Gringos in the TCI Photo Blog

[RABBITFISH]

I can't speak for anyone else but I would be very much interested in how to make the Conch Chili

[Gringo]

Okay, cool. That was almost a done deal. La Gringa is chopping up peppers and grinding conch even as we speak.

I almost didn't bother taking any photos, but managed to get some before all the ingredients get combined.

Should have that done this afternoon. And a couple dozen conch will translate to about 36-40 meals in the freezer...

[Finesse]

Some great pictures/write up there Gringo !!!

The tilt not work on that Mercury ??

Nice ....

[Gringo]

I don't know the story on that Merc. That boat has been next to us since we launched the Contender in November. It's never moved. I don't know who owns it.

I hesitated to say anything about it, because I got a good look at the tabs and transom of the Contender during that conch trip, and man oh man is it overdue to be blasted and re-painted.

I even got a decent photo of the swim platform underwater, and was too embarassed to post it, ha ha.

Looks like it's hanging next to an underwater jungle.

[Custom Canvas]

Bring on the Chili Recipe!

Awsom Thread Gringo!! some day you'll be seeing me!!

[Surfergirl]

Gringo and La Gringa it looks as if June 25th was a fine day.. I wish I could spend a couple of Thursday's like that.

[Gringo]

Things have been a lot crazier lately. I have been innundated with a rash of DIY projects. I have been working on vehicles, appliances, tools, and of course the boat. The Contender is sidelined until I get this water valve issue solved. Waiting on parts.

BUT we still take the kayak out. On a recent windy day we looped back thorough some of the canals, and spotted a few local boats that got my attention.

I like looking at what the locals have done with some of these boats. If they think a modification will help them, they have no qualms about modifying.

We actually peddaled a bit out of our way to see this one. We spotted this unusual bow from a half mile away.



As we went by, it was pretty easy to see what must have been some mods for some purpose. I was wondering how the heck they maneuver this thing in close quarters when they can't see diddly over the bow;



Then when we saw the transom, we started thinking about maybe why they modified the boat.



It seems to be an old mail boat. I would think maybe the high bow is to shelter the mail, cargo, and people on deck going from one island to another in rough conditions.

Sure must be fun to put on a mooring single handed, though.

A couple other wooden boats included this trimaran that was in danger of becoming a catamaran..



"Yep, that looks pretty secure. Let's knock off and come back and fix it when the weather cools off..."

And this one came in last week. According to the local paper, there were about 180 people crowded below and on the deck of this unpowered, unregistered, uninspected boat that made it from Haiti, about 140 miles to Providenciales, and grounded on the beach. Reckon they had enough life preservers, VHF, flares, food, water, heads, ...



I don't think so. We heard about it from neighbors before it was in the paper. That boat came ashore in a fairly populated area, and there were Haitians scattering through the bushes, people's yards, hiding from the Immigration Police.

Who caught about 30 of them.

[gottaflylee]

Hey Gringo, did you pull the pictures or can I just not see them???

[Gringo]

I didn't pull them, and I can see them no prob. Not sure why you cannot.

[La Gringa]

Hey Gringo, did you pull the pictures or can I just not see them???

not the dreaded red X's again??? try deleting temp internet files and cookies.... lol