As in
politics it seems the majority is not always right, was the case of leaving for
Tortuga that day! The sea was still very rough
and winds strong and although we made good time it was an unending roller
coaster ride that left both Anita and James incapitated. The full spectrum motion sickness
pills they took were not strong enough.
To top it
all we had no luck with fishing and we needed extra strong sundowners when we
arrived in Cayo Heradura.
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| the main shack pillar |
The next
day we got some drift wood and one big tree to build the shack on the beach.
The water
was still murky from the big seas and we resorted to the very friendly
fishermen for the evening’s food. We got some goat fish that fried on the BBQ, was
excellent for Christmas meal. We put Christmas lights (courtesy Anita) around
the bimini and in the rigging and Songerie looked very festive.
Anita surprised us with a bag full of Christmas presents.
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| completed shack |
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| goat fish we got free from the fishermen |
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| delicious on the braai. |
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| Christmas table |
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| Christmas lights in the rigging |
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| paradise |
The next
few days the swell got less and the water cleaner and I took James for his
first spear fishing expedition. He got two fish the first time out, not bad for
beginner and I BBQ it the same day.
We had
glorious days at the beach, swimming, snorkelling, making big fires and had beautiful
sundowners.
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| Anita |
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| What more do you need.... maybe a tan for James |
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| sundowner by the fire |
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| delicious smoked pargo |
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| madam Corinna |
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| James dropping the hook |
James and I
twice went trolling for fish on Songerie with-out luck.
We left for
Palanquinos to look for Conch and for a bit of spear fishing.
We all had
a good day snorkelling, James was getting better quickly and shot two bonito
and I got some pargo and barracuda. We tried our best but the visibility was
not good enough to find conch.
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| successful spear fishers at Palanquinos |
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| Very sad sight. |
We left the
next day for Punta Delgada, planning to head for Mochima for New Years Eve. The
wind was picking up again and since the sail back to Mochima is tight to the
wind we decided to stay put.
There we
saw a sailboat that got stranded on the rocks three days ago. James and me walked there to
see if we could salvage anything.
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| Chaos inside the stranded boat |
