Day 130 Rocket Launch, Nazi Castle, Conch Salad
Last night, following the blog post, we watched the Elon Musk rocket launch from Cape Canaveral come right over the mast, who knows how many miles high. We also saw the landing of the booster rocket in the middle of the Exuma sound. Very cool!
Jessica and I emailed the owner of Darby Castle last night and got permission to explore the ruins. It was owned by a German Nazi in World War II and was used to resupply German submarine U-boats. You could still see the dredged channel leading up to the dock which was beside a local Bahamian boat anchored that we visited, and she introduced us to her talking parakeet. We made the best we could around the cactus and up the makeshift trail to the old castle ruins. We explored it inside and felt like we were walking back in time. Then we made pizzas on the boat for lunch then snorkeled two sites nearby here at Rudder Cay. Jessica got a kick out of the two Puffer Fish that came out of the reef and chased each other around in a playful manner. Then I saw my favorite reef fish, which is a trigger fish. It is absolutely beautiful because it looks like it has eyelashes. We explored a nearby hole in the limestone rock wall that made a neat little cave with a circle in the top where the sun shone. Then we went on a quest for conch. Jessica harvested our four conch for the day and I cleaned them on the beach. Now we have at least 10 conch shells on board for gifts and decorating back home. If I can only figure out how to get the smell out before I put them on board, I will be a happy sailor!
Sheila and I just listened to the song “Islands in the Stream” and we thought about you two and the awesome adventure you are experiencing….keep it going ! Dad
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