I was woken by the thump of the wheels dropping and the whine of the engines of my Air France Boeing 777 descending into Paris this morning. The sun was rising. There were two full untouched plastic cups of red wine on my table. I guess the Cameroon trip wore me out so much I … Read more
We had a fun night in Garoua, Cameroon all considering. We were trapped there yesterday after being bumped off our CamAir flight that was to take us to Douala where tonight we are scheduled to catch our international flights home. We shared tsetse fly bite misery and drank some beers and had a very good … Read more
I slept like a rock so instead of chilling around camp before breakfast I grabbed my new 6-weight Winston Air and couple streamers and hiked up the Faro River from camp. The sandy river bottom is so clean I went barefoot. Wet wading barefoot in an African river early in the morning is far better … Read more
I always sleep well camping in the boonies but some of my best sleeps come in the bush of Africa. For me it’s the sounds of the birds and animals and even the fact that many animals close by are extremely dangerous. That’s a weird thing to say for sure, but for me it’s comforting … Read more
Arriving three days early for a foreign fishing trip isn’t my usual protocol. But fly fishing the Faro River of Cameroon with my friends of Tourette Fishing was so high on my list I didn’t want to take any chances of being delayed and then missing my internal flights and jeep travel. So, I’ve been … Read more
The pineapple express storm that chased us from California to Idaho didn’t let up when we got home Monday. Heaps of wet snow closed many local roads. The forecast said it wouldn’t let up until Thursday. That was unnerving for me because on Wednesday I was scheduled to fly from Idaho Falls for Cameroon. A … Read more