First, while up at Rudder Cut Cay we found two legal conch! We only harvested one to meet our needs. We also managed to spear two lobsters! Lobstering turned out to be a family affair as we each have our own strengths—Trent is the spotter, Jo can linger at depth, Frank is the best-aimed shot, and Katreina mans the dinghy/stays away from the killing. We saw many lion fish as well, but as we didn’t have gloves with us, we couldn’t safely harvest them. Lesson learned—if we have the spear, we have gloves so we can help thin this invasive species. That night we enjoyed a conch salad appetizer followed by a dinner of cracked conch and grilled lobster—yum!
Couldn’t even pick up the other lobster for the pic!
Lobster prep is easy! Twist, poke, pull!
Conch prep is a little more challenging as you have to get the bugger out of the shell before essentially skinning it. Oh, and ours was a boy! Frank did not eat the “Bahamian Viagra.” 😳
Then as we were making our way to George Town (pounding into wind/waves on the nose!), we hooked two mahi mahi! One got away just as we were about to get it aboard, but we successfully landed the second. Grilled mahi tonight!
Our first mahi mahi!
We could get used to this, but as we are now in Elizabeth Harbour there will be no hunting for a bit. Good thing we have some mahi mahi in the freezer! We honestly strive to not take more than we need or can consume in short order so this restriction is just fine. It just seems like the right thing to do.
Just did some catching up on your blog, you are having such a great time!!! John and I are going to La Paz next week to look at boats so we can start cruising the Sea of Cortez. Not sure when the fun will begin, but soon....
ReplyDeleteAwesome! Best of luck finding the perfect boat for you two! Have fun!
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