Travel to Sudan – 2015

Mike and I relaxed this morning for the first time since we left the States.  We sat with Nick Bowles and visited over coffee.  I watched the play by play of the Cubs Cardinals baseball season opener on my computer.  It was Sunday night in the US and here in Dubai it was 5 AM.  … Read more

Queenfish on the Fly – A Very Happy Easter

It’s full speed ahead here in United Arab Emirates.  Mike and I have been in Dubai less than 48 hours and we have two days of fishing under our belt with Nick Bowles of Ocean Active.  Yesterday fishing was ok but today was tremendous.   First of all the wind was down.  Better than that, … Read more

Return to the Great Fishing of Dubai

Thanks to the modern world I’m in a time warp.  Only hours ago I was shooting meadow voles in the back yard and now I’m 8,000 miles from home in Dubai, United Arab Emirates listening to the call to prayer.  And as planned, I’ve already relished in some fishing.   I arrived in Dubai on … Read more

A Month in the Salt Here I Come!

I’ve been chewing my nails for a week.  I’ve been scheduled to return to the Nubian Flats of Sudan since last October.  I applied for the difficult to get Travel VISA in November and when I woke up this morning I still didn’t have it.  I leave for Dubai tomorrow and plan to continue on for … Read more