Marsh, we did the usual (grocery shopping, propane fill-up, banking etc). Zingaro, Mskoki and ChrisDeke also joined us. Marsh is a great place to sit-out nasty weather. It is very well protected and there are some things to do. The Saturday streak dinner at the Jib Room Bar is a good example as is the evening where cruisers provide the appetizers and drink discounted drinks at the same bar. Grocery prices proved to be less than I had expected – provided that you are willing to adjust your tastes a little. For example, pork bacon was expensive yet turkey bacon was about 1/3 of the cost of pork. To me they taste the same and the turkey is probably better for you. It cost $22.50 to fill a 20 lb tank of propane – a bit more than at home, yet it only cost $30.00 to fill a 30 lb tank. The harbour is dirty. You cannot see the bottom clearly even where it is only 6 feet deep. I would not want to swim here.
In Once the weather cleared, we all headed for Fishers Bay again. This lead to “the great conch hunt”!
We all headed to Spoils Island near Whale Cay. There is a very deep channel into the Sea of Abaco that was originally dredged so that ocean liners could drop off passengers at a resort. Unfortunately, the passage could be so rough that it was unpassable even for them. As a result, the ocean liners stopped using this passage and the resort was left to go to seed. The island built from the spoils is a great place for conching.
Our take for the day is laid out on our dingy. Deke then showed us how to disassemble the conchs. The muscle (the only part you eat) is quite rubbery, but if marinated for long enough in lime juice, it can be very tasty.
The shells can also be turned into horns. These are traditionally blown at sun down. Now that we have a number of these shells, I will have to convert one of them. At last my high school trumpet playing days may prove to be of some use.
We all headed to Spoils Island near Whale Cay. There is a very deep channel into the Sea of Abaco that was originally dredged so that ocean liners could drop off passengers at a resort. Unfortunately, the passage could be so rough that it was unpassable even for them. As a result, the ocean liners stopped using this passage and the resort was left to go to seed. The island built from the spoils is a great place for conching.
Our take for the day is laid out on our dingy. Deke then showed us how to disassemble the conchs. The muscle (the only part you eat) is quite rubbery, but if marinated for long enough in lime juice, it can be very tasty.
The shells can also be turned into horns. These are traditionally blown at sun down. Now that we have a number of these shells, I will have to convert one of them. At last my high school trumpet playing days may prove to be of some use.
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