Fabulous Snorkeling, Crab Bisque, Dolphins
19 February 2013 | Myriadup, Narguargandup Cays, San Blas, Panama
Liz
Myriadup is quickly becoming one of our favorite stops! We spent several days at the anchorage in with some new friends. We explored several of the reefs in the area--including our favorite shallow reef that is loaded with crabs, small lobsters, eels, juvenile drums, toad fish, and juvenile and intermediate angelfish. We also were able to find a pass to the outside of the reef. Surprisingly, even though the winds and waves were up, once you made it over the shallow bar, it was great visibility and not much surge. Alan managed to catch a large male crab. After a quick steaming, I cracked all of the legs, claws and picked every last bit of meat from the body. We managed to get quite a bit of meat from the body and made a luscious crab bisque! Nothing makes a sunset better than dolphins playing in the anchorage! As we finished cleaning up after the afternoon snorkel--putting our snorkeling gear out to dry, showering, and hanging suits and towels--2 dolphins came into the anchorage leisurely feeding as they swam up toward the island and then around the boat. What a marvelous way to end the day--with a rum punch in hand, watching the dolphins play!