"I want to show you something superspecial, " he says at his Clearwater Bay studio.

But both sides have indicated that they would appeal any decision against them, and the Pirate Bay has said that it could keep operating the service from another country.

The Pirate Bay founders have consistently said their actions are legal under Swedish law because they offer a service that can be used in both a legal and illegal manner.

Like hotels, cabins have check-in times, and we pulled into Thomas Bay well before our scheduled noon arrival.

Their ability to go on a sustained eating binge while at the bay is due entirely to another creature: the horseshoe crab. These bizarre animals are among the oldest on Earth.