Sunset Snorkel

One day after dropping Philip off at work, Drew and I took off for the West End to get in a last minute snorkel.  This was the first time we have seen the sunset since being here.  Since we are on the east end, we do not get to see the sunset.  The sunset was nice and we saw some interesting stuff.

Lobster!  Too small to keep though.

Jack's Bay

Once the three of us got a day off together we took a trip to Jack's Bay.  Jack's is a secluded beach that you gain access to by taking a trail from the top of Point Udall.  It is about a twenty minute hike to the beach but well worth it.  The beach is protected by an outer reef, so even if the wind is up and the sea is choppy, the bay remains fairly calm thanks to the reef breaking most of it up.  We have been to Jacks three times since this first trip and every time have been the only ones on the beach.  For this trip which was our first, we packed an ice chest with some food and beer and made a day out of it.  It was an awesome time.  There were no lobsters to be seen but a bunch of cool fish, and Philip and Drew each caught a conch.  To say caught is making a bigger deal out of it because you just dive down and pick them up off the sand.  The shells of the conch are neat and the conch itself is a cheap food but can be very good if cooked right.  Restaurants use them for chowder and fry them up for conch fritters.  This was our first time in the water with our new gear, and taking pictures of fish underwater is very difficult.  We saw some cool stuff this day but I was unable to get any good pictures of them.

A good stretch is key to a successful snorkeling trip.

BUSY BUSY BUSY!!!

The season is fully upon us and things have been very busy lately.  Starting around Christmas is when things started to pick up and they have remained pretty steady.  Since we finally started making some money we went and bought ourselves some snorkeling gear.  Snorkeling is our new passion.  We make it out about four times a week trying out new spots every time.  Some are better than others, but they all have their advantages.

The owners of The Buccaneer, the hotel that Drew and I work at, own a good part of the island including the local hardware store.  For Christmas we got gift certificates to it.  I wasted my money on rat traps since every night I work the bar rats pillage the place and scare the crap out of me.  I almost grabbed one the other night reaching for a glass.  However, Drew spent his money more wisely, and purchased the tools necessary to build lobster snares.  The idea of the snare is to get the lobsters tail into it and then pull, tightening the wire around the lobster to where it can not get away.  

From now on most of the posts are going to be about our snorkeling trips.

Update

Sorry for the delay, but we have been without internet for a while.  But, due to Drew's hacking skills we now have the internet.  The season is upon us and work is busy.  We just bought snorkeling gear yesterday.  We can not wait to try it out, and the owner of a restaurant said he was desperate for lobster and would pay us good money if we caught any.  Once again sorry there have been no posts in about a month, but they will be coming at a steady pace now.