Tuesday, 29 August 2006

Fishing, dolphins, stingrays, crabs, lobsters

The fishing has improved markedly. We have caught decent fish (Kingfish and Barracuda) 70% of the times we have put out a lure. We only fish when we need more food. We've also continued to catch a few sharks and sometimes sharks have savaged fish as we haul them in, but unlike last time, the sharks have left us a feed this time. We have seen many more dolphins than in 2002. Indeed, we see dolphins and giant sea turtles nearly every day. One of the most amazing sights has been Stingrays leaping out of the water and sometimes doing a full somersault. We've never seen this before- anywhere. The dolphins are different here. They are rarely interested in the bow wave of the boat. Not sure why- perhaps the ones in Australia (and Hawaii plus other spots) have learned this behavior? Regards, Penny, David & Charlie