Good morning all!
The fishing boat survived the night and the owners showed up this morning with a freshly charged battery. But the other boat is well and truly sink. It is a very scruffy looking vessel but boasts a new, or at least a just installed engine. It may be the type of engine that has been "rebuilt" with a can of spray paint, but at least the owner had hoped that they would go out fishing.
We made friends with Allen Kemp, the captain of another fishing boat, and he joined us for dinner, bringing conch, grouper, and lionfish, and lobster. He supervised the prep, and the results were beyond excellent. His boat, with 5 people aboard, had been out for 2 weeks. Afterwards, we played cards till near midnight. A great evening. We got a tour of his boat, which is actually owned by someone else who is part of the crew. They will go out again after the holidays and we may see them as they plan to fish the northern Exumas. They sold their catch for around 50k. Allen is about the age of Britt and Gail so you can understand the interest. Gail left early this morning for home in Oregon and we hated to see her leave!
Best to all, Charlie
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