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| Connor holds on with gloved hands and great focus to a crab he caught. |
2012-03-28 - in Treasure Cay
The boys were trying to catch this Unicorn File fish all week at the dock. What got them to try once more was I was fishing with Dylan. I tied his soft chair to the side of the boat and let him hold the pole. The boys had already run off to do something else and Dylan and I were alone with the fish. Well, to our surprise we were the first ones to get one of the file fish! Dylan was thrilled and loved all of the splashing and excitement. We do have a picture of Dylan with his fish but it is on Ethan's (middle boy) dad's camera....so, we will post it later. Once the fish was caught we lifted it gently in the net and brought him to the boat for a quick photo and back he went in the water. Once the boys heard of this, they all came running and continued their quest. This one was actually caught with a net and bait - no hook was used. They were all working together and finally had their prize. Once this picture was snapped, this big guy went back into the water. This is the boys last day here in Treasure Cay. Connor is so going to miss them. They are all great kids. In the evening we all went to the weekly drive in movie. Great day! 
2012-03-27 - in Treasure Cay
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| Great gals from British Columbia. The moms slipped away for a brief moment to the Coco Beach Bar across the street from the marina while all the boys watched 'Mega Shark vs. Giant Octopus'. It was a fun night! |
2012-03-26 - in Treasure Cay
Today Connor and I tried our very first Geocaching hunt. If you don't know what Geocaching is - it is
'a real-world, outdoor treasure hunting game using GPS-enabled devices. Participants navigate to a specific set of GPS coordinates and then attempt to find the geocache (container) hidden at that location.'
Sometimes there are puzzles to do beforehand to help you with the search. Connor had to do a word puzzle that gave us additional clues as to where to find the geocache. You can search for closest geocaches at www. geocaching.com. For this one we had to bike about 2 miles (each way), walk along a beach and then through a brushy path to the tip of a small point of land. It was tricky, and we had to wade in waist height water... but we eventually found the stash of goodies.
And, to add to the drama, as we were removing the stones to unveil the geocache, we were swarmed with small red ants. After a brief dance and swatting at ants, we uncovered our very first geocache. In the large black plastic bottle there were instructions about geocaching and a number of small trinkets that were left by other geocachers. We ended up leaving a couple small trinkets and taking a 'travel bug'. This was exciting. A travel bug is a small tag attached to an item that has a number on it and is traceable. People can purchase these tags and then monitor them as it goes from Geocache to Geocache. We will then take it to another geocache (on another outing) and leave it there. The owner with the tag can follow it online to see where it has been. It's quite fun. We had a blast trying to find it. There are a few more Geocaches on some of the islands that we will visit next. We will definitely do this again!
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| a view from the top of the hill that we climbed to find this Geocache |
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| We finally made our very own Conch Horn. The reason we have one is at sundown you blow on it to say 'goodbye' to the sun. You cut/chisel off the top of the shell and then blow into it like a trumpet. Ours is smaller and has a higher pitch. You can even change notes by sliding your hand in and out of the shell. I can now play ''mary had a little lamb!' |
2012-03-24 - in Treasure Cay
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| fishing, fishing and more fishing! |
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| We all hopped in the dinghy to explore Dead Mans Island (a 10 minute dinghy ride from the marina). Dylan enjoyed playing in the sand and playing with the cute dog (see right of the pic) on the beach that belonged to fellow boaters. Their names were Jan and John and they were retired principals. |
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| Having a great time at the pool with his new friends |
2012-03-23 - in Treasure Cay
Just when you thought that the boys couldn't fish anymore....we took them out to the big blue water. We tried to find the big ones out there. There were lots of great weed lines and we followed all that we could see...but all we caught were two very large barracuda. Connor caught the first one and I the second. Ethan was at the ready when they came in and followed through with pulling all extra lines in once we get a bite..so that the lines don't tangle as discussed. When the big barracuda came on board (the first one got away at the boat) both boys were wide eyed and kept out of the way as we set it free. We stopped and tried our hand at still fishing at 150-200 feet, but it was bobbing out there a bit and the boys were feeling a little bit queazy. We ended up pulling out early and heading back to the marina. Afterall, they said, they had more luck at the dock. As we crossed back into the sea of Abaco from the deeper water, things calmed down and the boys sprung up and had enough energy to play hide and seek on the boat.
2012-03-22 - in Treasure Cay
Connor did more fishing on the dock today with Ethan (visiting from British Columbia).
In the evening they have pizza night at the Tipsy Seagull (the bar at the marina) that all locals, boaters, vacationers, etc. seem to find themselves at. A local singer also entertains the crowd. This is the stuff that makes Dylan happy! Bands, songs, dancing...he loves it!
2012-03-21 - in Treasure Cay
Tonigh we went to a very special evening at a golf cart drive in. It was a fun night out. The folks who put on the show unfold there screen in the beach parking lot, sell popcorn and show a great movie. We ended up having The Muppets as the choice. Probably due to March break and the may kids that were visiting.
There are a few families of the boaters in the marina that have arrived here since we have been in Treasure Cay. It's been great fun for Connor as they are all boys (well with the exception of one little girl) all in the range of 8-12. We don't see Connor most of the time. They are all running around the homes next to the marina or fishing at the pier of off our boat. I have never bought so many boxes of frozen squid that they, without hesitation, chop up and stick on their hooks. There are a lot of fish (mangrove snapper, pinfish, grunts, etc) under the dock and they are very successful at pulling them out. They are quick to remove the hooks and send them back - which I like!
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