On Saturday, Justin got to go fishing with two friends of his down on the southern tip of the island. It is a beautiful small fishing village and they go out with a local fisherman in a small boat in the search for tuna, marlin, sailfish, dorado, wahoo, etc. They also get to enjoy beautiful sunrises coming up out of the Indian Ocean.
They usually start off going after wahoo early in the morning and then switching over to tuna when they see the birds show up. If you look closely at the picture, you can see the splash of a tuna after it jumped and to the right another tuna is coming out of the water starting its jump. Justin says that these tuna are about 50-60 pounds each and are in groups in the hundreds. They spend most of the day just chasing around the birds and schools of tuna until they have caught their fill.
On this trip, they were driving towards a school of tuna when two humpback whales started jumping out of the water just in front of them. By the time Justin remembered he had his underwater camera, they had stopped jumping but they followed them in the boat getting close enough to take some pictures when they would come up for a breath. Justin wanted to jump in and swim with them but his local friends thought he was insane and that the whales would swallow him whole
There are also tons of dolphins around this area. Justin's friends were fine with him swimming with the dolphins so he jumped in and got to play and touch a few of them. The local wildlife here is pretty amazing.
It was another fun day on the water for Justin and his friends. We are thankful for the food and the fun that is enjoyed from the waters here. We are thankful for the friendships that have been formed and for the time spend with friends.
They usually start off going after wahoo early in the morning and then switching over to tuna when they see the birds show up. If you look closely at the picture, you can see the splash of a tuna after it jumped and to the right another tuna is coming out of the water starting its jump. Justin says that these tuna are about 50-60 pounds each and are in groups in the hundreds. They spend most of the day just chasing around the birds and schools of tuna until they have caught their fill.
On this trip, they were driving towards a school of tuna when two humpback whales started jumping out of the water just in front of them. By the time Justin remembered he had his underwater camera, they had stopped jumping but they followed them in the boat getting close enough to take some pictures when they would come up for a breath. Justin wanted to jump in and swim with them but his local friends thought he was insane and that the whales would swallow him whole
There are also tons of dolphins around this area. Justin's friends were fine with him swimming with the dolphins so he jumped in and got to play and touch a few of them. The local wildlife here is pretty amazing.
It was another fun day on the water for Justin and his friends. We are thankful for the food and the fun that is enjoyed from the waters here. We are thankful for the friendships that have been formed and for the time spend with friends.
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