I am sitting on the back of the boat watching the sand bank sink into the ocean as the tide rises…a mystical sight, and one that is to be relished at slow speed, with a glass of wine…it’s hard to explain in words what it is like here. It is not a shiny, polished and tourist place, in fact, it is a bit of a backwater, with really not much here. But no matter, when you look out into the water, the variety of colors, the birds, the boats lazily coming and going, you learn what the true meaning of “time passing” means.
Yesterday we had a rare treat. We were taken out fishing on Captain Mike’s 45 foot Hatteras. We left around 11 am, and within the first half hour had two giant Wahoo fish. The first one, almost 30 pounds, the second, a monster at almost 60 lbs!! We cruised up and down the entire Bimini Island Bimini Island Miami
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| Chris reels in the first one!! |
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| Irina with Captain Mike |
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| Rodney the First Mate, Irina, and Captain Mike |
His kindness in taking us out on a fishing trip was unexpected and very welcome…Chris reeled in the very first fish!! We also got to keep some of the valuable catch, as Captain Mike made sure we got some Wahoo to take home for dinner.
I cooked the Wahoo, and what a delicious meal! It is truly an amazing fish, a cross between a halibut and a swordfish if you can imagine it. We had it lightly fried with a relish of tomato, onion, garlic and cilantro, and some sautéed potatoes….heaven!!
We have been on Bimini for 4 days…it is very easy to think of staying here for another 4…but we have to move on. Tuesday, we will move on to Chub Cay, which is about 75 miles away. We’ll check in with you then.
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| Chris with the catch of the day!! |
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| Andy Lindstrom, who went fishing with us, Irina & Chris after a hard day's work |
Sounds fantastic!! I on a plane for Cozumel for two weeks of scuba. Great blog postscript
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