Mahi Mahi, Fish so nice, they had to name it twice, January 19, 2013

On January 18th we woke up at Governor's Harbor. The wind had shifted in the night to the northwest and was building. Our anchorage left us exposed to the waves so we decided to take off and head to Rock Sound. We had read that Rock Sound was a good place to provision before heading to the Exumas.

We had a great downwind sail to Rock Sound and anchored on the north end of town to get protection from the chop. After completing some boat chores, we dinghied to the dock and walked to the grocery story. After getting groceries, we walked the other direction to the laundry mat.

The laundry mat is owned by a local couple. The woman runs it during the day and the husband, "Showboat" comes in after completing his day at his other job and handles things until he closes at 8:00 pm.

Showboat noticed Dan's LA Dodgers hat and asked if we were from the states. We told him we were from Michigan. We were shocked when he asked us if we knew Midland, Michigan, (our home for the past 33 years.). He had been a member of the Bahamian fast pitch softball team, and had participated in the world tournament in Midland in the mid 1990's. It was very interesting to hear his recollections of his time in Midland. Unfortunately, one of his memories was a KKK demonstration on Main Street.

In the morning, we said good bye to Eleuthera and headed across the Exuma Sound for Warderick Wells and the Exuma Islands.




Not long after getting into deep water we passed a chunk of styrofoam floating in the water. No sooner had Dan said the words, "this is the kind of stuff you will find fish around," the reel started singing, indicating a strike. Dan grabbed the rod and immediately the hand line went off, indicating we had had a double. We managed to land one very nice Mahi Mahi. The second fish must have been bigger as he broke the line.

The fish we landed was a dandy. Laurie started looking through her cookbooks and came up with a great recipe for Mahi Mahi Ceviche. After we hooked up to a mooring ball at Warderick Wells, we enjoyed a cocktail and a delicious snack on our first afternoon in the Exumas.









Warderick Wells is the home to the park office for the Exuma Cay Land and Sea Park. This 176 square mile area is a marine protected area. That means that nothing living or dead may be removed from the area. The sea life is allowed to exist without the threat of human predation. That means no spear fishing for Dan while we are here, but there are some great snorkeling opportunities.




Reaching the Exumas has been a goal for us and we we feel very happy to be here. We expect to be in this general area for several months.

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Location:Warderick Wells, Exumas