Woke up to another perfect morning with no wind and
still water. Someone announced on the radio that there was a rainbow, so we
popped out into the cockpit to see a big rainbow ending in the boat behind us.
After breakfast Beth & Noah were waking up for breakfast and school at 0730
when I went hunting with Jesse. It was slack tide, so we went out into the
sound. First stop was a rock formation where he remembered lobster from years
past. A lobster was on his spear as he surfaced from his first dive. I took a
shot at one, but didn’t get him. Jesse got one more (enough to make Lobster
Curry) and we took off in search of another spot. We went out the cut and
snorkeled along some rock ledges. Found a couple of big barracuda, but no lobster.
When a shark that was larger than either of us started investigating we both
made a bee line for the dinghy. Jesse thinks it was a Lemon Shark about eight
feet long. He certainly looked large to me and was a reminder that you aren’t
at the top of the food chain anymore when you venture into the ocean. Back
inside we drifted with the dinghy for a bit, but the outgoing current got to be
too strong. We found a nice cove with elkhorn coral, sea fans and lots of fish.
I shot several fish, but didn’t catch any. Today’s excuse was that my lobster
spear isn’t small or sharp enough to go through most fish. It did bounce off a
couple. Jesse used a hawaiian sling and we went home with five glass eye
snappers. I filleted them and Beth pan fried them for dinner. Even Noah liked
them and Beth is now in favor of fishing. During the afternoon we took down the
laundry as it needed to dry after receiving another fresh water rinse in a
morning shower. Noah played with David again and made a trip to see the Pigs on
the Beach. In mid-afternoon, the Yacht Club came on the radio and announced a
happy hour starting at five. This wouldn’t be allowed in the US, but is a
common method of spreading the word in the Bahamas. Getting into the dinghy we
saw three squid hanging out under the boat. Noah got a good close up view. Not
enough wind over the last couple of days to keep up with our energy usage, so
we ran the Honda for a couple of hours. The forecast is for a rebuilding of the
trade winds, so we hope that the wind generator will keep us charged for the
balance of the week.
still water. Someone announced on the radio that there was a rainbow, so we
popped out into the cockpit to see a big rainbow ending in the boat behind us.
After breakfast Beth & Noah were waking up for breakfast and school at 0730
when I went hunting with Jesse. It was slack tide, so we went out into the
sound. First stop was a rock formation where he remembered lobster from years
past. A lobster was on his spear as he surfaced from his first dive. I took a
shot at one, but didn’t get him. Jesse got one more (enough to make Lobster
Curry) and we took off in search of another spot. We went out the cut and
snorkeled along some rock ledges. Found a couple of big barracuda, but no lobster.
When a shark that was larger than either of us started investigating we both
made a bee line for the dinghy. Jesse thinks it was a Lemon Shark about eight
feet long. He certainly looked large to me and was a reminder that you aren’t
at the top of the food chain anymore when you venture into the ocean. Back
inside we drifted with the dinghy for a bit, but the outgoing current got to be
too strong. We found a nice cove with elkhorn coral, sea fans and lots of fish.
I shot several fish, but didn’t catch any. Today’s excuse was that my lobster
spear isn’t small or sharp enough to go through most fish. It did bounce off a
couple. Jesse used a hawaiian sling and we went home with five glass eye
snappers. I filleted them and Beth pan fried them for dinner. Even Noah liked
them and Beth is now in favor of fishing. During the afternoon we took down the
laundry as it needed to dry after receiving another fresh water rinse in a
morning shower. Noah played with David again and made a trip to see the Pigs on
the Beach. In mid-afternoon, the Yacht Club came on the radio and announced a
happy hour starting at five. This wouldn’t be allowed in the US, but is a
common method of spreading the word in the Bahamas. Getting into the dinghy we
saw three squid hanging out under the boat. Noah got a good close up view. Not
enough wind over the last couple of days to keep up with our energy usage, so
we ran the Honda for a couple of hours. The forecast is for a rebuilding of the
trade winds, so we hope that the wind generator will keep us charged for the
balance of the week.
