Video: Exploring Shroud Cay
Position: 24°33’07″N 76°47’17″W We take Nell, our trusty dinghy, for a trip across Shroud Cay on a rising tide. We ran out of depth here and there and rowed for a bit, but only a bit. The cay is a …
Ansil Saunders, Martin Luther King, Jr., God, and Bonefish
Position: 25°44’05″N 79°17’30″W Poking around outside a low, green, weather-beaten garage on Bimini with my wife Carol and our dock neighbours Shane, Victoria and Lisa, we waited for the world’s greatest bonefishing guide. As a keen fisherman, Shane knew Ansil …
Video: Swimming with the Sharks
Carol takes a dip with some of the most dangerous fish in the ocean: bull sharks. The hunted become the hunters – cue Jaws theme…
Video: Piggies! Staniel Cay
The world famous swimming piggies of Staniel Cay turn out to be hungry for more than carrots! If you are ever in this situation, wear water shoes. The beach is covered in little coral heads that makes running away very …
The Caine Mutiny
Humphrey Bogart as Commander Queeg sits in the dock. A bead of sweat crosses his upper lip as he stares down his nemesis Lieutenant Barney Greenwald, played by José Ferrer, in the climatic courtroom scenes of the film adaptation of …
My Buddy Mark
What is a Friend? My dad’s definition of a friend is someone with whom you can pick up a conversation wherever and whenever you left it. Even years later. It’s a simple test that proves itself. Try it. Finding an …
Video: Fishing the Gulf Stream
Fishing is a fiendish sport requiring not only patience, but lots of gear. As we cross the Gulf Stream Mike plays with his tackle.
You’re free to express yourself…until you express yourself
It was a beautiful day for sailing. We cast off bright and early transiting the Lake Worth Inlet with only a few sport-fishing boats for company. Given the good weather, we were caught off-guard halfway through the channel when the …
Aleta: Drag Queen
Position: 27°15’00.7″N 80°13’26.8″W They say the story doesn’t begin until the conflict arises. That the hero’s journey starts with a mission based on conflict. The journey is taken and the hero is transformed. That’s it – three acts and you’re …
