A little R&R…Finally

we finally made it to Havelock Island (Via Ferry) and were one of the very few visitors not on our honeymoon. Apparently, with the wedding season in full swing in India, the Andaman Islands is the honeymoon haven. The stay here was nothing but fun in the sun (with lots of sunscreen), good food and playing on the beach.

Although the Andamans boast some of the best diving in the world, we were not able to partake as we had left our certification cards behind; so we decided to get the fish to come to us – with a little hook, line and sinker action. Caden had been looking forward to fishing with Grandpa Bill for months and could hardly control himself. We were rewarded with a variety of fish, including mackerel and barracuda. Angela would like to have it on the record that she caught the first barracuda using a hand-line: although we won't discuss who caught the biggest barracuda...

Fishing poles are unfamiliar in India and the boat guides watched in bemusement as a mackerel stripped off all of my 6 lb line through the drag (the fact that they kept the boat moving in the opposite direction probably didn't help either) – the fish is getting bigger by the day….