Fresh bait made all the difference

What can I say. I was feeling a little competitive. All these folks have been catching fish all season, and we had not.

We tried a variety of lures but it turns out, that fresh bait in the form of squid is the bomb! Off the coast of Savannah, Georgia, we put out our fishing rod that we purchased secondhand at an SSCA GAM nautical flea market. Play squid bait on one of the cedar plugs, had our big fishnet at the ready and filet knife.

After a few hours, we heard the comforting click click click of the fishing rod mechanism, and knew we had a live one. Don reeled in a yellow striped tuna with black fin 30 inches long and 18 lb!

Cedar plug made the difference!

30″ and 18 lbs

It’s a messy business

A perfect filet!

Lime coconut jasmine rice, seaweed strips, and the wasabi that our Exhumas guest Walter Lundstrum bought in anticipation of catching fish during his visit. Our first caught tuna sushi. And sashimi. And tartar, grilled steaks, and maybe even fish stew!

Fresh wasabi, coconut lime rice, yum

Sushi night!

Goodbye Bahamas. Hello Charleston, SC.

Bringing down the flags

Bye bye Bahamas

Sadly Don and I took down our Bahamas courtesy flag, in anticipation of entering the US in the next few hours. We are flying a yellow quarantine or “Q” flag ready to go, and are excited to explore the beautiful southern metropolis of Charleston, SC.

Green Turtle Cay Heritage Festival

I was able to load some shots from the Green Turtle Cay Heritage Festival that we attended with some our cruising friends.  Check out the most excellent Royal Bahams Police Marching Band that came from Nassau.

Jo-Lin-Dy, SeaJules, Jilli-Q and us

Local musicians

A Virginia actor doing the jig

Band getting ready at the church

Drum major was a class act

This was sweet and of course, I asked that next time they empower a young lady 😉

Some fun routines as well as terrific music

Young ladies enjoying the music