First Stay On The Cliffs (Seastar Inn & Catcha) Trip report: Day 4 - 7

[Lorax2]

Mmmmm...I'm thinking Lionfish escoveitch...let's put them to good use.

[Rum-polephoreskin]

I think predation on Lionfish - by people is well on the way.
I only saw two (in the Xtabi area) in several days with hours spent in the water.

[HuskerJohn]

That is good news about the Lionfish. Last year I dropped into the water at Blue Cave Castle and I could see at least four. One under the ladder, one in the mouth of the cave and two more on the Sea floor.

[marley9808]

My guess is there is probably a greater liklihood of running into a jellyfish than a lionfish.

If memory serves me correctly, I believe Clarity also has a terrifying jellyfish story as well, am I right?

[Clarity]

Thanks guys for your kind comments and letting me know you can see the pictures!
Rum, Are you still seeing them cut in half?

Famous VIncent told me if you get stung on the arm by a lionfish, your arm will puff up like a basketball ....

Gerryg123 – Yikes!

That is good news about the Lionfish. Last year I dropped into the water at Blue Cave Castle and I could see at least four. One under-the-ladder, one in the mouth of the cave and two more on the Sea floor.

See! it’s those under-the-ladder ones that freak me out! You’re just innocently climbing down the ladder into the water and then....

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I think predation on Lionfish - by people is well on the way.
I only saw two (in the Xtabi area) in several days with hours spent in the water.

I hope so! There certainly are more people hunting them now.

Mmmmm...I'm thinking Lionfish escoveitch...let's put them to good use.

Lorax – I’d love to try some Lionfish escoveitch. I’m hoping that we can find someone to cook us up a lionfish on our next reach! I hear that it tastes good.

And Markus wants to hunt them all down with a spear gun. I’m really not so fond of that idea. Now he wants to even more after reading Gerry’s Trail of Ashes Trip Report…
Thanks Gerry.

If memory serves me correctly, I believe Clarity also has a terrifying jellyfish story as well, am I right?

I do! I have a few jellyfish stories. But the worst was in Puerto Rico, 2001…

I would share it now, but this trip report is going to become more like a “terrors of the deep” report. Lol

[tfw73]

Oh good grief, this is making me want to NEVER get into the water at the cliffs again!

[Clarity]

Oh good grief, this is making me want to NEVER get into the water at the cliffs again!

No worries! I didn't see ANY on my last trip. We snorkeled a lot off the of the cliffs.
I really do think that all of the lionfish hunting is clearing them out of the waters

[tfw73]

I had no idea they were so dangerous...makes me wonder how many times they were "out there" while I was "out there" too! LOL

[begels]

Clarity & crew, I really love your trip reports. It has been almost 2 years since we've been able to make it to Jamaica (had a baby ) and your reports make me feel like I'm right there with you. I've stayed away from the boards for a while because it was too hard being here knowing we weren't going anytime soon. But it was a pleasant surprise to come back and find such well written trip reports. Thank you so much for sharing!

[Sweetness]

Oh Begels - we have missed you (or I guess I better just speak for me but I missed you). Hope all is well.