Just Another Day in Paradise

2.6.13 This morning we left our anchorage and headed South to stage for the crossing to Eleuthra. The wind was perfect and we were able to sail the 10 miles to the next anchorage. We had just rounded a shallow sand bank when suddenly we had a fish on the line! I grabbed the wheel and tried to turn into the wind to slow us down while Sean reeled in the fish and Brad netted him when he got to the boat. We had another 2 foot long Snapper! Dinner is served....for the next three days!! Once we landed the fish, we headed back on course and later that afternoon, anchored behind Lynyard Cay. Koa needed some exercise before the long crossing and the boys were eager to check out the rocky ledges for lobster, so we all headed in to the beach. While Koa and I played fetch in the water, Brad and Sean scouted out the rocks. By the time I had sufficiently tired out the dog, taken him back to the boat and dinghied over to bring the boys back, they had discovered a few lobster gold mines and had acquired some large spiny lobsters for dinner. What a day!

We all headed back to the boat and in the excitement of the fruitful catches of the day, we continued to fish off the back of the boat. Not long after we returned, we caught another fish! We were all excited and couldn't believe our luck! But were soon let down to realize it was only a Remora and would need to be tossed back. A Remora is a flat headed sucker fish, a shark cleaner really. They sometimes attach themselves to boats and he must have been under ours when we tossed the bait in. Although we couldn't eat him, Sean taught us a really cool trick. These Remoras will stick to anything!

After a delicious dinner of steamed lobster tails, we hauled the dinghy and outboard on deck and all tucked in early in preparation for the long trip to Eleuthra tomorrow.