Yesterday I spent some time under the docks at Compass Cay looking for the HUGE Puffer Fish that I have seen hanging out there, but once I got down there all I saw were the nurse sharks that frequent the dock area, and of course bonefish, a couple angel fish, a trumpet fish, a barracuda, and then the fish that made me get out of the water....a good sized lemon shark as I was looking over the outside coral heads to be sure there are no more lion fish in the marinas immediate area. We had a two lion fish kill yesterday while out conching though, so each one gone helps the cause! I have pictures up at the marina of the lionfish eating a juvenile file fish and telling people that they should assist in the war against this fish that is destroying these beautiful reefs.
Our Buddy, also known as Buddy Paws due to his seven toes (Heminway cats...eat your heart out!) was finally allowed off the boat after many futile attemps at escape, he joined us for cocktail hour and met his new Compass Cay fan club, many photos were taken with him to cherish by his fans!
Our artwork that hangs on the deck at Compass Cay, I found the paint stash in the office, decided to spruce up their Welcome to Compass Cay sign over their docks, then decided that we needed our own sign proclaiming that we were here!
Peek a boo! A beautiful shell to keep, and a great dinner as well. Bob freezes the conchs vs. knocking them (when we have a really cool shell) to release the conch which makes a nicer keepsake. We only take what we can eat each day, and that is part of the fun of being here, never clean an underwater shelf of lobster, if there are two, take one and leave the rest so other lobster will return. We enjoy the hunt as much as the dinners, but like to know that not being greedy will assure us there will be conch and lobster for everyone who visits here and likes to hunt the seas!
Yesterday I spent some time under the docks at Compass Cay looking for the HUGE Puffer Fish that I have seen hanging out there, but once I got down there all I saw were the nurse sharks that frequent the dock area, and of course bonefish, a couple angel fish, a trumpet fish, a barracuda, and then the fish that made me get out of the water....a good sized lemon shark as I was looking over the outside coral heads to be sure there are no more lion fish in the marinas immediate area. We had a two lion fish kill yesterday while out conching though, so each one gone helps the cause! I have pictures up at the marina of the lionfish eating a juvenile file fish and telling people that they should assist in the war against this fish that is destroying these beautiful reefs.
Our Buddy, also known as Buddy Paws due to his seven toes (Heminway cats...eat your heart out!) was finally allowed off the boat after many futile attemps at escape, he joined us for cocktail hour and met his new Compass Cay fan club, many photos were taken with him to cherish by his fans! 
Our artwork that hangs on the deck at Compass Cay, I found the paint stash in the office, decided to spruce up their Welcome to Compass Cay sign over their docks, then decided that we needed our own sign proclaiming that we were here! 
Peek a boo! A beautiful shell to keep, and a great dinner as well. Bob freezes the conchs vs. knocking them (when we have a really cool shell) to release the conch which makes a nicer keepsake. We only take what we can eat each day, and that is part of the fun of being here, never clean an underwater shelf of lobster, if there are two, take one and leave the rest so other lobster will return. We enjoy the hunt as much as the dinners, but like to know that not being greedy will assure us there will be conch and lobster for everyone who visits here and likes to hunt the seas!
