The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-08-01

We Shii ttu lut snofc LOOKING Tor
Greyson's Cove, but when we found
1t the surf was breaking across its
entrance; we continued south.
passed Dinners Cove and around
southerly point into Braithwaite.
where we found quiet harbor and
a good anchorage.
Dave had been here before and
was anxious to kill a sheep. so he
and Chuck went ashore at once 10
get some fresh meat. No luck
Socorro is a fishermen's para
disc. That afternoon ! saw two
enormous whales jump clear of the
water to height equal to their
length. saw big black porpoises
do the prettiest dives imaginable:
not their usual in and out. but
clear of the water up. a flip, and
in head first again.
Everyone was too tired TO have
Christmas dinner that night. so we
just cleaned up and had fish for
supper. The night before we had
opened the Christmas box and
found complete Christmas din
ner, including the wine. ham, sweet
potatoes, cranberry sauce. plum
pudding. ssuterne. cookies and
candy; we had that big dinner the
day after Christmas at Creyson's
Cove. Socorro.
That cove is sheltered on three
sides and is only big enough for
a small boat. The entrance looks
bad but is not when one is familiar
with it. The bottom is like con-
crete, though. Big coral heads lined
the beaches and covered the bot
tom-some as large as a truck.
Landing on the beach was danger
Gus at all times; II is steep and
covered with big rocks and the !
surf broke continually, all wealth
ers Greyson's Cove was full Of fish
of all kinds from tiny blue ones to
big shark, all colors and. every |
shape. We caught more fish than
We wanted-even to look at. Eliza
beth's first fish on rod and line
was bottom cod about IL inches |
long. AS she pulled him up he was
taken in whole by a grouper about |
two feet long. This erouper swal- |
lowed the cod entirely and could
not let go; he was big enough to
put up great fight. We were now
dumbfounded to see still larger
grouper trying to swallow the "a
inch one on the line. Elizabeth |
aided this act by allowing her fish
to wallow about near the surface.
AS soon as the now really big fish |
could get into position he started |
to swallow the 24-incher who in
turn had the original cod.
This was only one of many such
for soon that was our
regular procedure. Catch cod off
the bottom. pull him up near the
surface. use him for bait to catch
a big one. We got many sharks
that way. Elizabeth had three
sharks on in ten minutes one day.
trolling with a cod for bait.
| hooked a five-foot shark one
day that was one of three playing
about the boat. After l had fought
him several minutes and had him |
on the way in, one of the other |
sharks tried TO bite the line in two |
| had heard Of this before but did |
not believe it. ! do now. though. |
having seen it with my own eyes.
landed this shark. We killed |
him. apparently: even slit him
open and cut off a piece of his |
liver for bait. He lay on the deck
for quite a while without a move
Yet when he was thrown back in.
do you know that shark swan |
away, I don't believe he swan far.
but at least he swan as far as we
could see.
We made a trip to Dinners Cove
one day and anchored over night |
A hunting trip from there Melted |
three sheep. Caught two big |
wahoo on this trip; the finest eat
ing and gsmiest fish that we had. |
We spent ten days at Socorro
and enjoyed every minute Of IT. We
took many side trips Of interest.
explored caves and eoves. and were
sorry when we felt we must leave.
After final baths and q good din
ner We left Socorro. bound for
1900 miles southeast