My older daughter, Jessica, is an avid
outdoors-person, I suppose is the politically
correct term. She enjoyed a belated Christmas
gift last week when she and I ventured to
Central America in search of 7 sails a'leapin.
We weren't disappointed, at least not totally.
Although the fishing was an order of magnitude
slower than my previous experiences there, we
still managed to raise 3- 5 sails a day and
Jessica was able to cast to, hook, fight, and
land
ON FLY an enormous
Pacific sail of 110 pounds, estimated.
We stayed at Sailfish Bay Lodge, a world class (
don't you hate that over used term, even though
it is very true in this case ?) lodge. Here is a
view from the thatched roof kitchen/dining area
where we enjoyed breakfast and dinner each day.
It is hard to see on this photo, but in the
distance lies at least two active volcanoes,
each occasionally burping smoke and brimstone,
reminding me of certain Baptist preachers I have
known.
These sails are quite athletic, very strong
fighters, and look like they have joined A-Rod
in partaking of a little performance enhancing
substances. Their acrobatic jumps are heart
stopping and seem to be repeated numerous times
for our enjoyment.
Sailfish were not the only sea creatures we were
privileged to observe out there.
It seems that I was not the only large creature
on the Pacific sea that day!
It was a great trip, all in all. We caught
bonito, dorado, etc, and had a great time. The
folks at the lodge were amazing. The only thing
they failed to do was actually wipe our butts
for us, although they likely would have done
that if we had asked!!!
