21 May Captain's birthday

Today is the Captain's birthday and for the first time in a number of years we are at anchor rather than on passage. This years' present was somewhat unique – a 10lbs red snapper from a commercial fishing boat on a mooring next to us. Since Monday, four days ago, fishing has been allowed to restart in the Caymans. These boats may be registered in Georgetown but the crew are from Honduras. They been out far from land and brought in 4 tonnes of fish to sell less one for David.

Once filleted it yielded enough meat for three meals. Tonight we're having salmon. At £14 per pound / £30 a kilo it is a special treat. A Swiss couple made the comparison to food shopping at home and declared Caymans is more expensive than Switzerland. 

I gave David a good bottle of Pinot Noir. What else do you give the man who declares he wants no presents?  Look what I gave us last week - a bottle of local gin which came with a gift-with-purchase rum cake.