Giant Hawkfish

  Another successful spear fish outing. This time I was lucky enough to spear one of the most beautiful fish in the ocean, the giant hawkfish. The one I speared was actually a medium hawkfish, about a foot long, but he was swimming next to a true behemoth, a...

An Ode To The Triggerfish

For months now, every beach we’ve walked upon that has shown any trace of human existence has been littered with the filleted remains of the triggerfish (Balistes polylepis).  With so many fisherman obviously eating this little creature, we have assumed that it was...

We Drag Anchor and Lose Bojangles

  The next island on the route was Isla Partida, shown in the guidebook to have two anchorages, one with protection from northerlies and one with protection from southerlies. The forecast called for moderate northwest wind, and it looked like we’d have decent...

A Vacation From a Vacation

We just had a great week of vacation. Wait, wait, wait, but we’ve been down here for three months already…just a week? It took a couple of good friends coming down here to get us to slow down the work schedule and get out and enjoy this beautiful place for...