The lobsters were plentiful at San Francisquito, and we had two lobster fests on Exodus. The first was with Lady Carolina, Charra, and Dazzler, and we had a great evening with great food and plentiful drinks. The second was with Lady Carolina and Interabang, and it was another great evening. One humorous aspect, though, is that Derek and Trisha didn’t know they were being invited for dinner. I guess that’s what happens when you send the men over to do the inviting. Apparently, Tim and Steve told them “party on Exodus” so they came with their beverages and full bellies. We tried our best to push some lobster off on them as well.
At Isla Partida the guys caught yellowtail, so we had our first sashimi fest on Lady Carolina. Steve prepared a plate of sashimi and was down below and asked Brenden if he would like to try some. I wasn’t a witness to this spectacle, but apparently Brenden demonstrated his skill at shoveling in sashimi at a pretty good clip. And Steve didn’t stop him because he was so tickled at how much this 10-year-old apparently loved himself some sashimi. Afterward, the rest of us were sure wishing he had stopped him, since it was a tasty treat and there was so much less of it. At later sashimi fests, we typically let everyone get a fair share before we turn Brenden loose on it.
Also at Isla Partida, Tim and Steve landed a HUGE dorado while dinghy fishing. Something like 5 ft long and over 30 pounds. Needless to say it wasn’t easy to land that in the dinghy and the reel malfunction and circling hammerhead shark didn’t make it any easier. Both families enjoyed dorado for many meals from that catch.
Gresham Family Exodus 