As Maggie mentioned, the anchor is working out superbly: we can sleep at night knowing that the anchor will be in the same spot that we left it when we went to bed.
I got my tooth installed yesterday, so that is out of the way also. Dr. Vargas did a fine job and I would recommend him to anybody in need of some dental work in the Bahamas.
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| Marsh Harbour |
Several days ago, I went conching with Gerry from FREE SPIRIT. He showed me one of his favorite conch fields so we gathered up about 6 shells each. Then he showed me how to clean them. For those of you who know my squeamishness about killing/cleaning animals, you will be surprised that I manned up and got the job done without barfing. In fact, I didn't even get mildly nauseous. To clean a conch you basically have to get it out of its shell, cut off it's eyes, gut it, skin it, bruise it, and then chop it up for fritters. I did all that, made some fritter batter, deep fried them and we had a delicious meal. I am still working on getting my first lobster and fish with the spear.
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| The great white hunter |
Actually, that is not quite true - I did spear a fish already. I was snorkeling around a small corral head when I saw a fish that I thought I could eat. I took careful aim with my Hawaiian sling and got it right in the gut. My jubilation quickly turned to remorse when I got it to the surface and realised that it was actually too small to eat. I got fooled by the magnification of my mask. What looked like a whale under water looked like a minnow out of it. I vowed to be more careful next time.
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| Conch at home |
Sadly, talk of going back to Florida is creeping into our conversations more often, so it won't be long. We will have another month here after visits from some friends. On the brighter side, talk of crossing to the Med is also creeping into our conversations more, too.
Branko
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| Jigging for fish |
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| Still no fish |
