My alarm went off at around 5am on Sunday. Thankfully I was time keeping and therefore only needed to beat the first runner to the finish. The marshals etc had to be there at around 4am and so I was smiling happily as I arrived at 5:30am. The time keeping went off without a hitch …
On Sunday our 5am alarm was followed by the normal cries of “Why Warren, Why?” Thankfully we were soon on the road and had quickly filled up with the normal cup of Wild Bean coffee. We arrived at the Bushman’s River at around 7:30am and even though I’d been looking down at the river and …
Sunday was a day of fishing and Nick and I headed to Granchester at 5:30am. The Proteas loss soon became a distant memory as we pumped the tubes and kicked our way out onto the water. Having not fished the water before we both made our way to what we considered the good spots. I …
The Sterkies trip had been put together in June/July and everyone had high expectations. I therefore donned my Superman shirt for day one just to prove to everyone that I meant business. Game on! We met at Nick’s place and spent the next hour trying to work out which cars should be taken. Apparently we …
Nothing like some Sterkies gold caught on the fly rod!
Christmas started at the usual 6am for us despite having not set an alarm. Sharon gave me a minor tongue lashing since I made her make me a cup of coffee before allowing her to open her gifts. Lesson learned; don’t get between Sharon and her presents. I’m not sure quite how it happened but …
Sharon and I both worked up to Christmas in order to preserve some leave for when the holiday madness was over. As a result the holidays started for us after work on the 24th of December. We both finished at lunch time and Sharon headed to the shops to do our Tala shopping. This turned …
I picked up Bruce and Nick at 5:30am and we began the long journey to Reekie Lyn, a 5km section of the Mooi River just below Kamberg, which we would be fishing for the day. Sadly things got off to a bad start when the rain started bucketing down before we’d even reached Cato Ridge. …
In breaking with the “lazy Friday at home” tradition, Sharon and I braved the world of kids and headed for MacNicol’s. For those of you who are not familiar with the camping scene, you basically get two types of camp sites. Type 1 is quiet, relaxing and normally spacious and relatively empty. Facilities are minimal, …