We headed South from Treasure in the direction of Marsh Harbor, the largest town and capital of the Abacos, running at about 25 knots in water not much more than ten feet deep.

BBC: Lobster diving in the Abacos

Instantly and instinctively, I replied "The Abacos!"

BBC: Lobster diving in the Abacos

There is great sport in spearing lobster, but you can also spend a completely enchanting long weekend in the Abacos simply cruising from island to island, eating, drinking and enjoying some of the most beautiful scenery in the Caribbean.

BBC: Lobster diving in the Abacos

Growing up in South Florida, it had become an annual ritual to travel by small boat across nearly 100 miles of open ocean to be in the Abacos at the beginning of August, when the Bahamas opens a "sport season" during which visitors are allowed to hunt the spiny lobster that live in and under the coral reefs and outcroppings in its shallow waters.

BBC: Lobster diving in the Abacos