The Jumentos...

Finally - a weather window. So off we went towards Man of War Cay in the Jumentos. The journey was fast as we were pushed easily 6.5+ knots.

As always while in deep water, the lines were out in hopes of catching dinner. Fortunately, as the sun began to fall in the late afternoon one of the lines took off. You could easily see the brillant green and yellow coloring of a mahi on the end as it zipped through the waves attempting to free itself from the hook. But no, today the mahi would be ours - a new first!

We cleared Man of War Cut after sunrise and found our way to Flamingo Cay where we dropped the hook. Once rested, we opted to check out the fishing opprtunities and managed to snag a few conch for supper.

From Flamingo we moved onto Water Cay where the spearfishing ensued. Each day for days we went out trying to snag a fish and after three days of trying our only reward was a triggerfish that the Admiral managed to spear. It was a challenge to fillet, but was a fine meal.

The Captain and I have decided that if spearfishing was the only option that we would starve. More practice is definitely required. For now we will depend more on rod and reel in hopes that a second mahi may be in our future.

The Admiral