Fresh Is

Fresh is catching a few fish off the side of a boat, perhaps some small snapper, a small spotted grouper , several spiny fish with large eyes that we threw back into the water, and one large striped grouper. A little while later we moved to shallow waters to look for conch and spiny lobsters. There were no lobsters to be found but several large conch were there for the taking. Then we moved to the beach where our captain fired up a charcoal grill and cooked the fish. Alex found the hot sauce tucked away in his stash and helped concoct a spicy conch ceviche with lime juice, two different hot sauces and salt which he tossed with some of the the romaine leaves meant for Ceasar salad. There was beer, sodas, rum punch, barbecued chicken and ribs, rice and beans, garlic bread, Ceasar salad, fresh fruit,  and cookies. It was a veritable feast along an almost empty Caribbean coastline that was too beautiful for words. You'll have to imagine the view because I left the camera on the boat. It was serenely beautiful and that ceviche was amazingly fresh and delicious. We're enjoying a couple of days in the tropics and then it's back to the hustle and bustle of the city. Wish you were here!