by GWTAdmin | Nov 4, 2015 | fishing, Kelefesia TONGA, preparing wahoo
Wahoo Wayne landed, then gaffed on our passage between Tonga’s Ha’afeva and Kelefesia, both in Tonga’s Ha’apai group of islands.“We haven’t caught anything since we left the U.S.,” Wayne admitted ruefully to another cruiser. “Me neither! That makes me feel... by GWTAdmin | Aug 16, 2014 | Bahamas wildlife, cleaning a conch, conch, conch harvesting, cruiser activities, cruising life cruising destinations, cruising provisioning, fishing, knocking a conch, lambi, ragged islands bahamas
These mature conch shells were at a Hog Cay trailhead. Notehow the shell lip wraps away from the spiral core? This isthe sign of a matured, harvestable conch.Is there any food more quintessentially Bahamian than the conch (also known as the lambi)? ... by GWTAdmin | Jun 5, 2014 | bahamas local, cruiser activities, cruising destinations, cruising provisioning, eleuthera bahamas, fishing, lobster, rum cay
Lobster at Florida Key Largo’s John Pennekamp Park’s welcome centersaltwater aquarium about the only way I trust my current“underwater” camera to take photos.“Ya Mon. We go get some lobsta,” the Rum Cay locals we befriended told us (click here to read about... by GWTAdmin | May 3, 2014 | bahamas, Bahamas wildlife, cape eleuthera institute, cruising life, filleting a fish, fishing, lionfish
Lionfish safely behind glass at John Pennekamp Park’sWelcome Center aquarium.Frilly. Zebra striped. Delicate and exotic, Lionfish are really quite pretty.But, Deadly?Yup. They are studded with venomous spines. While rarely fatal for humans,... by GWTAdmin | Apr 16, 2014 | bahamas, bahamas local, Bahamas wildlife, cruisers, cruising activities, cruising life, filleting a fish, fishing, food, rum cay
After much persistence, Dave catches … something!”I didn’t have much money, so I just had to try things until I could get something to work.”It’s a recurring theme from Dave, told with a self-deprecating smile and a shrug of his... by GWTAdmin | Apr 12, 2014 | bahamas, bahamas local, Bahamas wildlife, cruising activities, cruising destinations, fishing, guidebooks, navigating, rum cay, shark feeding, sumner point marina
The tilt is NOT a camera trick. Rum Cay’sSumner Pt. Marina dock, tilts, undulates andis rotting away.”Embark on a journey where adventure is the norm rather than a once-in-a-lifetime experience…. Immerse yourself… in… a full service...