John and I headed off in the dinghy shortly after low tide to see if we could find a few lobsters. This time the visibility was terrible. Wondering if it was a combination of low light and being too close to low tide we decided to head back and come back later. The wind had been stronger so it was quite possible all due to increased murk in the water.
We had a few prawns left over from the previous nights dinner so we used those as bait and left a hook dangling. This resulted in the catch of a large trigger fish. They’re always quite interesting as they swim by using their dorsal fin and an opposing pectoral fin. My book says they’re ok to eat but we let it go. We really don’t know enough about reef fish poisoning here to take a chance.
On our second trip out to the rocks we found the water a little clearer but not by much. I did come across a lobster tucked really deep under a rock. Somehow I missed it with the spear gun but did chase it out of the hole it was in. It sat on the rocks while I tried to reload without taking my eyes off it’s position. For a split second I looked at what I was doing with the gun and when I looked back it had gone. That at least spurred us on to keep looking but to no avail.
After a quick bite to eat we headed off round to the south side of Isla Canas where we found a niceish looking bay with interesting rocks formations around including some caves we could explore.
We were a little nervous swinging between the rocks. Although we knew the chain would keep us away from what we could see, we did not know what was beneath us and we had arrived just before high tide. I went into the water principally to check under the boat but I took my spear gun as the lobster hunt was still to be satisfied. To the extent I could tell in the poor visibility there was nothing alarming near the boat but nor could I find any lobsters. Oh well.
The only other interesting thing of note is that another local boat came by with problems with their outboard. Like the boat the previous day they first asked if we had spare spark plugs. Even though I do they were hard to come by so I’m not handing them over. I did again offer sand paper, tools and spray but this didn’t seem to help this time. Their motor work but it did sound like it was having trouble with one of it’s cylinders. At least we tried.
We may go for a low tide exloration of our current location this morning but we definitely won’t stay. Our next spot is a couple of miles south of here where we can take the dinghy out about half a mile to where there’s supposed to be a good dive spot which we’ll check out with the snorkels.
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