Fresh Fish

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.