Fishing Bum Hits Lottery on Air France

I flew to Paris shortly after I posted yesterday’s blog.  It was a short hop from Amsterdam of only 45 minutes.  In Paris I learned that my upgrade to First Class was a serious deal.  First of all, there’s a difference on long international flights between Business...

Memories from South Africa and Lesotho

It’s the end of an absolutely special trip through South Africa and Lesotho.  Granny and I are presently somewhere over the Atlantic Ocean on one of the longest flights in the world – Johannesburg to Atlanta enroute home.  We left Sterkfontein Dam Sunday with Tim...

An Education Fishing the Sterkfontein Dam

A horrible front has moved in.  The strength of the wind is the same as yesterday yet it’s done a complete about face.  Our temperature has dropped from an enjoyable 75° to a miserable 55° so with the wind it’s no less than horrifically cold.  Yet we’re at the...

The First Fish in South Africa

Granny and I awoke to a spectacular morning here in Knysna, South Africa at our friends Craig and Coreta Smiths house.  It’s nice to be here for many reasons but the first that crosses my mind while in the Southern Hemisphere in November is that while the days are...

Arrival Day in Knysna, South Africa

Granny and I have flown through a 48-hour time warp from the onset of winter in Victor, Idaho to the heart of spring down here on the bottom of the African continent in Knysna, South Africa.  We are staying the next four days in this area with my friend Craig Smith...