For the second time in a month, the Pierces are together for the holiday. This time we headed south. Marathon, Florida is much nicer than Fulton in the winter.
Monday we tried some snorkeling, and it was quite nice. Captain Kevin Johnsen put us on several good reefs. Highlights included moray eel, rays, sharks, barracuda, lobster, and countless different types of reef fish.
Chili-lime fresh shrimp and rum-soaked grilled pineapple with a citrus rum sauce made a great dinner early in the week.
Captain Kevin took the boys out again a second time later in the week. Just for posterity: Snapper (Lane, Yellowtail, Mangrove, Mutton, Schoolmaster), Ladyfish, Nassau Grouper, Blue Striped Grunt, Cero Mackerel, Porgy, and a shark.
We ended up with 5-6 pounds of fish. It made for a somewhat unconventional Christmas Eve dinner of fish tacos.
This is, in part, a wine blog. Thanks to Joy, we celebrated with a bottle of Schnebly Guava wine. Schnebly is perhaps the most well-known of the tropical fruit wine producers. We were very impressed with this wine. It's a lovely rose color, not too sweet, and surprising strawberry element. We'll be having this one again.
Happy Holidays, everyone!
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