Hola Amigos,
Yes!! We have fish stories for you this week! Ben & Ryan put the boat in the water last Tuesday, and Ben and I went out first thing on Wednesday morning. Within a couple hours we had a fish (or two?) try to take two of our lures, but didn't stick. Then, it took the third lure, and we had it on! Yahoo! It was a nice Striped Marlin!!! Ben directed me to take the pole in the fighting chair, so I did. I pulled him in in about 25 to 30 minutes, in spite of all the line he took out. He was a beauty!
Since we decided to keep him, we headed back to the mooring, and were back at our house by 11AM! That was a good thing because it took Ben a long time to cut it all up. We were planning on taking some of the meat to our favorite restaurant that night for the chef to cook up for us, but then remembered they were closed on Wednesdays. We cooked some up ourselves, and it turned out very nice.
It was fun watching Sam while we were dealing with the fish! He was so excited (he used to always go fishing with us on the boat, but hasn't since we've gotten Zoey, who doesn't like water!) He watched Ben the entire time he was cutting up the fish, perched up on the stairway in the shade (we all love that new palapa!) He didn't want any meat, but he sure kept his eye on that fish.
We had a few windy days and Ben had trips to La Paz and Cabo San Lucas, so he didn't get out again until yesterday. He took our friend Janet (who claims she's never caught a fish) and Mandy, a young lady from Melbourne, Australia who is traveling in Mexico right now; she contacted Ryan via "Couch Surfer". We provide a place to stay, and Ryan acts as a tour guide to show people things typical travelers rarely ever see in the mountains and old towns and on the beaches. Success on this fishing trip again! Mandy was able to bring in a very nice bull Dorado. They were back by 12 noon, and Sam perched on his stair step and watched Ben cut up the Dorado!
Janet says she is now "hooked on fishing", and encouraging her husband Tony to buy a boat!! The good news is that our favorite restaurant is open on Mondays, so we took in enough fish for 8 people and had Chef Francisco fix some delicious dishes.
The top photo is the dinner plate they served us with nut encrusted fish fillet, the middle is wonderful Sashimi, and the bottom is a nice spicy ceviche where the fish is mixed with little bits of apple! That dish had a nice hot aftertaste! All delicious! Life is rough, but we try our hardest...
While we're out and about, our dogs have discovered the corn patch. I think they were hunting lizards in there when they knocked down a stalk, and low and behold... a cob of corn! Now, they're knocking it down on purpose for the corn! And if I don't get it when it's ripe, they do! The little stinkers.
There are a bunch more fishing photos and silly dog photos posted in our June 2013 Picasa album. Also some dolphin photos taken by Mandy that are very nice.
I mentioned mangos last week....this week I have a box of them from El Coro that I am working on drying. They are SO good! We like these for a travel snack in the summer. I'll share some with my grandsons, too, when we see them in July!
And what better way to get around town than in our Woody? It's running good again, after several adjustments Ben made to this and that. This baby isn't just a "show" car! It's so fun to drive around in it... it makes people smile when they see it (especially little boys!), and when Ben beeps the oo-gah horn at them, their eyes light up and the grins get even bigger!
Hasta la proxima semana,
Tus amigos de Baja,
Harriet, Ben, Ryan, Sam & Zoey
Yes!! We have fish stories for you this week! Ben & Ryan put the boat in the water last Tuesday, and Ben and I went out first thing on Wednesday morning. Within a couple hours we had a fish (or two?) try to take two of our lures, but didn't stick. Then, it took the third lure, and we had it on! Yahoo! It was a nice Striped Marlin!!! Ben directed me to take the pole in the fighting chair, so I did. I pulled him in in about 25 to 30 minutes, in spite of all the line he took out. He was a beauty!
It was fun watching Sam while we were dealing with the fish! He was so excited (he used to always go fishing with us on the boat, but hasn't since we've gotten Zoey, who doesn't like water!) He watched Ben the entire time he was cutting up the fish, perched up on the stairway in the shade (we all love that new palapa!) He didn't want any meat, but he sure kept his eye on that fish.
We had a few windy days and Ben had trips to La Paz and Cabo San Lucas, so he didn't get out again until yesterday. He took our friend Janet (who claims she's never caught a fish) and Mandy, a young lady from Melbourne, Australia who is traveling in Mexico right now; she contacted Ryan via "Couch Surfer". We provide a place to stay, and Ryan acts as a tour guide to show people things typical travelers rarely ever see in the mountains and old towns and on the beaches. Success on this fishing trip again! Mandy was able to bring in a very nice bull Dorado. They were back by 12 noon, and Sam perched on his stair step and watched Ben cut up the Dorado!
Janet says she is now "hooked on fishing", and encouraging her husband Tony to buy a boat!! The good news is that our favorite restaurant is open on Mondays, so we took in enough fish for 8 people and had Chef Francisco fix some delicious dishes.
While we're out and about, our dogs have discovered the corn patch. I think they were hunting lizards in there when they knocked down a stalk, and low and behold... a cob of corn! Now, they're knocking it down on purpose for the corn! And if I don't get it when it's ripe, they do! The little stinkers.
There are a bunch more fishing photos and silly dog photos posted in our June 2013 Picasa album. Also some dolphin photos taken by Mandy that are very nice.
I mentioned mangos last week....this week I have a box of them from El Coro that I am working on drying. They are SO good! We like these for a travel snack in the summer. I'll share some with my grandsons, too, when we see them in July!
And what better way to get around town than in our Woody? It's running good again, after several adjustments Ben made to this and that. This baby isn't just a "show" car! It's so fun to drive around in it... it makes people smile when they see it (especially little boys!), and when Ben beeps the oo-gah horn at them, their eyes light up and the grins get even bigger!
Hasta la proxima semana,
Tus amigos de Baja,
Harriet, Ben, Ryan, Sam & Zoey
Oh wow, Russell has just done a double take in the office chair and turned a sickly jealousy green. LOL . Now that is one enormous beautiful fish. I love it when they catch something that is edible. I could have done one humongous fish braai for all on that one.
ReplyDeleteI love dried Mango, it is soooo expensive here, bought a bit the other day, Rand 198.75 per kg, so only a tiny bit. Post me some? *looks hopeful* Mwah
Missed the last photograph. The car is ready. Wowsers it is looking great. Congratulations to Ben, that was surely a work of Love. I remember the first photos and then the pieces, jeiks, a year ago,at least. Russell sends greetings too, wonderful looking motor car.
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