Cat Island was a disappointment. It was very windy while we were there so no option to go fishing. We visited with a fishing guide but didn't fish. Cat Island is covered in abandoned homes. Seems when someone in the Bahamas dies in their house, the family abandons the house.
From Cat Island we went a short distance North to Eleuthera. We stayed a the resort and marina at Cape Eleuthera. It was originally developed in the early '70's but they ran out of money before building the hotels and homes. So there was a marina, runway and roads but nowhere for people to stay. The marina area was updated 5 years ago and it's very nice.
We did get to finally go fishing. Our guide was Leon. Just a couple miles off the marina the bottom drops off to over 600' feet. At this drop, the bigger fish push the smaller fish up so that's where we fished.
Pete's turn was first. The first fish on was a nice Mahi Mahi. He pulled it in and Leon estimated it to be 34 pounds. It was a beautiful fish, they are very colorful.
Here's a photo of Pete and his fish!
Dan's turn was next and the next 'fish on' was a Barracuda. We weren't fishing for them because they aren't very good eating. Pete also pulled in a smaller Mahi Mahi and we also caught a couple other Barracudas and a Jack.
We flew back to Florida from Eleuthera on Tuesday. First stop was customs in Fort Pierce. It was a quick stop as we filled out some forms and they x-rayed our bags. It was then 20 miles South back to Stuart to visit with Millie and Bill again. We had a nice dinner with them.
On Wednesday we flew across the state to Tampa so we can go to the Sun & Fun event. It's a smaller version of the airshow event we went to in Oskosh last summer. The Air Force Thunderbirds will be performing today.
A friend of ours, Frank, produces some TV shows about maintaining and updating your car or truck. The shows are filmed here in Tampa, just a few miles from our hotel. So we stopped by there yesterday. Frank wasn't there but Elaine showed us around. It was cool to see how they film the 4 shows in one small facility.
When Pete was in the Air Force (a few years ago) he was stationed at McDill AFB here in Tampa. So we drove over to see the spot where he and Peggy lived in a trailer for 2 years. There is still a mobile home park there but it's much different than back in the mid-50's.
Pete's job at McDill was part of a team that built a radar site. He hoped to see it again but the folks at the gate couldn't let us in without some military ID. So we didn't get to go on the base.
We're off to Sun & Fun today and then on the move again tomorrow.
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