PAA clipper taking off
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Boats used in fishing shrimp for live bait
This morning was rainy but it cleared up around noon. We had lunch at Casa Juancho a very good Spanish restaurant in Coral Gables. Our friend Mrs. Abellon came with us, we have been good friends with her and her family since I first met them when I was travelling in El Salvador on business in the early 1970's, we were very happy to see her again and spend some time talking about family and friends. After lunch we stopped at her home where she prepared some of her special Cuban coffee for us, delicious!
This morning was rainy but it cleared up around noon. We had lunch at Casa Juancho a very good Spanish restaurant in Coral Gables. Our friend Mrs. Abellon came with us, we have been good friends with her and her family since I first met them when I was travelling in El Salvador on business in the early 1970's, we were very happy to see her again and spend some time talking about family and friends. After lunch we stopped at her home where she prepared some of her special Cuban coffee for us, delicious!Back at the marina I was able to take some pictures of some of the old Pan Am paintings and an aerial photo on the marina office walls.
In the marina there are several boats used to catch shrimp for live bait. They use a special device with a roller which is dragged over the grass flats, the the roller makes the shrimp jump up out of the grass and they are caught in the net following the roller. There are a series of rods above the roller they are used to deflect the grass and keep it out of the net. the shrimp are kept alive in the large tanks in the boat then transferred into tank trucks at the marina and delivered to bait dealers in the area, it is quite an operation.
I took a walk over to the Fresh Market store where I found they had Demerrara (Raw) sugar on the shelves for $5.19 a pound, produce of Malawi!
We plan to leave for Ft Lauderdale via the Intracoastal Waterway tomorrow morning.
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