"

It was the lobster I caught over the summer.  I was about to grab him but then I remembered what happened last time.

"You again?" I said.

"Arrr, 'tis me alright," he replied.  "I don't believe we were properly introduced last time matey.  The name is Claudius Cavendish III , but you can call me Captain Claude for short."

"Ajdin Adilovic," I said, shaking his claw.  "And don't worry, I've lost my appetite for lobster since last time.  What can I do for you?"

"I am requesting assistance for my ship.  She seemed to have a rough encounter with the rocks by the shore and I need some help putting her back together.  Would ya help me, kind lad?"

"I've never built a ship before," I said.  "I'm not sure if I can do it."

"Arrr!" he snapped.  "Pirates don't give up!  C'mon, don't you want to go on a treasure hunt?"

I carefully picked up a piece of the ship, then I started fitting the pieces together.

I built a sail.  I was really getting into it now.

"Arrr, that's it matey!" Captain Claude said excitedly.

"You're a natural at this lad!" he said.  "How about testing your sea legs with me after this?"

Soon after, the ship was done.

"Not yet," Captain Claude said.  "She needs a new lick of paint."

"And finally, give her a new name," he said.

I thought for a moment.  "How about...the HONEY RAIDER!"

"What a beauty," Captain Claude said.  "Now every pirate needs a good ship, but also a good crew."

Where was I going to find a good pirate crew?

Lobster

After a few tries, I was able to catch my very own lobster!  I put him in my fishing pail.  I couldn't wait to try lobster for the first time.

I opened my mouth to take a bite...

"OUCH!" I cried.  The lobster pinched my nose.

"I dun think so matey!" the lobster said.  "I'm not going to be anybody's seafood grub today!  Arrrr!"

"A talking lobster?" I said in disbelief.  He gave me a strange look.

"You land creatures don't know much about us seafaring lads, now do ya?  Arrrr!"

He scampered away grumbling something about silly land creatures and hidden treasure.  I was left rubbing my nose and with no lunch.  I guess it's not that easy to catch a lobster.

Fortunately, my mom had better luck with catching lobsters.  We even brought some home where I shared some with Uncle Tibbs.

"Thanks for thinking of me, Ajdin," he said.

Time to dig in!

Maine

After a long drive, we finally arrived at our destination... Acadia National Park in Maine.  I heard they have beary good lobster here in Maine (I'm not sure if bears eat lobster though I'm willing to try anything once). First, I'll check out the park.

I hiked to the top of a mountain and it was a great view.  I didn't see any bears though.

All that hiking made me hungry, so I set off to see what I could find in terms of lunch.  I found a little town set by the harbor and I also saw fishing boats.  Hmm, fishing boats = fish.

I got a little closer to the water.  Boy was I hungry now.  I saw all the fishing boats haul their catches of the day back to the dock.  I saw hundreds of fish in the fishing boats.  All I wanted was just one little fish.  I waved to the fishermen but no one gave me a fish.

Finally, I decided to take matters into my own paws.  I looked around for a fishing pole, then realized that I was sitting on a lobster bait cage.  Maybe I could try to catch a lobster myself.  I had never tried to catch a lobster before.  It is much different than fishing for salmon.  Would I be able to catch anything?