ibn
05-24-2007, 01:45 PM
Wanted to start by thanking Anil for setting this all up. That man puts together a mean trip.
The cast:
Ibn, Anil, Corey S, Hutch, Earl, Brian O'Keefe
The setting:
41' Sailboat in the Berry Islands, a cluster of 30 islands NW of Nassau.
The goal:
Vacation from the every day rigors of life, bonefish, beer, and whatever else tightens our lines.
The highlights:
Drinking Kalik's until 2am listening and singing along with Hutch while he played guitar
Landing my first sailfish
Laying down in the flats to keep warm during 30knot gusts and torrential downpour
Breaking a rod-tip fending off sharks
Listening to O'Keefe tell some drunken stories
Jumping off a cliff into a blue hole
Stalking bonefish on several different flats
Playing the role of "Bodyguard" for Anil, as O'Keefe made up a story in nassau claiming we were all part of a rock group. We got free shots and tons of groupie pics as a result.
Hearing the tale of "Whitey" a dog who swam through the ocean 15 miles to make it home after being dropped off on a remote island, only to be shot by his owners when he got there.
Kneeling down in the flats with Anil trying to keep from spooking 3 schools of 100+ fish that were surrounding us after having walked for 4 hours and not seeing anything.
Watching O'Keefe explode 1200$ from his wallet while running down the street
Being chased in a circle by an insane stingray
Chumming from the boat at night for sharks, seeing some BIG things swim by as they stir up the phosphorescence.
chasing a crazy bonefish in 2" of water for 20 minutes
Outlasting a storm and watching the skies part to clear blue hot skies
Snorkeling on a reef composed of giant staghorn coral
meals of fresh conch and mahi-mahi aboard the sailboat
never once thinking about work
The pics, attached below (still missing O'Keefe, Earl, and Corey camera pics, slackers!):
The cast:
Ibn, Anil, Corey S, Hutch, Earl, Brian O'Keefe
The setting:
41' Sailboat in the Berry Islands, a cluster of 30 islands NW of Nassau.
The goal:
Vacation from the every day rigors of life, bonefish, beer, and whatever else tightens our lines.
The highlights:
Drinking Kalik's until 2am listening and singing along with Hutch while he played guitar
Landing my first sailfish
Laying down in the flats to keep warm during 30knot gusts and torrential downpour
Breaking a rod-tip fending off sharks
Listening to O'Keefe tell some drunken stories
Jumping off a cliff into a blue hole
Stalking bonefish on several different flats
Playing the role of "Bodyguard" for Anil, as O'Keefe made up a story in nassau claiming we were all part of a rock group. We got free shots and tons of groupie pics as a result.
Hearing the tale of "Whitey" a dog who swam through the ocean 15 miles to make it home after being dropped off on a remote island, only to be shot by his owners when he got there.
Kneeling down in the flats with Anil trying to keep from spooking 3 schools of 100+ fish that were surrounding us after having walked for 4 hours and not seeing anything.
Watching O'Keefe explode 1200$ from his wallet while running down the street
Being chased in a circle by an insane stingray
Chumming from the boat at night for sharks, seeing some BIG things swim by as they stir up the phosphorescence.
chasing a crazy bonefish in 2" of water for 20 minutes
Outlasting a storm and watching the skies part to clear blue hot skies
Snorkeling on a reef composed of giant staghorn coral
meals of fresh conch and mahi-mahi aboard the sailboat
never once thinking about work
The pics, attached below (still missing O'Keefe, Earl, and Corey camera pics, slackers!):