Little Woody brings it on home

Little Woody chatting us up

Our pilot, "Little Woody" boarded the DD around 9 am to take us through the  Backbone. In true Bahamian style, he brought us a loaf of freshly baked bread and a homemade carrot cake. He says that it is tradition that his wife supports the trip by sending along some local baked goods. He immediately took over the Captain's seat and began a non stop story that was a combination of history, geology and local lore. It seems that we picked a really good time to do this trip as the water was calm and with his expertise we snaked our way through the reefs, trying our best to learn how to "read the water". As it turns out the sun angle was not good for using the water color and instead he was relying on landmarks to get us through. In the interim we heard many stories of boats who were wrecked on the Backbone, about shark attacks when people were spear fishing on the reefs, with all the gory details. At the end of the morning, we pulled into Harbour Island, a safe journey with some local color.

The girls enjoying the lunch

Best fish of the trip

Good to the last bite

Woody recommended Wade's Restaurant where we headed for a local Bahamian Lunch. Conch, fish, coleslaw and Kalik! The Bahamian spices were at their best, all agreed that this was the real deal.

Andy prepares Stone Crab for Dinner with a Hammer and a Rope?

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