We had a great day without any agenda. We pulled away from our anchorage in Pipe Cay and thought we would hang out on the inside to experience the sand bars. We anchored...Kerry did a quick dinghy ride to check out the little islands and, when he got back, we had decided to head out fishing instead. The seas had finally calmed and we were ready to try our new rigging. We were told the area just outside the cut and then south to the Staniel cay cut was good for fishing. We paced up and down like soldiers and nothing was biting. The wind, though, seemed great for heading north....so, we did just that. We pointed Hi-5 in the northerly direction and decided we would go as far as we liked and find an anchorage for the night. It had appeared that we would be getting close to the Exuma Land and Sea Park...Hog Cay. We hadn't caught a fish yet, but we were not giving up. With an hour to spare the line zinged! It was a large Bull Mahi. It was all hands on deck, each taking turns at the rod. At the end, though, Kerry is always on the net as his arm length makes that a suitable choice for him. Releived we finally landed a fish, we moved towards our anchorage. We ducked in there early evening, and tied to a park mooring ball. The tide was ripping through the anchorage. Connor was dying to get in to feel the current while trying to perfect his free diving. He was joined with three very large horse-eyed jacks (about 2 feet long) all being very curious and playful with him. This Park is a no take park so their conservation efforts are allowing these animals to survive to an older age. This opportunities always spark great concversations of the importance and value of conservation. We tied our fish to a line to see if we could attract any shark friends. Within a short time we notice a large dark shadow as the sun was setting. It was a 6-ft nurse shark. So beautiful and gentle. I got down on the swim ladder and when it came to sniff the fish I got in a little pat on the head. Another magical day!
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