Flying fish
29 November 2011 | Guanaja
While we remain hunkered down as this Norther blows through we are sharing impressions of the Caribbean vs the Pacific. For the most part there has been less wildlife to date. However the flying fish are amazing.
On the starlight night passages the flying fish come out of the water in flocks or schools (take your pick) and seem to know which way the wind is blowing as they take off into the wind as any self respecting bird or plane will do.
They skim the water surface for 75 yards or more which is amazing until......they hit you in the head. Yes that's right I was attacked by a flying fish. It skimmed through my hair leaving an oily smelly residue that I had to live with for a couple of days as bathing was suicidal in the roll we had. The bruises and potential sea sickness were not worth keeping clean.
Enough landed on the deck to make a meal but only one at a time usually. They were about 8-9inches long much, larger I believe than the Pacific variety.