“Gone fishin, how you know? Cause there’s a sign upon the door.”
Myself and the Scot Kevin “Left Bollock,” McCulloch went fishing for Rainbow Trout today. It was a great day out. We didn’t fly fish as we were fishing in a lake but it was great craic nonetheless. The water was pretty murky and the fishing was pretty easy to be honest. I think there’s an old expression about shooting fish in a barrel. Well that would have been appropriate. We didn’t even need the dynamite the Kev brought with him just in case!
This year has been a first in many respects and today I landed and cooked my first Trout. All in the day cost us a tenner and that was for 7 fish. I’d say you would pay top dollar for a meal like that in Dublin and we paid less than the price of two pints. Don’t know how much Mellon Balls is charging in the Palace nowadays but I think we got better value for money either way! We cooked the fish in foil on a Braai with a little butter, some lemon sides and a little salt and pepper. It was amazing. The meat literally fell off the bones for us and we both agreed that it had been our best ever tasting fish.
Walking with Lions (Well Lion Cubs anyway)
“Fixer,” rang me to tell me that Moholoholo the animal rehab centre had gotten their hands on 2 abandoned Lion Cubs (Duma and Tembi). “Fixer,” (Moses from my class) works there and he reckoned we could go and see them. Well this would be a once in a life time chance to go and see if we could spend some time with them. I arranged to go in the morning and it ended up being a great day out. At first the General Manager was reluctant to let us in to see them but we eventually got the nod and we spent about a half an hour with them. They were beautiful and it was amazing how like the adults they are. The claws are so well developed already and I have a nice few scrapes as reminders of my encounter. They are teething at the moment and biting everything but you’ve got to scold them just like dogs and teach them not to bite. (For obvious reasons)
I can see why Born Free, the film was such an inspiration for many all those years ago. I’ll never forget my brief encounter and I hope the two males grow up and have a happy life. Unfortunately they’ll probably never see the wilds of Africa but at least they’ve been given a chance for a life. I bumped into, or rather Jabu (The abandoned baby White Rhino) bumped into me as well in the park. I had seen him about 3 weeks previously when Alex was over. He’s grown a lot bigger now and he has a lot more energy. He is beautiful and very innocent at the moment. He is so inquisitive unlike his mate Mkumbi who is a bit more chilled out and was taking a snooze when I was there. Jabu was tasting my shoes and my new pants. It’s amazing to think that he will grow to be over 2 tonnes in weight over the next 20 years. I don’t think you’d like to get bumped by him when he’s older! Another amazing experience in Africa. Dublin Zoo eat your heart out!
Myself and the Scot Kevin “Left Bollock,” McCulloch went fishing for Rainbow Trout today. It was a great day out. We didn’t fly fish as we were fishing in a lake but it was great craic nonetheless. The water was pretty murky and the fishing was pretty easy to be honest. I think there’s an old expression about shooting fish in a barrel. Well that would have been appropriate. We didn’t even need the dynamite the Kev brought with him just in case!
This year has been a first in many respects and today I landed and cooked my first Trout. All in the day cost us a tenner and that was for 7 fish. I’d say you would pay top dollar for a meal like that in Dublin and we paid less than the price of two pints. Don’t know how much Mellon Balls is charging in the Palace nowadays but I think we got better value for money either way! We cooked the fish in foil on a Braai with a little butter, some lemon sides and a little salt and pepper. It was amazing. The meat literally fell off the bones for us and we both agreed that it had been our best ever tasting fish.
Walking with Lions (Well Lion Cubs anyway)
“Fixer,” rang me to tell me that Moholoholo the animal rehab centre had gotten their hands on 2 abandoned Lion Cubs (Duma and Tembi). “Fixer,” (Moses from my class) works there and he reckoned we could go and see them. Well this would be a once in a life time chance to go and see if we could spend some time with them. I arranged to go in the morning and it ended up being a great day out. At first the General Manager was reluctant to let us in to see them but we eventually got the nod and we spent about a half an hour with them. They were beautiful and it was amazing how like the adults they are. The claws are so well developed already and I have a nice few scrapes as reminders of my encounter. They are teething at the moment and biting everything but you’ve got to scold them just like dogs and teach them not to bite. (For obvious reasons)
I can see why Born Free, the film was such an inspiration for many all those years ago. I’ll never forget my brief encounter and I hope the two males grow up and have a happy life. Unfortunately they’ll probably never see the wilds of Africa but at least they’ve been given a chance for a life. I bumped into, or rather Jabu (The abandoned baby White Rhino) bumped into me as well in the park. I had seen him about 3 weeks previously when Alex was over. He’s grown a lot bigger now and he has a lot more energy. He is beautiful and very innocent at the moment. He is so inquisitive unlike his mate Mkumbi who is a bit more chilled out and was taking a snooze when I was there. Jabu was tasting my shoes and my new pants. It’s amazing to think that he will grow to be over 2 tonnes in weight over the next 20 years. I don’t think you’d like to get bumped by him when he’s older! Another amazing experience in Africa. Dublin Zoo eat your heart out!
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