After Hurricane Irma – at Casuarina Point, Abaco, Bahamas
After Hurricane Irma – at Casuarina Point
Good morning from Camp David! It is a gorgeous day!
East view from the deck at Camp DavidWest view from the deck of Camp David
We are back in business. As you can see 2 of our boats are in the water, because we had guests arrive at two houses yesterday. It is great fishing weather and also perfect for hanging out on the beach. We are so thankful!
On Monday afternoon the breeze was back to normal, and I went on one more treasure hunt on the beach. My main objective was to save any conch or anything else alive that was stranded by the winds and high tides. I did find several that I put back in the water, and I hope they all lived!
This beautiful Sea Star probably didn’t make it. It was starting to get soft when I found it, and in the water they are very hard. I still put it back in the water and HOPE it made it! They are SO BEAUTIFUL to see in the water!
I found 3 HUGE conch shells – still alive – and HOPE they lived! They were hard to get back in the water, because they are surprisingly heavy!
This is a small one that shows what it looks like without all the growth. I found this one (already dead) when we were in Abaco in June.
The other side of the one I found in June.
This is a large, live version of the same kind of conch.
You see the animal sticking out of the shell.
Using my size 8 foot to give perspective you see how large these were. All 3 I found on Monday were BIG!
The shells would be beautiful, so if they didn’t make it I hope they wash up and become a treasure for someone!
In the short video above, I was hoping to capture some movement, but didn’t get much. It is a good, up close picture of the animal though.
I found several live queen conch, of various sizes, stranded by the seaweed and tides, too.
Baby Queen Conch
A larger Queen Conch – but still not mature enough to harvest. They are supposed to have a well formed, thick lip before you harvest them.
This video shows the larger conch moving:
Some other interesting finds from Monday’s walk:
Inside the ‘crown’ of a queen conch.
Another interesting find! GUESSING it is an egg sack? Can anyone correct me?
Someone’s lost shoe
A shell with the animal still inside…
This is the other side, and you see the animal, but it did not move. Probably dead, but I put it back in the water just in case.
Strange looking piece of coral
Interesting coral formation
The other side of the interesting coral formation.
Sea Urchin Shell
Delicate purple coral attached to a coral rock.
Looking at Camp David from the beach on Thursday morning – a blue sky day!
3 thoughts on “After Hurricane Irma – at Casuarina Point, Abaco, Bahamas”
So glad everything went well for you guys. Loved the wildlife pictures. Nat Geo needs you!
Kathy – hope that Camp David survived Dorian! So sad to hear of all the destruction on Abacos and Grand Bahama. Praying that your homes survived and that the locals that were so friendly are able to get their lives put back together! So devastating.
Brad and Stephanie Huseby
guests from February 2016
Thank you so much, Stephanie & Brad. So sorry I just saw this. I hope you have been following my updates to the ‘Dorian’ blog. Everyone at Casuarina is fine. Many have evacuated but will be back once power is restored (including us). We have water restored at Casuarina already, and expect to have power in a few weeks. South Abaco will be key to the rebuilding of Abaco, and the local guides and hospitality workers are already hoping guests will be coming back soon. We appreciate your prayers and support! Please continue to pray for Abaco and Grand Bahama.
So glad everything went well for you guys. Loved the wildlife pictures. Nat Geo needs you!
Kathy – hope that Camp David survived Dorian! So sad to hear of all the destruction on Abacos and Grand Bahama. Praying that your homes survived and that the locals that were so friendly are able to get their lives put back together! So devastating.
Brad and Stephanie Huseby
guests from February 2016
Thank you so much, Stephanie & Brad. So sorry I just saw this. I hope you have been following my updates to the ‘Dorian’ blog. Everyone at Casuarina is fine. Many have evacuated but will be back once power is restored (including us). We have water restored at Casuarina already, and expect to have power in a few weeks. South Abaco will be key to the rebuilding of Abaco, and the local guides and hospitality workers are already hoping guests will be coming back soon. We appreciate your prayers and support! Please continue to pray for Abaco and Grand Bahama.