Tuesday, August 30, 2022. We had been warned by Memo that the temperatures were going to drop today, but I hadn’t expected a drop in the temperature of my shower. It was an on-demand shower, and while I demanded hot water, none came out. I took the most alarming, heart pounding shower I have had …
Bolivia – Day 5 in the Jungle – Running out of Time for a Vampire Fish Read More »
Monday, August 29, 2022. When Memo said we had a chance to go on a jungle walk and then fish in a new place, we said “Sure!” What could go wrong? Now, when Memo described the experience in front of us, he told us we’d get into the usual flat-bottom boat, go for a 20-minute …
Bolivia – Day 4 in the Jungle – a Little Outside my Comfort Zone Read More »
Sunday, August 28, 2022. By our third day in the jungle I hardly noticed the rooster in the morning and was up before the alarm, excited about whatever the day had to offer. What this morning had to offer is something I didn’t get a photo of, which was one of the guides pounding on …
Bolivia – Day 3 in the Jungle – the Biggest Arapaima yet Read More »
Saturday, August 27, 2022. I underestimated the power of a rooster–one not bound and gagged and prepped for a cockfight–because one of the lodge’s rooster called at 5 a.m in the morning…over and over again, waking us up an hour early. In fact, by the time our alarm went off at 6 a.m., I had …
Friday, August 25, 2022. Having immersed ourselves in Bolivian culture and relaxed for a few hours at what will go down as one of my favorite motels–the Los Tajibos–we rose early in the morning on August 26…so early, we didn’t get breakfast. And darn, did it smell good as we trotted by the dining room. …
Bolivia – Day 1 in the Jungle – A Big Kitty, and Fishing in the Dark Read More »
Getting ready for a fishing trip is not something I take lightly. It starts months in advance with Mark placing on top of our pool table the rods and reels he thinks we should take, and every lure he can think of that might possibly catch whatever fish we’re after. We also review the list …
Bolivia Fishing 2022 – Getting There…and the First Day Read More »
I have a problem with signs–mostly because many signs are unnecessary, some lie, some are confusing, and some are mis-placed. And my overall–there’s too many signs littering our landscape. In this posting I’ll share some misguided or unnecessary signs. This is a sign that just plain lies. There is never just one way that one …
Signs, Signs, Everywhere There’s Signs – Part 1, Misguided or Unnecessary signs Read More »
I wrote this days before my mother died in August 2021, and added it as a blog posting to help people learn more about the disease I call The Goodbye Disease. I’ve said goodbye a thousand times before As I stepped out from our home front door, Perhaps to spend some time with Sue: You’d …
On May 15, 2022, while heading down the Black River in Cheboygan County to start our fishing season, a flock of birds came flying toward our boat that I’d never seen before. They were large, and besides being a type of wading bird I had no idea what species. A flock of some type of …
Phone rings and the voice on the other end says: “Hello, this is Me. Is this You?” “Yes, it’s Me.” “Well, it’s Me calling, and Me doesn’t call Me. So who am Me speaking with?” Uh. Rats. “You?” “That’s what Me thought. How are things?” “What kind of things? Little things or big things?” “Anythings,” he said. “Those are different. So …