Friends, Fishing, Fun

Great Guana Cay
March 12, 2019

Nothing tastes better than your own fresh catch eaten the same night.  

The best catch!

Unless it's fresh fish caught and shared with friends the same night. We try to meet up with Kim and Cathy every time we cruise in the Bahamas. The first time we met, we were both escaping severe weather in a marina in South Carolina in 2012. Keith and Kim soon discovered that they share a passion for diving and spearing. Cathy and I love beach walks. We caught up with them in the central Exumas and spent a few days enjoying all of those activities, including a dinner channel crabs and Nassau Grouper. 

Channel crabs -- a bit of work to get the meat!

Fresh catch shared with friends. It's better in the Bahamas. 

Adventure Run A-Muck

Thomas Cay 
March 7, 2019

Between this...

And this...

Lay a whole lot of this. 

In order to see the ocean side of narrow Thomas Cay, we only had to traverse a short distance that included an apparently dried swamp. 

Halfway across and already committed, we found ourselves in muck that sucked us in above the ankles and had a huge appetite for sandals. Wrestling one sandal free meant the next was mired deeper. With each tussle, I felt like I might topple. 

Just a little bit of muck. But enough to strike fear into my heart. Fear of losing a sandal, cutting my foot, or falling headlong into the mire. Once we made it across, after cleaning up in the clear ocean water, it was the only way back. I prayed and asked God to help me be calm and keep my sandals and my balance. The way back across was much easier. This time, Keith held my hand, and even though I couldn't keep my sandals on, I walked in his footsteps, which was immensely helpful. It was a great picture of how God walks with us, holds our hand, marks out the path, and reassures us with His presence.