It is starting to look like Xmas
15 December 2006 | Highborn Cay
Dave
A couple days ago our friends on Tabitha arrived at our anchorage. We last saw them in Miami and they have two girls ages 8 and 11. It was great visiting with them and the kids really enjoy having other kids around. Yesterday we dropped the kids off at the beach and they had a great time swimming, fishing and playing with the many Iguanas that roam Leaf Island. A little later Dave, Eric(Tabitha) and DJ went hunting for the nights dinner, while the Lisa and Sue stayed back and caught up. We checked out many coral reefs looking for the elusive Lobster and Grouper. I missed a shot at a Grouper as did Eric, and did spot a Lobster but it hid deep in a hole before I could line up a shot. We hit pay dirt though when it came to the Conch. We managed to bag seven large Conch when we located a reef in a far away place. So it's Conch fritters and Conch chowder on the menu for tonight. The fun part is the catching the not so fun part is the cleaning, but after you do several it gets a little easier.
Today we will be headed a couple miles south to Highborn Cay where we are looking forward to getting a meal ashore as well as getting some well-needed supplies. One thing I forgot to mention is we decorated our home for Christmas. We had brought a small tree with us as well as some decorations and the kids really got a kick out of it.