Jet Ski Fishing At Umdloti

Jet Ski Fishing At Umdloti

At 4am on Sunday I was up and ready for the epic Baha Boys deep sea fishing trip. Nick and I hooked up the Jet Ski and headed for Umdloti, stopped at a garage of course for a quick coffee and kak (you can’t go at sea). At 5:30am we pushed the ski into the …

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St Lucia

St Lucia

On Saturday morning we were on the road just after 4am, coffee at the ready. The trip went by relatively quickly with just a short stop to grab a Red Bull. Just before 7am we pulled into the “complex”, La Rochelle, where everybody was waiting. After nearly two years of dating Sharon I finally met …

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Hluhluwe/Imfolozi

Hluhluwe/Imfolozi

At 3:30am my alarm went off, Sharon I made a flask of coffee, packed the car, and were on the road by just after 4. On the drive to Umfolozi we had a good breakfast of egg mayonnaise sandwiches and filter coffee. We had decided to enter the park through the Hluhluwe gate and make …

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Colmonell Rainbow

Colmonell Rainbow

On Sunday I got up at the usual 5am, packed my fishing kit, and met Shaun in the parking lot. We headed for Colmonell, stopping for the mandatory cup of coffee. By 7am we were on the water, and at around 8am I pulled out one of my better Rainbows; a hen fish weighing in …

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Finally, My Cast Comes Off

Finally, My Cast Comes Off

82 days after snapping my Achilles, including 80 days of being stuck in a cast, and the doctor had finally decreed that my Achilles was on the mend and we could take off the cast. So before work Sharon drove me down to the hospital to see Dr Bremer (Luckily there was no waiting as …

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My Birthday (And Year In Summary)

My Birthday (And Year In Summary)

Can you believe it – another year come and gone, and its been an interesting one. It started off with me having to pull out of the Dusi due to Malaria, and ended with me having to pull out of sport due to a snapped Achilles. There was also of course the bout of runners …

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Fly Fishing In A Cast

Fly Fishing In A Cast

The weekend started with a bang for me as I headed for my first fishing trip in months. I headed up early on the Saturday morning only to discover I’d left my gate key at the house. Luckily for me Western was joining me a few hours later, so I gave him a call and …

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Western’s Canon 7D

Western’s Canon 7D

After many months of deliberation and saving Western finally got his new toy…a Canon 7D (bastard!). It turns out that this was just good enough to stop him from going paddling, and instead invite Sharon and I around for a braai and some photography fun. We got to Western’s place at around 6 and proceeded …

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