We decided late last night that we would head over Conception Island and Long Island. The thinking was two fold: the winds would be more favorable to head east instead of North and we had never seen this part of the Bahamas before.
Either one would have been a good decision, but we made the decision finally and left. We headed towards Conception island, part of the Out Islands in the Bahamas. Conception is considered a sea park and protected under the Bahamian Trust. This was like Warderick Wells in the Northern Exumas, where you can't fish or take anything from the island. On our way there we experienced our first large fish catch - a Mahi Mahi(or Dolphin fish, or Dorado). It was quite spectacular and we were all thrilled to have caught a fish on our first day out. Fishing is new to all of us. Although I really don't enjoy the part of catching a fish, we are trying to live and sustain ourselves by catching our own food. By doing so, I hope that we can all learn about the food we eat. Kerry and I worked at preparing the fish. We are learning as we go - and I think we are doing very well! We landed at Conception Island after about 8 hours in the wavy sea. At the end of the trip we had to use Visual Piloting Rules to watch out for coral heads as we made our way into the anchorage. The island was uninhabited and beautiful. We all dinghied to the beach and walked to the more rougher side of the island. There was another beautiful long beach that ended with a climb up a rope to the top of a white rock!
Either one would have been a good decision, but we made the decision finally and left. We headed towards Conception island, part of the Out Islands in the Bahamas. Conception is considered a sea park and protected under the Bahamian Trust. This was like Warderick Wells in the Northern Exumas, where you can't fish or take anything from the island. On our way there we experienced our first large fish catch - a Mahi Mahi(or Dolphin fish, or Dorado). It was quite spectacular and we were all thrilled to have caught a fish on our first day out. Fishing is new to all of us. Although I really don't enjoy the part of catching a fish, we are trying to live and sustain ourselves by catching our own food. By doing so, I hope that we can all learn about the food we eat. Kerry and I worked at preparing the fish. We are learning as we go - and I think we are doing very well! We landed at Conception Island after about 8 hours in the wavy sea. At the end of the trip we had to use Visual Piloting Rules to watch out for coral heads as we made our way into the anchorage. The island was uninhabited and beautiful. We all dinghied to the beach and walked to the more rougher side of the island. There was another beautiful long beach that ended with a climb up a rope to the top of a white rock!
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