JIMINY CRICKET AND THE FRIGATE.....

Wednesday we said "goodbye" to our beloved Bimini and Freddie and continued our journey to the West End of Grand Bahama.

From 2011-05-26

We knew it would not be a pleasant run as the winds had kicked up :( Once we got underway we found that running about 9 knots was a lot more comfortable than our normal 20 knot cruising speed. CTM said, "Well, as long as we are running 9 knots let's throw a couple of lines in the water and troll our way there." I agreed.... Well, if you have ever been fishing with CTM then you know it is always "just 5 more minutes" or "just one more pass by that bucket" or "let's back up to the bucket so I can do a little spooning." After about 2 1/2 hours of trolling the seas had calmed somewhat so I suggested we reel up and run for a while. "Well, there is a pinnacle about 4 miles up that I want to troll over and then we will." So....an hour later I said, "Enough....reel up!" The winds were picking up, we still had about 40 miles to go, and it was the worst part of the trip....across the open part of the ocean, the Northwest Providence Channel with winds out of the due east and NO protection. Five minutes after we were underway I spotted a Frigatebird circling. For those of you who are fishermen you know a Frigatebird is a sure sign that there are probably big fish there. Suddenly I heard a voice and looked over at my shoulder and that danged cricket, Jiminy, was sitting there! I reached over with my thumb and forefinger and tried to flick the little b------ in the water for fish bait but he hung on for dear life all the while shouting, "LET YOUR CONSCIENCE BE YOUR GUIDE, CJM!" So...I shouted to CTM that I had spotted a Frigate and away we went. A good fight later we had a nice mahi in the box! CTM and the fish had a real battle once the fish was in the boat and it looked a little bit like we had butchered a hog by the time CTM wrestled him into the fish box :) For those of you a little faint at heart....skip this pic!

From 2011-05-26

And...thanks to Jiminy Cricket and CTM we had fresh mahi once again :)

From 2011-05-26

We are now at the West End of Grand Bahama but pulling out this morning for Grand Cay. For those of you who have followed our blog in the past, Grand Cay is the "real Bahamas" and where on Mother's Day of 2009 CTM's Mother's Day gift to me was repairing our head so I didn't have to be a Girl Scout any more :) The internet is sketchy there so if we don't post for a few days.....not to worry.....we haven't been lost in the Bermuda Triangle. We are at Rosie's Place in Grand Cay!!!! Catch you on the flip flop.....

CJM