As they say in Uganda
"It is our 40th - WHAT? - Anniversary"
This means we have been married for 40 - WHAT? - years.
We took a 1 day get away from the office and traveled up to Chobe Safari Lodge, a very nice place.
The Road in the Giraffe welcomed us.
Got some nice close up pictures.
Inside our room at the resort. Beautiful room with a view of the Nile river.
You can hear the Hippos snorting in the river when they come up for air and clear their noses.
Three tier swimming pool with a waterfall and the Nile river in the background.
The next morning we drove about an hour to a fishing spot on the shore of the Nile. The Nile is the world's longest river, over 6800 kilometers. It takes water over three months to travel from one end to the other.
We saw more animals on the way. This is a Kob
We arrived at the place where the tributary called, Aago, meets the Nile.
It was fun to be out in the wilderness with only ourselves and two guides.
It was nice to just get away and enjoy the solitude and beauty of Africa.
We started fishing at 8:00 to get in on the morning feeding.
We used live bait of Tilapia that we caught right there. Ken remembers fishing for perch in Iosegun Lake
and on a good day you could catch one or two pounders with almost every cast. Fishing here in Africa
is not quite the same.
Patrick, our fishing guide helped get us set up and educated us about fishing for Nile Perch.
Joseph,the Park ranger, watching on and was there to protect us from wild animals with his gun.
By midmorning - no action but enjoying the trying.
A couple of nibbles by mid day but still nothing.
Patrick said that when Jesus Christ chose his apostles he selected fishermen because they had proven their patience.
Five hours and no results. Did I say fishing for Perch in Africa is not the same?
Not everyone was putting full attention to the cause.
Finally after lunch we got a hit. We had to play him out so we could get him in. No nets here.
As you can see, there are perch and then there are PERCH.
Fishing for perch is definitely not the same in Africa?
If there were any doubters (my two brothers perhaps) This one weighed in at 35 pounds.
Confirmed with our digital scale
Patrick is a skilled fisherman
Wide mouthed fish
On our way back to the lodge we saw these beautiful animals and got many good photo ops. They seemed to be posing for the camera.
We didn't get to see any elephants but we had to clear the road where they had knocked a tree down to get at the leaves. The guides had a machete and an old dull axe and had it cleared in a few minutes. "Who needs those fancy chain saws?" We also drove over much Elephant dung and the car smelled like poo.
Back at the Lodge for lunch. Note the misting in the open air restaurant to keep people cool.
And what is for lunch? You guessed it - Nile Perch in a coconut, ginger sauce.
Not the same fish - It is catch and release in the park.
Little too much sun. No embarrassment about the size of the fish
AND THE MORAL OF THE STORY
After 40 special years Ken is still fortunate enough to catch the really good ones.
Happy Anniversary
