Isla Tortuga
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| 8kg Bull Mahi-Mahi / Dorado |
We left early for the 68 Nm to Tortuga , wind again was light east-southeast.
I hooked and landed an 8 kg Mahi-Mahi bull and Hennie not long after a 3kg Mahi-mahi.
Hennie’s fish was breakfast, pan-fried with papaya.
The motor-sail was pleasant with no sea-sick crew.
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| Muddy ready if Hennie drops the fish |
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| Palanqunos |
Palanquinos anchor spot:
By 14h30 we dropped anchor at Palanquinos on the north coast of Tortuga .
We were next to but not close to Daphne, a sailboat with Italian flag.
While all Songerie crew were on foredeck the skipper of Daphne tried to show his displeasure about us anchoring there, by pissing in full view. It was too small we couldn’t see it!!
We took the dingy to the reef that afternoon and the next morning for some good snorkeling.That night Christelle made an excellent Moqueca , traditional Brazilian dish in a black clay pot.(no Caiperinha included this time)
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| Fish Moqueca |
By late morning we motored the 4 Nm to Cayo Herradura , our favourite anchorage in Lunch was Ceviche: raw Mahi-mahi “cooked “overnight in lime juice.
Supper was fresh Crayfish exchanged for the next to last cigarettes on Songerie.
The Namibian squatter camp soon appeared on the beach where we made braai, smoked fish, chased lizards and crabs(the dogs) and drank a lot of wine while lazing in the gin waters.
Christelle and I went looking for conch one day and managed to get 4 which we prepare the now-called Songerie method (even known in San Blas Island on the wings of friends Yapa).This tends-to-be-very-tough shellfish is very similar to abalone and we mince it and quick-fry it with garlic and butter, served on a bed of rice. Very delicious! Four days went by like a flash and it was time to head to mainland. |
| 29.6 years of marrage! |
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| Friends, gin waters & the "divebuddy" = LIFE |
