ISLA TINTIPÃN | Vi har haft nogle magiske dage ud for Tintipán.Åen var et helt uplanlagt stop & hvor er jeg glad for at vi endte lige der. Da vi smed anker ud for den lille ø, kom der straks en lokal fisker over i sin lille kano for at sælge hummere. Udmattede ovenpå sejladsen orkede vi ikke lige projektet, men jeg fortrød hurtigt og da vi så ham igen næste formiddag spurgte vi straks om han havde nogle. Han viste os øens ‘akvarium´ i form af et stort bassin fyldt med tarpons, skildpadder, nurse sharks til turisterne & så de spiselige conch & lobsters. Han dykkede ned og fandt friske hummere til os og børnene fik lov at hoppe i og opleve akvariet indefra. Jorge sejlede med ud på båden og viste os hvordan man tilberedte hummerne, for til trods for at vi nu har sejlet et år i Caribien har vi af uransagelige årsager endnu ikke haft fornøjelsen af frisk fanget hummer udover en lækker barbecue tilbage på Tobago Keys. Det er bestemt på tide og nu er vi klar til mange mange flere.nn| ENG |nWe have had some magical days at Isla Tintipán. It was not a planned stop, but wauw i am happy that we ended up there. It was in so many ways just what we needed. When we had dropped the anchor the local fisherman Jorge came by in his canoe to sell lobsters & fish. At the time we were not really ready upon the sail, but when he left we soon regretted. So when we saw him the day after we were ready, he showed us the aquarium a tank full of tarpons, turtles & nurse sharks for the tourist to see and lobsters & conchs to eat. He dived down and caught lobsters for us & the kids jumped in for a swim too. Jorge sailed with us to the boat and showed us how to prepare the lobsters. Although we have been sailing in the Caribbean a full year somehow we haven´t had lobsters yet, except for a beach barbecue on Tobago Keys. So it was about time & now we´re completely ready for many more to come….