Thursday, November 6. 2008
Money Bay, Norman Island
It has been another busy 24 hours on this charter yacht. When the guests went to the Soggy Dollar Bay, some of the elderly crew members took the opportunity for a cat nap!
The group reappeared with dozens of empty plastic painkiller cups just at sunset. They said we could forget cocktails and just get them food, but they were enjoying themselves in the water so much, we just gave them cocktails in the water instead! These two pictures have had nothing done to them, they were just taken with two different cameras. It was so beautiful out that I wanted to snap picture after picture.
Then there appeared to be a dancing party before dinner, with some of my "better then bushwhacker drinks"
And I have to put up more sunset pictures as it was just so beautiful.
After the painkillers and the tequila shots, they look like they are going to crash here at dinner, but they rallied and all went to Foxy's for a few hours last night and a good time was had by all.
Today things were moving a little slow, but they did rally by the time we arrived at the Indians for a dive. Then, some place I hate going anymore, around to Money Bay where this group has always loved, but the places natural beauty has been ruined forever.
We anchored among the breakwaters.
The beach has been totally destroyed, and there is tons of green algae in the water from the digging up process. No more sand dollars here for me!
The guests were in about the same position as last night though, except for this time they had chairs along with their cocktails in the water!
I went up to take pictures of the Pelicans
and unbeknownst to me, my husband was taking pictures of me!
We finally caught a fish that was NOT a barracuda ( and only lost one lure today, I believe!) Here is our Tuna
and two hours later this is what our tuna looked like! Apparently it was very good!!!
The group reappeared with dozens of empty plastic painkiller cups just at sunset. They said we could forget cocktails and just get them food, but they were enjoying themselves in the water so much, we just gave them cocktails in the water instead! These two pictures have had nothing done to them, they were just taken with two different cameras. It was so beautiful out that I wanted to snap picture after picture.
Then there appeared to be a dancing party before dinner, with some of my "better then bushwhacker drinks"
And I have to put up more sunset pictures as it was just so beautiful.
After the painkillers and the tequila shots, they look like they are going to crash here at dinner, but they rallied and all went to Foxy's for a few hours last night and a good time was had by all.
Today things were moving a little slow, but they did rally by the time we arrived at the Indians for a dive. Then, some place I hate going anymore, around to Money Bay where this group has always loved, but the places natural beauty has been ruined forever.
We anchored among the breakwaters.
The beach has been totally destroyed, and there is tons of green algae in the water from the digging up process. No more sand dollars here for me!
The guests were in about the same position as last night though, except for this time they had chairs along with their cocktails in the water!
I went up to take pictures of the Pelicans
and unbeknownst to me, my husband was taking pictures of me!
We finally caught a fish that was NOT a barracuda ( and only lost one lure today, I believe!) Here is our Tuna
and two hours later this is what our tuna looked like! Apparently it was very good!!!
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I would bet if that elderly gentleman had his rov on board he wouldn't be resting
ishing for Tarpon: Turn on lights at the back of the boat! Best places for tarpon are Marina Cay, Watermelon Cay on St John, West End (Sopers Hole), Muskmelon Bay on guana island and North Sound. By turning on the lights at the back of the boat you get the bait fish around and then the tarpon come in and feed on them. We often just scoop up some of the little bait fish to put on our hook for the tarpon.
tarpon when on if you try and bring them in without tiring them out first they will get away, about every time. Average time to tire them out is 30-60 minutes, and every time they spy the boat they will run. Let them, and tire them out. They are smart and try and wrap themselves around anchor chains, rudders what have you, so we always try and steer them away from touching anything, otherwise PING!
tarpon are actively feeding just after sunset on, more likely then later.
Yellow tails are easier, we can pretty much get those with anything from chicken to steak to squid or whatever we have in the freezer for bait. We often bottom fish at sunset to get bait fish and then use live bait for sharks or jacks or larger things!
Beans is hanging around here and there and is available for freelance gigs so you may get lucky and run into him. We always love hearing him play!
tarpon when on if you try and bring them in without tiring them out first they will get away, about every time. Average time to tire them out is 30-60 minutes, and every time they spy the boat they will run. Let them, and tire them out. They are smart and try and wrap themselves around anchor chains, rudders what have you, so we always try and steer them away from touching anything, otherwise PING!
tarpon are actively feeding just after sunset on, more likely then later.
Yellow tails are easier, we can pretty much get those with anything from chicken to steak to squid or whatever we have in the freezer for bait. We often bottom fish at sunset to get bait fish and then use live bait for sharks or jacks or larger things!
Beans is hanging around here and there and is available for freelance gigs so you may get lucky and run into him. We always love hearing him play!
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