Work took Debbie to Australia this week, and so she, Colette and Colman met for dinner. From what I hear they enjoyed the local specialty Balmain Bugs. I had to look this up on Wikipedia:
Ibacus peronii, the Balmain bug or butterfly fan lobster, is a species of slipper lobster. It lives in shallow waters around Australia and is the subject of small-scale fishery. It is a flattened, reddish brown animal, up to 23 cm (9 in) long and 14 cm (6 in) wide, with flattened antennae and no claws.
Glad you all had a chance to meet up!
It might be more accurate to say Colman strongly suggested Debbie have the bugs! Was fun catching up… hope to have Debbie flying through again soon.
Am I spreading rumors? Oops! Thought from the FB correspondence the bugs were devoured! Anyway I enjoyed learning about what they are, it’s always fun to hear about local specialties!
You’re both right, Colman suggested them, and then I ordered and devoured them! Thanks for the info on what they were. I had not looked that up on the internet.