Now That’s a Lobster! – Calabash Bay, Long Island, Bahamas, March 9, 2022

Ron and I decided to move up to Calabash Bay on the northern side of Long Island after a long while at Salt Pond.  With lots of amenities, Salt Pond was great but, we were looking for a change.  We were heading north to Cat Island later this week and hoped to make it a shorter trip, so we headed north for a new view.

Somehow it seems everywhere we anchor is more beautiful than the last.  Calabash Bay is picturesque.  There is a small resort here and I can see why.  It has the quintessential white sand beaches, turquoise water, and the resort is beautiful.  We stopped to have dinner at Stella Maris Resort Club & Marina one night after being on the boat for the last several days and though expensive, it was lovely.

 The next day we checked out the beach, lounged on the hammocks, and went snorkeling at a couple of the reefs.  One of the reefs, a ways out, was very rough so we moved on to Rocky Point Reef.  I was surprised at how healthy the reef was and we saw so many fish.  Ron had his spear and was lobstering.  It didn’t take long before he speared the first and had it in the boat so when we moved onto the second guy, it was the biggest lobster I had ever seen crawling across the reef.  I can’t believe he got him!  You must see this:

It was so big; we went back the next day looking for his brother.  Sadly, no luck, so he only has those two in our freezer.  He chased a snapper for a while but no luck.  We headed back to get ready for our trip north tomorrow.  Supposedly the water in Cat Island is a bit greener than it is here so we are interested to see but want to time our arrival to Hawk’s Nest Marina for afternoon so don’t have an early morning departure which is good since it is pouring right now.  It’s cool to snorkel in the rain since you can hear it “crackle” while you snorkel as the rain hits the water.  That is kind of fun!