tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23604518060250153132024-02-19T16:45:01.983-08:00The Neil Creek Chronicles 58°19'59"N 134°29'49"WG_Smolthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06239634996842414620noreply@blogger.comBlogger295125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2360451806025015313.post-41674345754511728302014-12-03T15:55:00.001-08:002014-12-03T16:03:16.618-08:00Places you haven't been #206More months torn off the calendar, more water under the bridge, more miles of road under the tires.<br />
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Heading into the quiet season, and we SWEAR that one of these days we will actually get our game together enough to write something...but for now we're just gonna post a few more pics of the places we have been during "The Missing Year".<br />
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<br />G_Smolthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06239634996842414620noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2360451806025015313.post-30509227164878329042014-09-24T17:27:00.000-07:002014-09-24T17:27:02.971-07:00Fall...Officially.As if it hasn't been Fall for most of the Summer...<br />
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At any rate, Fall is officially here, and that can only mean one thing, fisha - the Annual Fall FreakOut.<br />
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21 days, 14 hours, and 51 minutes if a fella was counting, but we're not. Or at least we're trying to pretend that we're not.<br />
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Got a full dance card on this trip, with a little fishin', a little workin' a little huntin' and a little family hang-time all rolled up into a 16 day adventure. We'll do our level best at documentation, but as you can see by the state of thing around here lately, we ain't the pitcher-takin' fools we once was.<br />
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At any rate, here is some more happenings from the "missing year".<br />
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<br />G_Smolthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06239634996842414620noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2360451806025015313.post-49081591418074839192014-09-06T13:03:00.004-07:002014-09-06T13:03:58.333-07:00That was Then v6More memory card goodness to please your retinas.<br />
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Maybe one of these days we'll get around to writing something clever and witty, but for now all we can manage is a few pics from last years files...it took awhile to slap up the new snazzy header, and we're a little winded from that effort alone.<br />
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<br />G_Smolthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06239634996842414620noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2360451806025015313.post-62688469780975560692014-07-26T13:15:00.004-07:002014-07-26T13:15:42.741-07:00Scenes from the past v3<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />G_Smolthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06239634996842414620noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2360451806025015313.post-16578751416708739232014-07-14T10:49:00.002-07:002014-07-14T10:49:44.524-07:00Recent Nostalgia, v2We said we'd be back, and we usually get around to doing what we say.<br />
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Another spate of late 2013 / early 2014 nostalgia, back when we had the same amount of hair (grey and otherwise).<br />
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<br />G_Smolthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06239634996842414620noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2360451806025015313.post-35289146543424456952014-06-28T12:31:00.001-07:002014-06-28T12:32:21.304-07:00Where you been lately?Yeah, we know.<br />
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We said we would be around more, but...never trust a blogger.<br />
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Y'all probably don't even want us back after the last time. 369 days, and we STILL haven't even said hello.<br />
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Oh well.<br />
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No promises this time. This time, we're just gonna amble in every few (insert chronological reference here) and post up a few things that we have seen since the last time we were here. When we get all caught up there will be decisions made, paths chosen, and we may or may not lapse back into radio silence.<br />
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We'll see what the future brings when it brings it.<br />
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<br />G_Smolthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06239634996842414620noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2360451806025015313.post-65916298160245786242013-06-24T13:08:00.003-07:002013-06-24T13:09:11.983-07:00Is this thing on?Normally if a fella doesn't answer the phone for 6 months, folks quit callin'.<br />
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We wanna take the time to thank all 3 of y'all that keep poppin' in here to see if we have gotten off our lazy asses and put up something interesting - we haven't, but thanks all the same.<br />
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Summer work is in full swing, and the humpies have started showing up at the western office...we'll try to get pics in the middle of all the shenanigans, but we ain't gonna promise anything.<br />
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In the meantime, enjoy a few from the winter/spring era.<br />
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G_Smolthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06239634996842414620noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2360451806025015313.post-69028748118823208952013-01-05T14:11:00.002-08:002013-01-05T14:18:24.598-08:002012 - a photographic reviewWell, THAT one went by fast.<br />
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2012 is over and done with, and the speed with which the years fly by seems to be increasing in direct proportion to age of the observer. The cobwebs around the collegiate algebraic functions portion of our brain are pretty thick, but if we remember correctly, a fella could make the case that age has a terminal velocity and it seems as if we are rapidly approaching it. Judging by our lack of memory, loss of fine motor skills, and the weird places that our hair wants to grow these days, we're pretty sure that we're close to being officially old, if not then at least feeling that way every morning.<br />
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At any rate, that's another one in the books. Another handful of non-resident fishing licenses, a few more nooks and crannies explored, a few more places on the map that we can now erase the "here be dragons" remarks. A few more RoadTrips, a couple more RoadFood spots, a metric assload of plane rides, and a whole pile of river time...2012 might have flown by, but we wouldn't trade it for the world.<br />
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Can't wait, fisha.G_Smolthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06239634996842414620noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2360451806025015313.post-87734279793586433562012-12-13T23:01:00.000-08:002012-12-13T23:01:12.649-08:00Christmahaunakwanzaakah'Tis the season, fella.<br />
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Once again, we got no excuse for not keepin' y'all up to date with the machinations of the Neil Creek Conglomerate, but you knew that. We're just lazy, and we pretty much forgot about this end of things all fall. The old blog was lettin' the Edust settle pretty hard, so we figured we would haul it out and dust it off for the holidays.<br />
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Fall brought about a couple of fun excursions into places that actually have fish around more than 6 months out of the year, so once we get around to seeing if any of the pretty pitchers we took while on out on vacation actually have anything worth seeing, we'll let you know.<br />
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In the meantime, here's one from the last good day on the home field.<br />
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In other news, we seem to have developed a fetish for old reels of the clickyclicky persuasion. Some of you may recall our stance on those to be rather brutish and uncouth, but we gotta admit that they are fun as hell, the main reason being that they are so damn annoying to a fellas fishin' partners.<br />
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We just adopted this one.<br />
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Sure, it might look like the previous owner used it to feed his dog from, but for the price of one wading boot, we'll take it. It has the 3 5/16" foot, which is a pain in the ass, but nothin' a fella can't take care of with a hacksaw and a little gumption.<br />
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Happy Christmahaunakwanzaakah, kids. We'll try to be around a little more after the holidays, but as usual we can't promise nothin' - after all, RoadTrip '12v5.1 commences in a little under 36 hours.<br />
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See you in Barbecueland.<br />
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G_Smolthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06239634996842414620noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2360451806025015313.post-24443046131687286022012-08-26T10:17:00.001-07:002012-08-26T10:17:56.011-07:00Another year, another 365 days older.In case you forgot, tomorrow is our birthday.<br />
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Send all gifts and cash donations to the Neil Creek Center for Anadromous Salmonid Research, c/o G_Smolt.<br />
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As for us, we're probably gonna be too busy to get our party on, and at any rate, gettin' our party on at this age means staying up late enough to see that Conan kid do his crazy talk show.<br />
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Another year closer...to what, we don't know.<br />
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But the trip is sure fun as hell.<br />
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<br />G_Smolthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06239634996842414620noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2360451806025015313.post-49590320901240141302012-06-23T12:09:00.001-07:002012-06-23T12:09:22.918-07:00Center, Left.We would trot out the "<i>We've been busy...</i>" excuse to explain away a lack of communication on our part, but we've used it so many times that it's worn pretty thin.<br />
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We don't really have an excuse this time. Laziness, poor manners, procrastination...we covered them all, and we're pretty sure it is one of them, but which one we don't know.<br />
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At any rate, life is good. We have been spending a lot of time in the Center Left seat of a few aircraft and have been thoroughly enjoying the hell out of it.<br />
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Here's a few pics from the last 6 weeks. More to follow, whenever we get around to it next.<br />
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<br />G_Smolthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06239634996842414620noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2360451806025015313.post-63531442510060802282012-03-05T11:52:00.000-08:002012-03-05T11:52:23.323-08:00The Tongass 77History is a beautiful thing.<br />
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Besides being an impartial record of time, it provides us a looking-glass with which to examine our actions within the context of present day consequences. <br />
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It's a damn shame that most folks don't ever use it.<br />
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Time to face the facts...west coast salmon stocks have been in serious decline for over a century now, and while poor management practices can be implicated in many run collapses, it would be hard to argue that irresponsible development and unsustainable industrial logging haven't played a big part in the decline of Pacific salmon.<br />
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Alaska has learned from history that commercial fish management must be done in real time, must be escapement-based, and has to be done with future fish stocks in mind, not short-term profits.<br />
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So why is it so damn hard to get decent habitat protection measures in place? What sense does it make to spend time and effort managing the ocean return when there isn't a conservation schedule set up for the riparian ecosystem?<br />
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This may be changing soon.<br />
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A small but growing coalition of folks (including the AK office of Trout Unlimited) is introducing an apparently radical idea - to preemptively conserve high-quality spawning an rearing habitat for trout and salmon in Southeast Alaska's Tongass National Forest.<br />
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Seeing as how we spend a good chunk of time all up in the flows of the Tongass, we're figuring this is a good idea. The Tongass might have a lot of trees, but the true standing crop is wild salmon and trout. The sooner the USDA figures that out, the better.<br />
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For more information, check out <a href="http://www.americansalmonforest.org/">www.americansalmonforest.org</a>. If you like what you see and can get behind such an effort, make sure to <a href="http://americansalmonforest.org/join-the-fight/">Sign On</a>.<br />
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<br />G_Smolthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06239634996842414620noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2360451806025015313.post-90119270671296592962012-02-09T13:09:00.000-08:002012-02-09T13:13:32.625-08:00Nose, Meet Grindstone.RoadTrips '12 v1, v1.1 have been over for about 10 days now, but the aftershocks are still settling. Besides the usual RoadTrip accoutrements of good times, good folks, and badly bruised livers, these two had the added excitement of snowbound airports, hurricane-force winds ripping coconut palms out of the ground, torrential rains, and crazy people.<br />
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Gotta love Cali. We're glad to be home in one un-tattoo'd, barely pierced piece.<br />
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Much fishy vibes to the SacTown posse, the Truckee Society for Recklessness, and the IBL League for yet another productive work trip occasionally marred by random acts of alcoholic revelry, usually interspersed with good food. We knew it was coming, we couldn't get out of the way, and we wouldn't want it to be any other way.<br />
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In other news, the 11th Annual Sushi Party has come and gone, and an epic (and far less crowded) time was had by all. If you didn't get invited and feel the need to be part of such an epic celebration of awesomenality, please write your invite request on a large-denomination bill (legibly, people) and send to the Neil Creek Estate for further consideration. BTW - don't call us, we'll call you. <br />
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2/3 of the SacTown Posse, gettin' after some jerky.
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Back to work, fisha...spring is right around the corner, but we got work to do if we're gonna get any enjoyment out of our time off.G_Smolthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06239634996842414620noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2360451806025015313.post-44188629944770402652012-01-03T17:26:00.000-08:002012-01-03T20:51:45.186-08:002011 - in the RearView.Another year, another 13,624 fish. A few more stamps in the ol' passport, a few more lines on our face, a few more gray hairs among the few remaining hairs on our head.<br /><br />There were some pretty big changes in the way things roll around the Neil Creek Estate this year, and most of them were net-positive.<br /><br />For starters, we are no longer trading our long-term joint health and general physical well-being for money anymore. On the upside, this whole "work with your brain" thingy is pretty nifty, and although the initial transition was a little bumpy, we are nestling into the role nicely, thank you. As for the downside, well...let's just say that there is more of us lately, and part of the new year's resolution is to dust off the old college weight-set and play a little more hockey than, oh, 3 games a year.<br /><br />We celebrated our 10th anniversary with the wife this year, and are still secretly amazed that she has stuck around this long. Must be our amazingly awesome multiple personalities, or the copious amounts of cash that the Neil Creek Empire generates on a second-by-second basis...or maybe it's just that we remember to do the dishes every now and then and tell her that she smells nice.<br /><br />We are also fully vested in what used to be a serious hobby - for richer (not) and for poorer, in sickness and in health, and for better and for worse...We are now full-time in the industry and we will try not to hate the briar patch too much, br'er Fox.<br /><br />At any rate, 2011 is what it was, and if we can't change it, then at least we can remember the good and learn from the bad.<br /><br />46 reasons that 2011 didn't suck.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9eijfZgS5qMLilPcwAgQ3gqPVEbvmsfQTvZy4yJF7DtVYmppvUN4dx-B5OBkGas9XYtNZ8Ygfr1rViuWr-FebZyErDJVqUp1QkVpD2yxE_eVVzjv2B_2cViuJuPVYWr2D8iNoCe4FUc4/s1600/Floatinghead.jpg"><img alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5693625287520694210" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9eijfZgS5qMLilPcwAgQ3gqPVEbvmsfQTvZy4yJF7DtVYmppvUN4dx-B5OBkGas9XYtNZ8Ygfr1rViuWr-FebZyErDJVqUp1QkVpD2yxE_eVVzjv2B_2cViuJuPVYWr2D8iNoCe4FUc4/s400/Floatinghead.jpg" style="cursor: hand; 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cursor: pointer; height: 266px; width: 400px;" border="0" /></a><br /><br />The Afro in Modern Fly Angling: A Triptych.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinyzYNKTot4v9Eklkn3GiYmDMiAOfG0CITAeylWXi1u4AGhA93leMjH_H2PQEEOj9xawJExoIH9jme1XgiVlg_Rvyfe6v34Xko4qIxs-1hYj0gNMLxe9Ac43YwJKUqm8_uVMd-4o8F4EM/s1600/%2527fro.jpg"><img alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5693625302754281026" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinyzYNKTot4v9Eklkn3GiYmDMiAOfG0CITAeylWXi1u4AGhA93leMjH_H2PQEEOj9xawJExoIH9jme1XgiVlg_Rvyfe6v34Xko4qIxs-1hYj0gNMLxe9Ac43YwJKUqm8_uVMd-4o8F4EM/s400/%2527fro.jpg" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; height: 274px; width: 400px;" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpRD8MjiEQr0SuAC_tz-FtVhV6sc_uTMWs7nLbNI-siFKARi-NIsDE-mX0iOcy32lgguwzPl1q4UfgCzf1Dbznq-OCtt87MdtcSdmq289iKe6SLpQfJsVN0F1-iv38twOA5c6pNBbRYdQ/s1600/PunchDrunkMonkeys.JPG"><img alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5693628327917546562" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpRD8MjiEQr0SuAC_tz-FtVhV6sc_uTMWs7nLbNI-siFKARi-NIsDE-mX0iOcy32lgguwzPl1q4UfgCzf1Dbznq-OCtt87MdtcSdmq289iKe6SLpQfJsVN0F1-iv38twOA5c6pNBbRYdQ/s400/PunchDrunkMonkeys.JPG" style="cursor: hand; 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cursor: pointer; height: 269px; width: 400px;" border="0" /></a><br /><br />The children at rest.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC0K4w6CXtgnd7BuE_GDyOmhTk4CJx4z_W1rvyTv0ORMiSqw2qoHOIYCL_blx8KGVF622wK3XhlPqyRUp-EqcWMs30sDV-OWd5kgVVnKAYiYgIRkEKCgdwY9lnvLjRjNADeWwNd1TKy9U/s1600/Hog+n+Woody.jpg"><img alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5693625599347961202" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC0K4w6CXtgnd7BuE_GDyOmhTk4CJx4z_W1rvyTv0ORMiSqw2qoHOIYCL_blx8KGVF622wK3XhlPqyRUp-EqcWMs30sDV-OWd5kgVVnKAYiYgIRkEKCgdwY9lnvLjRjNADeWwNd1TKy9U/s400/Hog+n+Woody.jpg" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; height: 400px; width: 271px;" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-23Rn_03AJGIwlCC1ZROLLiJhxs-T_Vz4NJoQlIwKPFh_AzHkgkPAVjqXpyxhZua4I_6ShahpnnPFIQ2Ml9mRVZ5cR05eaXr5uU1Ypbr-Qw7HgvF05v7sgEtIGwRCuEeWzxnfC4-FZmM/s1600/paulsteel.jpg"><img alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5693625617239584994" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-23Rn_03AJGIwlCC1ZROLLiJhxs-T_Vz4NJoQlIwKPFh_AzHkgkPAVjqXpyxhZua4I_6ShahpnnPFIQ2Ml9mRVZ5cR05eaXr5uU1Ypbr-Qw7HgvF05v7sgEtIGwRCuEeWzxnfC4-FZmM/s400/paulsteel.jpg" style="cursor: hand; 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cursor: pointer; height: 351px; width: 400px;" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfM8tgDlydLVRoeyeDgQhlXMfvMK_JdNeBN78-YmrFeeVYxBc_08tb8nxVbXFgIqgOcfualky22CwsIrZoYiejS9-p5lBFbdPoyxKGnIFXOA0jRcJzKlWL0VpanMocFk7xRO3D2l6ETyQ/s1600/BWHead.JPG"><img alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5693624788236371266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfM8tgDlydLVRoeyeDgQhlXMfvMK_JdNeBN78-YmrFeeVYxBc_08tb8nxVbXFgIqgOcfualky22CwsIrZoYiejS9-p5lBFbdPoyxKGnIFXOA0jRcJzKlWL0VpanMocFk7xRO3D2l6ETyQ/s400/BWHead.JPG" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; height: 298px; width: 400px;" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Just enough time to catch our breath...RoadTrip '12 v1 and v1.1 commence in 15 days.<br /><br />Can't wait, Fisha.G_Smolthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06239634996842414620noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2360451806025015313.post-45743074437297027432011-12-02T20:02:00.000-08:002011-12-02T20:28:08.482-08:00Confessions of a Gear Whore.We are in the middle of step 4.<br /><br />After conducting a searching and fearless fishing gear inventory, it has come to our attention that, despite trying to practically GIVE rods, reels and lines away, we still have far too much fishing gear for one sane individual to actually fess up to owning.<br /><br />Uh, lessee...at least a few halibut rods layin' about...a bunch of old pitchin' sticks and one-piece trigger blanks from the bass days, as well as a couple of stout spinning rods...3 or 4 jiggin' sticks, a half-dozen mooching rods, and at LEAST a dozen steelhead gear rods. A metric assload of old levelwinds, and probably just as many twisty-reels.<br /><br />Oh.<br /><br />Flyrods?<br /><br />Yeah, we got a pile of those too...<br /><br />Thing is, none of the rods were acquired with any ulterior motives, or for any reason other than fishing.<br /><br />Some fellas get the latest and greatest, some get the most expensive, some get the one that matches their wardrobe the best, and some buy gear looking for the "silver bullet" the magic that will make their cast longer and straighter while whitening their teeth and losing 20 pounds of ugly flab...others are content to have one rod or one reel and make adaptations as needed.<br /><br />Us...well, in case you haven't noticed, we're Übergeeks when it comes to fishin' gear. We like to futz and putter with gear, checkin' out the different static and swing weights of all manner of rod, flexing and wiggling a blank while admiring the nodes, scrutinizing fit and finish...more than that, we like the way each rod that we own has its own distinct soul, a different feel, a certain <span style="font-style: italic;">chutzpah</span> about it that makes it a pleasure to cast or to fish with.<br /><br />We make this last distinction because we readily admit that yes, we have actually purchased rods that are damn near worthless as fishing tools, but are fun as hell to cast.<br /><br />To this pile, we add one more.<br /><br />Pros: Good aesthetic, slim blank, whippy in the right way, super-fast recovery, light as a duck fart.<br />Cons: Lumpy, oversized handle...C'mon Jerry, take some of that cork off, fer chrissakes...crappy name.<br /><br />We'll see if the new girl holds her own as a fishing tool come spring. Until then, she will just have to take her lumps from the other rods.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNaE_nK5BWLebQIiS-mcxf1FD3uVIjOjxw6MNN5ZC6uLRrUf0DakA87uO8w30PRqsBevko8GHaA6zwMbX5HuLHNn08Bhgb6yIWv-nVaGMk0QqOLo5p-PqTeivRp4aFpPCwv28YtBIqY8g/s1600/DaOne.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 292px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNaE_nK5BWLebQIiS-mcxf1FD3uVIjOjxw6MNN5ZC6uLRrUf0DakA87uO8w30PRqsBevko8GHaA6zwMbX5HuLHNn08Bhgb6yIWv-nVaGMk0QqOLo5p-PqTeivRp4aFpPCwv28YtBIqY8g/s400/DaOne.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5681753625643512018" border="0" /></a>G_Smolthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06239634996842414620noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2360451806025015313.post-50873255236126329082011-11-15T17:52:00.000-08:002011-11-15T18:11:33.353-08:00Snowing, Snowing...Gone.Here:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY2HsH7omG2sFpi5fhgVeRJib0rMyLODX4mpWd6K9hg7vbz4f29IqquJ7qRk4nSLEOtC8nr-JcyI3Nl7reFuOi_3qQsVPZBQ6uVo8UzjQPqwTfn1qec7XDYnFeloSBhoxhdJ_pd0S8bVE/s1600/damnwinter.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY2HsH7omG2sFpi5fhgVeRJib0rMyLODX4mpWd6K9hg7vbz4f29IqquJ7qRk4nSLEOtC8nr-JcyI3Nl7reFuOi_3qQsVPZBQ6uVo8UzjQPqwTfn1qec7XDYnFeloSBhoxhdJ_pd0S8bVE/s400/damnwinter.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5675409841417202114" border="0" /></a><br /><br />There:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxFHS5DBa7Fbd5NiBiAms0sJ_EbNFXrfyS9X9-0Oi41_dvnQ7mM3p7q94l90YOZPBC-3La6nbD00pJokoppNkpcaJk0UQ_RDrJ1C5u-AbxKh8ohM9CF7LbMN9bXi_dApmrV74lsW36B50/s1600/tacochicas.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 260px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxFHS5DBa7Fbd5NiBiAms0sJ_EbNFXrfyS9X9-0Oi41_dvnQ7mM3p7q94l90YOZPBC-3La6nbD00pJokoppNkpcaJk0UQ_RDrJ1C5u-AbxKh8ohM9CF7LbMN9bXi_dApmrV74lsW36B50/s400/tacochicas.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5675409842183287298" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />That's right, kids.<br /><br />RoadTrip '11 v6 begins in 20 hours, 42 minutes, and 11 seconds.<br /><br />A brief stopover in Starbucksville is in order, to visit the nice older couple we used to live with. After that, we're off to the land of BBQ, Shiner, good Mexican food, and thermometer readings higher than your average presidential candidate IQ.<br /><br />We'll give thanks in the traditional fashion with the In-Laws, then it's off to TurkeyDayFootballLand for the last rendition of the Showdown. We may be family and all, but we're sittin' on the maroon side of the couch, lest we annoy the wife - She socked us one time when we were rockin' out to a Sabbath album 'cause she thought we were givin' the "hook 'em" sign.<br /><br />At any rate, friends and family will be looked up, good food will git et, and iced (or "ass" in the local lexicon) tea will be consumed in copious quantity. 8 days in the sun, and we ain't fixin to waste no time enjoyin' it.<br /><br />See you in December, fisha.G_Smolthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06239634996842414620noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2360451806025015313.post-91328620353820929042011-11-09T16:55:00.000-08:002011-11-09T17:14:41.478-08:00A month in pictures<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPAmpRiSoyd_WXa3X7IsvPjWYfNEC0kc7n935wckyjDx_zKnfWNmvVXbNqsV6fdMPWp6wv4f9YLkkQmLvZuOv0g2FMil4o4A5ksYc2nU0bZ2EoHMpZgogeod1AuyVZputyJpQOPwHFrgs/s1600/chewedthehellup.jpg"></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOusU26PzR1BaAjIOOAkmKNBAn1Bs02S1BNVHQ-etVfqaGvZy0XB2IYmQ6oBJT8064viI_4iQpsoFDjtblSWa_clKhCeGuArC_mwRu89R32_T3IKZ3bXwIY1doQ_xNjq98ggYHmSfhYoo/s1600/hatfish.jpg"></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpkyYSAfWkIfcwLVUch6zngwBkJGQj6iQiFQUFZ1LUqE2MtY2I28O1oeEVTCtaTF8a5kWV0AF_-TYhIcXS6bffsFt6G6Z2Fp8fnEv52lEPWS2i7O7fJ5qFO0akljfXa7DsfNmBJE_UC0I/s1600/frontdoor.jpg"></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmq04pnIqqGyyFMoehtSYiyDghebHFR6ZuTREHCq8tMltrfEArd0A7xQWxw6yaboRzhtj-F_1U8nEMeUgu9XqfheToPXy15JRonERyF3ksu_Gn1_0c_Dbo2LmE7QWjrP_w5EwdugCS84o/s1600/steelMouse1.JPG"></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfSipgN79DO8THIw_jB1xrywL_JlJ4efB6C8ps9QF0aaC3qnEFcoS1veCDMvC50P8vP9PZlcO1pXFOdkBQwhfoBjV3otUgVd44fS-ihxlOmtqHGPGb6_qlRXCKz1cHqWjjGUtMf4_NSSM/s1600/steelMouse2.JPG"></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgovU6Nid3VlgiPRx_2sulqbvD0Rl1443wqRB3IfHYV5jkl3mfqA4jqh6tCTBuDfKMgInp9CnrX13OaQPVxaiCicWMhWzQyYkgeee7UcG9cmElmgnWc26HmFvTBiIz8Jpgr-Zk9qKx4S-U/s1600/TurdFerguson.jpg"></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6YqSz5t0XUYGRQy50ZGvxdz0HyuEc8C7AvfEaar0TUMhHXgwwN4jCmitEN7LnDpiiovkWO8WRnTrt2cLqXPv2j0gClO89NA3rykgknvjnIChuWJHuxkbR5UoVoJc9YHmbxBYGtuTsB6o/s1600/skysheep.jpg"></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS-bYBJOR7KLf2kdV8eqs7Z6855Lxi2rjx_bKIWHCkSJy3cL1UnjpPhXUfm2M0f6dWKVxxWYhAAqta_Xjxq6AYLitcjG4BtIEyoVRwuSV1PP_qBpLOR7i1WuFT5t_ChbbV6oOIbtiEUFs/s1600/snoozy.JPG"></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj17ekky5dO1SKRIaghNC5HU1Mmfm5fKVsbdUATabUALGtSkIAt6ULDuXqCbHPwl92mAwPNYyaJR_0dYEzaIXULx0X0AaxzBCTRTyl8YaEIsE3jrj73chtXX3Ty2YjDjUfFUEV-74nKfyo/s1600/lilguy.JPG"></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikc6d-Vl4gkc70tkeMemDf5LnAaEdJ2AnC7Ga8-2fLysjkGZ30ktzNo1xbCFuJk0h-L1PDEGZtAlAQUqx3yG5qQTVhdM_IL6OqzQ-RJynkTmhGYqeIGsbCFnMs9yWyVNsAwsRRKB4ZeUk/s1600/SteelHeadFood.jpg"></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGY0pk3aZuihik6U7tYwTgo-ifmby32nTmWHU5bRWsM_Bv4GBktxCq3clorO7XMS-CLq-I0PAsQrLjj8aLVUlCo2jXH1nYmHnyQ09GS1wRqRuiC7KGcNNXXuLmJCMsN_m16e-DKQ6B04E/s1600/KillerKnHo.JPG"></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMEjYwSV-jD_rRR5Y6m7P6MIqut3N5BhA-S4ljuBujnM51T1vhueIn8i6AkE1PvuF5tM-HCM68oEigQbTu7pJQ9GIiAKeX7QgH2pypAdhkzvY46jXYIMXbe4_E_XQssNXy97ByV4xV2Fw/s1600/SalmonInTheTrees.JPG"></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgggt8wm1BVk7FFViRglL-o9gRq6kr3C7ttBamGAeUO5-XuzyYjpb7NK5gFplVy-0J7LZFl5xWfYFHqOPu1YR5-jV1Ixr1P-MWnI0kvCjp1TXpopo-ddfq7-2rZg_Ds_Rj6yR6Ms0BK3rA/s1600/10timesacharm.JPG"></a><br />Back.<br /><br />Busy.<br /><br />We'll tell you a little more about it when the dust settles, but we are in the middle of changing tracks on the railroad of life at the moment. Don't you worry, it's been a long time coming, and it IS for the better...<br /><br />In the meantime, here is a pictoral ode to our piscatorial dance partners, our touchstones of the soul, our eternal finned friends and dihydrogen-oxide-inclined buddies.<br /><br />Enjoy.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmByY7IRpE3di__MNaZ03pekqdBmFR09Nv5LJbzaU7hkzG19gC4FJaIamX3Dlu6OkzQbdXjnHhjoGvEF0mdGXooLrsXmEd4wloEKaBIMMJYJFo_aeNAz-vpbZWUsvsvrNt4BhSR3W75z8/s1600/LeafHo.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 282px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmByY7IRpE3di__MNaZ03pekqdBmFR09Nv5LJbzaU7hkzG19gC4FJaIamX3Dlu6OkzQbdXjnHhjoGvEF0mdGXooLrsXmEd4wloEKaBIMMJYJFo_aeNAz-vpbZWUsvsvrNt4BhSR3W75z8/s400/LeafHo.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5673167977179001922" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMEjYwSV-jD_rRR5Y6m7P6MIqut3N5BhA-S4ljuBujnM51T1vhueIn8i6AkE1PvuF5tM-HCM68oEigQbTu7pJQ9GIiAKeX7QgH2pypAdhkzvY46jXYIMXbe4_E_XQssNXy97ByV4xV2Fw/s1600/SalmonInTheTrees.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; 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cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 278px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpkyYSAfWkIfcwLVUch6zngwBkJGQj6iQiFQUFZ1LUqE2MtY2I28O1oeEVTCtaTF8a5kWV0AF_-TYhIcXS6bffsFt6G6Z2Fp8fnEv52lEPWS2i7O7fJ5qFO0akljfXa7DsfNmBJE_UC0I/s400/frontdoor.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5673167705082728338" border="0" /></a><br /><br />It is winter again.G_Smolthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06239634996842414620noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2360451806025015313.post-54204388056112723462011-10-09T20:21:00.000-07:002011-10-09T20:34:31.374-07:00Ready to RunRoadTrip '11 v5 commences in 12 hours, 44 minutes, and 29 seconds, kids.<br /><br />We tied 'til our fingers bled for this one, so as usual we got more flies than a Mexican dump. Lotta new questions to throw at the fish, lotta craziness from the dark corners of a fish-diseased mind. We are, of course, fully prepared to get the fin on some of the new creations, but there's others that will most likely crush in new and interesting ways when we get all up in the weird water.<br /><br />Also a new feature on this trip are the 45'+ lines. We got some quality time in with a few short-bellies, and we are diggin' the feel - we're gonna be hard-pressed to give up the scandi compact love when it comes to skating the pockets, but when we get the chance, we're gonna let the longer dogs do a little huntin' this year.<br /><br />5 rods<br />6 reels<br />18 lines<br />12 running lines<br />4 sets of tips...mid-day work, you understand.<br />3,117 flies<br />8 miles of leader material<br />2 lucky hats<br />1 flask full of Lagavulin 16 year old...only guaranteed to last the first day.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgITHHDGxoPU21MEHs2vxC4aim8zPN1RITtt4vpqi5r6paCbYIDmhyd2Pez-t99ESRsFS5uiuTWF6oZjdOQK31ujFsNoVPEZAeqteoIpi-TFk5AHNp8p6RahyphenhyphenIl6kpgZvoo2LDAXkuiOV8/s1600/readytorun.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 274px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgITHHDGxoPU21MEHs2vxC4aim8zPN1RITtt4vpqi5r6paCbYIDmhyd2Pez-t99ESRsFS5uiuTWF6oZjdOQK31ujFsNoVPEZAeqteoIpi-TFk5AHNp8p6RahyphenhyphenIl6kpgZvoo2LDAXkuiOV8/s400/readytorun.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5661701589828987778" border="0" /></a><br /><br />11 full days in the breaks, traveling at night and low to the ground, prowlin' around the water nobody else likes, throwin' darts into the strange and lookin' for new dance partners...<br /><br />Can't wait, fisha.G_Smolthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06239634996842414620noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2360451806025015313.post-51998724359119542892011-09-15T14:53:00.000-07:002011-09-15T14:57:40.478-07:00The WetnessWe are pretty sure that it has rained every damn minute of every day for the last 30 days running. Realistically, we know this isn't true...it didn't rain last saturday. Regardless, facts aren't important here - we're going for feel, and it feels like October already, and it isn't even fall. Yet. Officially.<br /><br />At any rate, when a fella can actually find a flow that isn't flooding or doesn't resemble a muddy wash box, things have been pretty good. The dollies are finally coming back to their traditional late summer resting spots after being forced into exile by about a kabillion pink salmon, and the coho run is progressing nicely, thank you. Vise time has been productive as well, with a few new quirks to work on for the local end game as well as the start of RoadTrip season.<br /><br />Speaking of RoadTrips, RoadTrip '11 v5 commences in a mere 24 days, 19 hours, and 5 minutes - as usual, not like we're counting or anything. 12 days of long rods, desert, dirtbags, and steel, then back to civilization...well, SE AK anyhow. Until then, we're just gonna have to remember to rotate out the soggy gear on a regular basis, and check for mold often.<br /><br />Scenes from The Wetness.<br /><br /><br /> Humpies, in all their gory glory.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyTGIGmajplj-D15DsmdjyPTzmiWqlXHZKDYRhDq7BN2BXD-4N9po0flpLsQvryqS6NMBSmHdMdRuRH9yQVePzem7aJm731oFvHzEWzAhxdEW3b2oe61fNEYmPlQ_ph-8VCnOEJiTFxPY/s1600/humpeez.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyTGIGmajplj-D15DsmdjyPTzmiWqlXHZKDYRhDq7BN2BXD-4N9po0flpLsQvryqS6NMBSmHdMdRuRH9yQVePzem7aJm731oFvHzEWzAhxdEW3b2oe61fNEYmPlQ_ph-8VCnOEJiTFxPY/s400/humpeez.jpg" border="0" height="270" width="400" /></a></div><br /> Punchy, gettin' after it for the cameras.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg94pvoaADcsjRGVCN1e14dZ6tndy8Jwhmg0Gi5fg7PP8C44MXgaYqPrmoHKVdjvFO_edGvEf28KR6n0Bru_8IVfms94IhqD_fe3rAPaq-bU0L2iX4Rd5oamIjgz24DKyoZAYJ-yo_HdQg/s1600/aart.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div> Maggot farm.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIK2KeNVcpeRvMpke2SdAXkZt3dDMHPSCMLRjNGw5iTKMTDwkHgfjtqEI6eCNUn7U0pKQossD2rqq1GARC7rsX9gvfTAj2wJEPD8xzwwfRx13Ke6CQh1hqR_4cqIBheXcHfjt3mWLTyVE/s1600/magfest.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIK2KeNVcpeRvMpke2SdAXkZt3dDMHPSCMLRjNGw5iTKMTDwkHgfjtqEI6eCNUn7U0pKQossD2rqq1GARC7rsX9gvfTAj2wJEPD8xzwwfRx13Ke6CQh1hqR_4cqIBheXcHfjt3mWLTyVE/s400/magfest.JPG" border="0" height="248" width="400" /></a><br /><br /></div>The graph from Hell.<br /><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyazZzG34mI2UUmEwFrdQHCtkTiMx-cIL-2cvwQjX7ZTvYaeCUZKd9iwV3yRuM_nuceAT8ARMhTESBRFkkZQbPlaX5mbUyzIEuyzMa85ByusShZiZYctxg_KWhn9bGCLHayB2_D1RakuA/s1600/NeilCreekGraph2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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Big bulls in the grass, a flats skiff, and several cases of Shiner are involved, but we're still in the planning stages - we'll keep you posted...until then, we're just gonna hold out hope for a few more days like saturday.<br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhalrh-OAl6YwTQegi2BNPDeTx9Udp0gcIBdsIzf9N94YBnZyLOyRdOzFzJiZlR6MP5qJC5R4WkqMlbOA2NlUcjBHAqp8YlAXR4w_4AKZPojZJ7ODe0oirmyEFagB6eFls5Nfq9LSJuk4E/s1600/ice.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhalrh-OAl6YwTQegi2BNPDeTx9Udp0gcIBdsIzf9N94YBnZyLOyRdOzFzJiZlR6MP5qJC5R4WkqMlbOA2NlUcjBHAqp8YlAXR4w_4AKZPojZJ7ODe0oirmyEFagB6eFls5Nfq9LSJuk4E/s400/ice.jpg" border="0" height="230" width="400" /></a></div>G_Smolthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06239634996842414620noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2360451806025015313.post-87822845066573993592011-08-14T10:50:00.000-07:002011-08-14T11:21:24.574-07:00Oh, yeah...
<br />It's not that we don't like y'all, or that y'all smell funny or somethin - we have just been preoccupied with other aspects of life for a bit and sorta let the whole blogging thing fall by the wayside. After our writing slipped, we started to lose some basic grooming and hygiene skills...come to think of it, we have been grunting and pointing a LOT lately...
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<br />ANYWAYS, first it was June that flew by, now a whole 'nother month is gone, and it seems like the ride is picking up speed the older we get. Speaking of older, we have a birthday coming up, so if you happen to have an extra Ferrari or a spare million bucks or something, feel free to send it to Us in lieu of a regular birthday present.
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<br />The dog days of summer have come and gone, and we are losing light fast, folks. Every morning we have to listen to that jerk on the radio say something inane like "14 hours and 22 minutes of daylight, a loss of 4 minutes, 49 seconds". Some mornings we fantasize about beating him with his microphone before he gets to the lost daylight part.
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<br />Daylight burning, Neil Creek style - scenes from the home games.
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<br />Puller
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<br />Humptastic.
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<br />The dog days
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<br />Shiny shiny
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<br />Damn your eyes
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<br />the Killing Fields
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<br />Dance partners
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<br />Murmurs of a trip, rumors of an excursion have been flying around lately. The official travel agent of the Neil Creek Center has us locked in for RoadTrip '11 v5.0, but the word around the campfire is a side-excursion might have us headed north to a big river with big fish. Supposedly, we're gonna be working during this trip, but we're pretty sure that some play-time has been factored in.
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<br />Summer's damn near over, kids. Get it while you can.
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<br />G_Smolthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06239634996842414620noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2360451806025015313.post-43506775153436710832011-07-12T17:27:00.001-07:002011-07-12T17:53:45.163-07:00June, in the rearview.Well, THAT month went by fast.<br /><br />From the tropics to damn near the arctic in 5 days, and from salt to fresh, and back to salt again...by the time we got a chance to catch our breath, it was July, and that means it's time to pay the Piper again.<br /><br />We wouldn't work if we didn't have to, but the Wife doesn't like freeloaders loafin' around the house. Back to the salt mines with us, and hopefully we'll make enough to cover the next 8 months' fun.<br /><br />Pictures from a better time.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju1JzfcExVOLaSo6B-DoXed-KvKXf4iGd6hNLcJbYA7p2kABfrGMAu7EVO9t29pwczF3RT7W5v91XL4qpjWjCLN0VieKz5U46Sp0xRzJk-X4f_GyvtYEAlkIHquST56Cfahq1WHl_f_SY/s1600/twigs.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 256px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju1JzfcExVOLaSo6B-DoXed-KvKXf4iGd6hNLcJbYA7p2kABfrGMAu7EVO9t29pwczF3RT7W5v91XL4qpjWjCLN0VieKz5U46Sp0xRzJk-X4f_GyvtYEAlkIHquST56Cfahq1WHl_f_SY/s400/twigs.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5628628922016500274" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Coach, gettin' his swang on.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZopzA-89XWvjuYw007xmA4CBKFg2D2OiMzMiw0JQT22azt1Ogcx1oLmAEw5sf1lt4inRVxe4HbeueMB5HGrvKI7oYUewxS8jroUH9FsNcldZ8hwL2nqfx1vNUky72N56bC5Zw3IrT3dw/s1600/swang.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 236px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZopzA-89XWvjuYw007xmA4CBKFg2D2OiMzMiw0JQT22azt1Ogcx1oLmAEw5sf1lt4inRVxe4HbeueMB5HGrvKI7oYUewxS8jroUH9FsNcldZ8hwL2nqfx1vNUky72N56bC5Zw3IrT3dw/s400/swang.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5628629185637902722" border="0" /></a><br /><br />28" of love, morning-style.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgVjeZPj4X6Sv6UrgbN-KwiAmgAVXdfurWaYcWAIjxkJB-olefpFvXn1r7tefW5cW8OK_tCY9_rruFIJ0A4Iqv0lu5rJi6Kom6l5sYNxOBkabC_gifG5io7AHNf6Adv3cUEU-qh7P8oeo/s1600/Piggy.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 228px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgVjeZPj4X6Sv6UrgbN-KwiAmgAVXdfurWaYcWAIjxkJB-olefpFvXn1r7tefW5cW8OK_tCY9_rruFIJ0A4Iqv0lu5rJi6Kom6l5sYNxOBkabC_gifG5io7AHNf6Adv3cUEU-qh7P8oeo/s400/Piggy.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5628628912780114770" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Dork, trout.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3Ngaq1oSPATx2QmH2lkrU9MYOEKQiRf6kiSkxmzKi9K7zaosdiiZ6bKHJ9y5kU-JjE92ZU3grWXv8W7p3Fs2FXo_IGCu6eFsFa08F5_0o3HLG0pQOvoBNaRdMqTc_pf5UEbkpTPK2ewQ/s1600/goofball.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 294px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3Ngaq1oSPATx2QmH2lkrU9MYOEKQiRf6kiSkxmzKi9K7zaosdiiZ6bKHJ9y5kU-JjE92ZU3grWXv8W7p3Fs2FXo_IGCu6eFsFa08F5_0o3HLG0pQOvoBNaRdMqTc_pf5UEbkpTPK2ewQ/s400/goofball.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5628629196881044594" border="0" /></a><br /><br />the Narwhal, newest member of the Over30 club.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr2-uuwGPWTFCnS9SL3DVe94zeIQc_XWSAJuv-HzpsdffvCfd7IxCRpFbCGbmnYo3uKEpdysPVxuCBPUtQjmE21E5XhBY_WJSRFEzmDoWHcxJLl_Ndcqur9tvQolCj-Z8bcfcdSiwFVX8/s1600/Thumpa.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 274px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr2-uuwGPWTFCnS9SL3DVe94zeIQc_XWSAJuv-HzpsdffvCfd7IxCRpFbCGbmnYo3uKEpdysPVxuCBPUtQjmE21E5XhBY_WJSRFEzmDoWHcxJLl_Ndcqur9tvQolCj-Z8bcfcdSiwFVX8/s400/Thumpa.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5628628915133190098" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Gonger with his fish of a lifetime.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpw5wNWXf1iyqya5jV9HMnfY6xQpsGwmpga6Vwu3TPrLSdFpK5t95l4aQsD2FMn0DT_XWjuXfE3QkJVYalWbe5Lmg8z6rUGzPG08byqF5QPBQXZr9HR7Awfmr0BdXT7SD4q8IR6K8Vrd4/s1600/GongerToad.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; 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cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 279px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKnT-oihyGQQbXIneGhBbjrSUzktc8INOWb7e3pD-jTNMzKaCH4XVkeLz3nvLQjXWkgEE9YipDGdVKEskCjXjYcMHSFiq6QZvZHSwDtsLap3xF9_wbBFMnVlM30dZHZvMm4USXfiNM3_4/s400/Last+fish.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5628629189265582882" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Sweet release.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2TfWVmIRyp48qxyMKsu5O03KmMwWNOkI7EtlYAUzQtbtozgSsUtmtB6SzFfV0l0IAh9vruN9ewwSlk5pzNaGnRfkiHoTCy4-IixaC2q0yHml8BPgWjfoR3R5lP4u5iDCVW2sdOmSVNt4/s1600/release.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 270px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2TfWVmIRyp48qxyMKsu5O03KmMwWNOkI7EtlYAUzQtbtozgSsUtmtB6SzFfV0l0IAh9vruN9ewwSlk5pzNaGnRfkiHoTCy4-IixaC2q0yHml8BPgWjfoR3R5lP4u5iDCVW2sdOmSVNt4/s400/release.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5628628939161056818" border="0" /></a><br /><br />4 days and 1,106 miles later...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRS2H2qUcEBPB9mTT_nZU49I4Y3XNp3p4EcXVga5uCZGqDxGUOxMwlAyqNXgxkzZYfDfkRpJ8wkbqbxOEX4V-Xzy44Olq3yxmNEp4aTxiPL8ZdfjuYW2l57MtPkELFb9ABsvJ0LgZoC3k/s1600/LilGuy.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 255px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRS2H2qUcEBPB9mTT_nZU49I4Y3XNp3p4EcXVga5uCZGqDxGUOxMwlAyqNXgxkzZYfDfkRpJ8wkbqbxOEX4V-Xzy44Olq3yxmNEp4aTxiPL8ZdfjuYW2l57MtPkELFb9ABsvJ0LgZoC3k/s400/LilGuy.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5628630672313611490" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Snap, crackle, $.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh30ehTsCg5sCInzb09GsHWqKyvIXYgCXy7BMayWKuIBTxyicYjlKMv3xNpJOEyw0BDXa9i8UXRJ3Lslw6PVPXVGQ3PkAVX08P_xS5XVJHifLKaLodWyAYlQf7QkK2CMzWcfanCnpDFztc/s1600/busted.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh30ehTsCg5sCInzb09GsHWqKyvIXYgCXy7BMayWKuIBTxyicYjlKMv3xNpJOEyw0BDXa9i8UXRJ3Lslw6PVPXVGQ3PkAVX08P_xS5XVJHifLKaLodWyAYlQf7QkK2CMzWcfanCnpDFztc/s400/busted.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5628628698413569682" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Love on the swing...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNjdbJmUGqAiXgHwsbR3pDiehd1F3CgVY1akG8lTTkbiw7jGljVGqVh3BrmV85jFLcJ-G5qa731Xsh9-QCHKIEcHVPkk3oIfb-xt7dnRGFwflqu8jQQVB2x0-aaM3NOStryo_NUaPW6wU/s1600/bullet.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 253px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNjdbJmUGqAiXgHwsbR3pDiehd1F3CgVY1akG8lTTkbiw7jGljVGqVh3BrmV85jFLcJ-G5qa731Xsh9-QCHKIEcHVPkk3oIfb-xt7dnRGFwflqu8jQQVB2x0-aaM3NOStryo_NUaPW6wU/s400/bullet.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5628628693663573298" border="0" /></a><br /><br />On the grill...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVDo0yMow6EyOzTfO0Dlh1OtkeA6C2X2ZqWRvEBoYnHisnQVL64Jum3FkH3nCmtWps5NvWtc3vObBpznJyry9D1sUp3O619h3RVUVnBsFZa8cxbvGFnhNbwmNpf_gNYfgZmq_nlTSu4RU/s1600/SoulFood2.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVDo0yMow6EyOzTfO0Dlh1OtkeA6C2X2ZqWRvEBoYnHisnQVL64Jum3FkH3nCmtWps5NvWtc3vObBpznJyry9D1sUp3O619h3RVUVnBsFZa8cxbvGFnhNbwmNpf_gNYfgZmq_nlTSu4RU/s400/SoulFood2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5628628700998496306" border="0" /></a><br /><br />And fresh from the smoker.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl99YAgDj5dw5xLz02Z4kmuhgy_BtwWhH5yqr91-JsIiifQtrRLu2fJFY4JUwlu6JVYWJOBmUqxelAty_i_kS9bcd013_AZ6yC1vD88A3Bl9yAnbm0gHoprCiTx3W-jxS692M_HDRXqHA/s1600/spoils.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl99YAgDj5dw5xLz02Z4kmuhgy_BtwWhH5yqr91-JsIiifQtrRLu2fJFY4JUwlu6JVYWJOBmUqxelAty_i_kS9bcd013_AZ6yC1vD88A3Bl9yAnbm0gHoprCiTx3W-jxS692M_HDRXqHA/s400/spoils.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5628628697788912818" border="0" /></a><br /><br />We're actually looking forward to a little work - idle hands are the Devil's hands and all that. Problem is, we been havin' a hell of a good time on our seasonal retirement this year, so easin' in to work mode might be a little harder this year. Until we get into full swing, we'll probably be weaning ourselves off the local, cutting back the time incrementally instead of quitting fishing cold-turkey. When we do quit fishin' due to the harsh mistress Work, we have a head full of memories to rely on, as well as the future to look forward to...<br /><br />RoadTrip '11 v5.0 and v5.1, kids. Only 74 more days 'til we're living the dream again.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8Ysn7PuY_ihz6fsGd-0xGF3L8_sUsSpYblfEHdjHAbmjQwcOABOPhn-n6pDwO-wPDd6SbRWd63nh1gsL9Q4N89Nlhnyx4MfiTwdp32kdFZf2Kh5VYbCxpNcKjiu7HZbxCevcYn84qYME/s1600/bar.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 181px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8Ysn7PuY_ihz6fsGd-0xGF3L8_sUsSpYblfEHdjHAbmjQwcOABOPhn-n6pDwO-wPDd6SbRWd63nh1gsL9Q4N89Nlhnyx4MfiTwdp32kdFZf2Kh5VYbCxpNcKjiu7HZbxCevcYn84qYME/s400/bar.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5628629197390643170" border="0" /></a>G_Smolthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06239634996842414620noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2360451806025015313.post-12948177864040996192011-06-17T11:01:00.000-07:002011-06-17T12:36:31.656-07:00RoadTrip '11 v3 Abstract, Analysis*Sigh*<br /><br />It seems like so long ago, yet it has only been 16 days since we got back from RoadTrip '11 v3. Granted, there was another epic RoadTrip in between then and now, but that is another plot for later in the movie.<br /><br />11 days of Sun, sand, fish, sun, tacos, snorkeling, sun, beer, tequila, sun, chillin' on the patio...did we mention sun? The sun was hot at like, 6:42am. By midday, it was hotter than 2 rats screwing in a wool sock. Our pasty-white AK carcasses never stood a chance, sunscreen or no. We spent a lot of time in our poly sunshields, diving in the water when things got too hot, then relying on the miracle of evaporation to cool us down.<br /><br />Tacos have always been a love of ours, but something about set and setting (remember that from your trippin' days, hippie?) make even the most average tacos seem sublime. Throw in a cold beer with a little limon, and the universe seems a much better place. We managed to land in 2 or 3 exquisite taquerias that would have made the DEC choke...dirt floors, dogs wandering around, chickens fighting in the outhouse...but for the amazing food we were served in these places, there's a whole lot more we could have endured.<br /><br />As some of y'all know, we loves us some snorkeling, and this trip didn't disappoint. A mere hop, skip, and shimmy over the hot sand from the patio put us right smack in the middle of the best reef for a few miles, and we wasted no time gettin' our snorkel on. Even after the local reef hunters sacked it, there were still more fish, eels, and rays than you could shake a stick at.<br /><br />As an aside, this trip was more than the everyday ordinary Neil Creek Traveling RoadShow and Beer Fountain...Us n' The Wife happened to celebrate our 10th anniversary mid-trip, a day made memorable by some bitchin' chorizo tacos and a long snorkeling session, capped off by a siesta after some arroz con frijoles with fresh maize tortillas. For those of y'all that didn't send anniversary gifts (symbolizing Ideas and Symbols, traditionally expressed by Diamond Jewelry...c'mon, keep up, you heathen), feel free to post them to the Neil Creek Center for Anadromous Salmon Research, c/o G_Smolt. Remember, it's never too late.<br /><br />At any rate, enough blathering. The following is a non-chronological series of photographs, some of which will need some explanation - in these cases, we will provide some background using spanglish, ameslan, or birdcalls and various jungle noises. For your viewing pleasure, we also recommend a Mariachi album, or a good Don Julio side, if you are into that sort of thing. And a cold beer.<br /><br />Going in style. "If you are gonna go, might as well go in the Big Seats" is our new motto.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji9U6rle1vMz0FS_nUHuSAESy-iQeew9ICUN54rwl215quyfrC2x0AqY61C6kPOSnNrx2tMQUMlovbFkcNgP6eICH4Kc3VuVGTrY811-KBAOXe1jq3lgNHtATgOZ_rNrJoIeECEt9JojI/s1600/InStyle.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji9U6rle1vMz0FS_nUHuSAESy-iQeew9ICUN54rwl215quyfrC2x0AqY61C6kPOSnNrx2tMQUMlovbFkcNgP6eICH4Kc3VuVGTrY811-KBAOXe1jq3lgNHtATgOZ_rNrJoIeECEt9JojI/s400/InStyle.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5619260630904958402" border="0" /></a><br /><br />First day in-country, and we're on the program. Breakfast of champions.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjreFPsEWjikSuQT2GrHB9JFOdSI4ESIUbr9Xwa6A1hJUJn93SJ5zRZzUAxY1ivreE9icrJT9TcRsGnBX58FY6UI8UGJSXE2tZXwtEuvv1Rb1j1g37GSPsKtv-VvCK6_hxaeY2qyQOhkoA/s1600/BrekkieOfChampeens.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 293px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjreFPsEWjikSuQT2GrHB9JFOdSI4ESIUbr9Xwa6A1hJUJn93SJ5zRZzUAxY1ivreE9icrJT9TcRsGnBX58FY6UI8UGJSXE2tZXwtEuvv1Rb1j1g37GSPsKtv-VvCK6_hxaeY2qyQOhkoA/s400/BrekkieOfChampeens.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5619258868724740674" border="0" /></a><br /><br />The digs...640 sq ft of living space, 800 sq ft of patio over the water...our kind of priorities.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr85YmTRy1bjZAEAWs_zIww6Xr4mx8vOO9ici0KjiTcjfBKq0qjlUxikDrULBPw7qre4BLDlmtxdcFzhASrutJomxoK9EPWBvxuLMP8D3E027BYk7WUWrVJkdN35l7qpFne784MUhCCPg/s1600/Mar_y_Sol.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; 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cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 241px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFCqiJrEBVfQSC15NxWyavz_FGSTKwtfPguvFvZSYN_taajb-gR9t_nLA0ALTERpktFhHQOH1lbrmYM2_PQz68eFyezg6LOH60TSXztxvNChq_-KqiChNRJGaC5vYpAkdDPV-nOxmfghs/s400/Combs.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5619266230840667826" border="0" /></a><br /><br />DIY Ceviche, in 3 easy steps.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIX5kN9cMkfVwFzGHZNMjuoPTSfwvbOn4R2i-ZFI1IJSocbC6xxqvm5n-qFkEds8tDVb33qbr_xcSBAQ5Mc2tI95z_x_soT8EoQDAFUxFVYeEGrFGrfsmFtZnymDBbIBthXm_uu4LrgjI/s1600/Jack.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 250px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIX5kN9cMkfVwFzGHZNMjuoPTSfwvbOn4R2i-ZFI1IJSocbC6xxqvm5n-qFkEds8tDVb33qbr_xcSBAQ5Mc2tI95z_x_soT8EoQDAFUxFVYeEGrFGrfsmFtZnymDBbIBthXm_uu4LrgjI/s400/Jack.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5619260650491631970" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPl4snFiCSABJYTS5WvhVz6A5-Otz44ilbLsi3dXcQLlO4oqNm5Qg7pZ-wX6ezjCFGHrnheB30b1nVKHLNU-R_SUKL5aeWTqPZZGsskjtkK56rVpFuAeczWTTrIy7e3zDDtLhKlAZnBh4/s1600/JackLight.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; 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After one spectacularly bad grinding noise followed by an interesting spell emanating from its innards, we decided to investigate. Pliers? check. Butterknife? check. Something big to use as a hammer, if necessary? got it. Doctor, the patient is ready.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkRlIA9-NViXsMClMhrIcw0QuxgQWMJlG6ipwwiX8_FAU9R0Xd3TsthFNlL2epIuojwIjfZMvSgRRZ02ic3ASbYfCNXydpKA4T_SR4KthO8NDthftpNkDoeezkwLoT32AgfrURNXxABck/s1600/CrunchCrackle.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 262px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkRlIA9-NViXsMClMhrIcw0QuxgQWMJlG6ipwwiX8_FAU9R0Xd3TsthFNlL2epIuojwIjfZMvSgRRZ02ic3ASbYfCNXydpKA4T_SR4KthO8NDthftpNkDoeezkwLoT32AgfrURNXxABck/s400/CrunchCrackle.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5619265768690614642" border="0" /></a><br /><br />So much for the sealed cork drag. However, we have a 2nd degree black belt in Ghetto Engineering, and saw the proper fix a mile off. We repurposed a water bottle to a higher calling...problem solved.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUG-21dWMCh2jhc69fLH8O9w45YdJqKGDmj-XytQ0wUwS2KfPd-mF7rCON7jmQrhd9h2ldZeV8z2oc7NUofejqysivDx6E2OCbzcXDqcA8yo3PICaFKmbVfoMASvfy_uVHGPbphtlSbDs/s1600/Fixt.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 274px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUG-21dWMCh2jhc69fLH8O9w45YdJqKGDmj-XytQ0wUwS2KfPd-mF7rCON7jmQrhd9h2ldZeV8z2oc7NUofejqysivDx6E2OCbzcXDqcA8yo3PICaFKmbVfoMASvfy_uVHGPbphtlSbDs/s400/Fixt.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5619259948102079970" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Night ops<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu9t_bKcMnC-quJl0aVgZkI50TsCHaJSNu7cviEO465V3PWN8RtHS-mLj26Zgcvw4OGdjNqOoq7HkfrKYHuLtQYvIgf_hMkd8PEjgWU7vlOxUq090LmmrfD-W-uEOy_AL_KBOg79VElU4/s1600/Nighttime.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 206px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu9t_bKcMnC-quJl0aVgZkI50TsCHaJSNu7cviEO465V3PWN8RtHS-mLj26Zgcvw4OGdjNqOoq7HkfrKYHuLtQYvIgf_hMkd8PEjgWU7vlOxUq090LmmrfD-W-uEOy_AL_KBOg79VElU4/s400/Nighttime.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5619261267354537858" border="0" /></a><br /><br />"103 pesos? sweet!"<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmjtFrjJR9G8NM16HipyY0HU6gkFZqC7nikTfC7eRiln73zMJZMahQgGADdQc5KIXUswik7NwaYXeEbatqwSuQLeqkCHUgv2w9iAmABtMy9ya4GRCJqBMFKDUUDNdwpdUggweX_rsbfHs/s1600/hootch.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 270px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmjtFrjJR9G8NM16HipyY0HU6gkFZqC7nikTfC7eRiln73zMJZMahQgGADdQc5KIXUswik7NwaYXeEbatqwSuQLeqkCHUgv2w9iAmABtMy9ya4GRCJqBMFKDUUDNdwpdUggweX_rsbfHs/s400/hootch.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5619260251433895842" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Did we mention the tacos de desayuno con batata, chorizo, huevos y pico de gallo?<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii7jh6g8ncgS6VjdQrW6xTWR05EGyvvb98-bsTtB3euS8PWBnqQ2RJQ1kGNEnpQluEKeoyGbuu67kSU8CBapmf-ZtBNFDj6rXg7WqwfO2dYsbAtPEft5A2yvTc3WykrEgBDYcs-4CsptE/s1600/Desayuno.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 259px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii7jh6g8ncgS6VjdQrW6xTWR05EGyvvb98-bsTtB3euS8PWBnqQ2RJQ1kGNEnpQluEKeoyGbuu67kSU8CBapmf-ZtBNFDj6rXg7WqwfO2dYsbAtPEft5A2yvTc3WykrEgBDYcs-4CsptE/s400/Desayuno.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5619266250729460402" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Sunrise<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgM2okz96YmLivpFl7Mg0ktCrcZTg1DM9ISGTZjk23Z4ACuDSeOdo_NCuZQFYrwkggUpq1Oed0t9GouOmsX7I9U14IohWym88qDh9tbhDKyAxId6jwc6p0aFTmblsvvh-0s09nKRif6us/s1600/Sunrise.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 228px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgM2okz96YmLivpFl7Mg0ktCrcZTg1DM9ISGTZjk23Z4ACuDSeOdo_NCuZQFYrwkggUpq1Oed0t9GouOmsX7I9U14IohWym88qDh9tbhDKyAxId6jwc6p0aFTmblsvvh-0s09nKRif6us/s400/Sunrise.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5619262834680088642" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgowVcv_6mhen6B2qmPE2Qcr6ENcz5jkJ5x5qLrFRPFCKKH30QUUJ99oEJKrnZVnfvQcEkew2Wh8xNxjQKPEmXYIoFlkwauYOysA1BexWDF4xR7O5x6Z_02uIbqyjHIiShWVU-f6rot_NE/s1600/Uuuup.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 191px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgowVcv_6mhen6B2qmPE2Qcr6ENcz5jkJ5x5qLrFRPFCKKH30QUUJ99oEJKrnZVnfvQcEkew2Wh8xNxjQKPEmXYIoFlkwauYOysA1BexWDF4xR7O5x6Z_02uIbqyjHIiShWVU-f6rot_NE/s400/Uuuup.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5619262814934945218" border="0" /></a><br /><br />More bloggers than you can shake a stick at<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDQlQ1L4R_jue3rNolpZMcgaifBF_B7pTHHATLDCybfeq9o2ge11mWFGBT1J83r0itfXIopw_nM0IZbCeFUfJ18raOOaA1dr9mV6Jdpy5HGqEekPjR7949cIj05lV0bhU9e2vROeIeyiY/s1600/Day%2527sEnd.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 260px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDQlQ1L4R_jue3rNolpZMcgaifBF_B7pTHHATLDCybfeq9o2ge11mWFGBT1J83r0itfXIopw_nM0IZbCeFUfJ18raOOaA1dr9mV6Jdpy5HGqEekPjR7949cIj05lV0bhU9e2vROeIeyiY/s400/Day%2527sEnd.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5619266240192876194" border="0" /></a><br /><br />The Mexican got hisself a big ol' tuna one day, and we managed to weasel an invite over to his place for some serious eatin'...scenes from an all-out fiesta.<br /><br />Before the carnage<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEDc79TULjXLNskku7_1sM7tYdECIblSAqA6y9DhvXp7dTAcJKd6gSnl3fU7E9F8Xyu6CAHVIoadX9lZe1-HJQ1VCZUfh3WftEih4sy_9ZDqnOlDE3gHjQNmlBYaLsMmdZS9ammxblQqE/s1600/Fiesta.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 265px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEDc79TULjXLNskku7_1sM7tYdECIblSAqA6y9DhvXp7dTAcJKd6gSnl3fU7E9F8Xyu6CAHVIoadX9lZe1-HJQ1VCZUfh3WftEih4sy_9ZDqnOlDE3gHjQNmlBYaLsMmdZS9ammxblQqE/s400/Fiesta.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5619259937823044562" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Love from the Blue Water<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR6QED88bVu7nvSVWSLncHdUFL9WSW1VQFaQSAIjZIBPj-6rOS9E5FCaSVm5ZjNL7avUMq2VPAII0-LEB3nNbdBIIRZ0Pt4kQBc_jj-XJOqjUQh73KOpQh1e_SPm7NLdYlapLvCgs57tk/s1600/Atun.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 262px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR6QED88bVu7nvSVWSLncHdUFL9WSW1VQFaQSAIjZIBPj-6rOS9E5FCaSVm5ZjNL7avUMq2VPAII0-LEB3nNbdBIIRZ0Pt4kQBc_jj-XJOqjUQh73KOpQh1e_SPm7NLdYlapLvCgs57tk/s400/Atun.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5619258843767038226" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Atun Aguachile - concombre, cebolla, serrano, y jugo de limon. Smashing.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHq5UjmjkoOS0YbYDXnIpB7sacsYIL1kaayd9WcEcOiHo7lvzrnN17CCR7ShC_YCXcIF-od9h8K15Fg7MO0MOIdKW1P-R6I5nox9_fQIdNPlsoUVzfuFPDtf7ew0-RtC_5PFLEOuG-O6A/s1600/Aguachile.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 279px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHq5UjmjkoOS0YbYDXnIpB7sacsYIL1kaayd9WcEcOiHo7lvzrnN17CCR7ShC_YCXcIF-od9h8K15Fg7MO0MOIdKW1P-R6I5nox9_fQIdNPlsoUVzfuFPDtf7ew0-RtC_5PFLEOuG-O6A/s400/Aguachile.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5619258834930886898" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Searing the Sea-Beef<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLfx3dQ8TL0AwjLOpeA9oDJva2j4rz0gbFcr0tdS-SPHLmTyhlUzq8ud7CXnAmpVf_hmFhKb9lL_tAX34EmpWfvqjjXdPrgDlgG13OjMeQck3W9z8mHhs0rRexAAquPLAWOcxTscCwznc/s1600/SearedAtun.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 287px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLfx3dQ8TL0AwjLOpeA9oDJva2j4rz0gbFcr0tdS-SPHLmTyhlUzq8ud7CXnAmpVf_hmFhKb9lL_tAX34EmpWfvqjjXdPrgDlgG13OjMeQck3W9z8mHhs0rRexAAquPLAWOcxTscCwznc/s400/SearedAtun.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5619261523390825090" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Bliss<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrwqLhUxKFRINUG2KGA9fIQuNooLhl24e0dxv7gMPI3nWUDB8iLVrkL9-Rj7fs9VAt9MnC8djcTjt7bbeVOoEzDIQ0-gEnXZnxBvbUHlYEgcLGxIzalLv3Hv6Y0yxP540DrA6U6h6VmfU/s1600/Goodness.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 286px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrwqLhUxKFRINUG2KGA9fIQuNooLhl24e0dxv7gMPI3nWUDB8iLVrkL9-Rj7fs9VAt9MnC8djcTjt7bbeVOoEzDIQ0-gEnXZnxBvbUHlYEgcLGxIzalLv3Hv6Y0yxP540DrA6U6h6VmfU/s400/Goodness.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5619260237079398290" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Images from a reef<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7miWZGkqg-dfIzTUumz-AOoDaBaYNrWgoIUiM-pBioRrmawXnXowyWNMor6iyoONnWZQ8RBTyJpVi7OjYQf6FJQAefQhRm7-B7YcCkGVNpbhZNaFeo_-lQXHTEFCCW357Wu6udYjNi_w/s1600/mullet.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 243px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7miWZGkqg-dfIzTUumz-AOoDaBaYNrWgoIUiM-pBioRrmawXnXowyWNMor6iyoONnWZQ8RBTyJpVi7OjYQf6FJQAefQhRm7-B7YcCkGVNpbhZNaFeo_-lQXHTEFCCW357Wu6udYjNi_w/s400/mullet.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5619261205975626306" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh30vNi9VSJzDed7Js_01OLY0ky6dF0zIYHSkouaNe2lr6VcodZozwowOrrgKnQX9wYHg_6sP0HikVLLFC1aLprnzZREkzvwZX2bXIxEGXQe7IzIKR2PgjBdGx1GGVAMtMQJ7RjJ8il7fU/s1600/EelRay.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 276px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh30vNi9VSJzDed7Js_01OLY0ky6dF0zIYHSkouaNe2lr6VcodZozwowOrrgKnQX9wYHg_6sP0HikVLLFC1aLprnzZREkzvwZX2bXIxEGXQe7IzIKR2PgjBdGx1GGVAMtMQJ7RjJ8il7fU/s400/EelRay.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5619259925228266642" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqDVdq37RpREb2c_xBogw0qy88Thd9ChzIxIoK6SfKqHkS1HWGdV85Pb8JsQ84JczUZUBlX4tnZyPA-iDdzn3zVwjo9EyUmDtYHRrQ64bvdVIg3i9OC46Edfl7V8mhvPYL-cTgkrR_2D8/s1600/JackCity.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 252px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqDVdq37RpREb2c_xBogw0qy88Thd9ChzIxIoK6SfKqHkS1HWGdV85Pb8JsQ84JczUZUBlX4tnZyPA-iDdzn3zVwjo9EyUmDtYHRrQ64bvdVIg3i9OC46Edfl7V8mhvPYL-cTgkrR_2D8/s400/JackCity.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5619260662302225842" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixiAI1GDxDzdJMfL6CorF3XT62ZbeDzJ5HiYRUlG6xmSql2Nad_YvaoqyTv0yQgm0RVyzqo-sT5xdByQ4lO2ZBbbfq5ZR-yBhyphenhyphenjR88lGxHdRY0NvJwDp2vXZu53hdx7ZbRevXasimFZeY/s1600/GoldenTrevally.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 258px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixiAI1GDxDzdJMfL6CorF3XT62ZbeDzJ5HiYRUlG6xmSql2Nad_YvaoqyTv0yQgm0RVyzqo-sT5xdByQ4lO2ZBbbfq5ZR-yBhyphenhyphenjR88lGxHdRY0NvJwDp2vXZu53hdx7ZbRevXasimFZeY/s400/GoldenTrevally.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5619260194496457138" border="0" /></a><br /><br />SnorkelNerds<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRItNTDseuzCHj7GXVg6zZy-ihqPZcoAEcad1au7parm1t2C3JLMtsX3_KWjXySwtKZmZ0zGMYo5PoiEwXl0rC0UHdsoe-xr7FrIEyqw8cVq7Mg2SDwgN9X7f52Um7CAL9CMzidjl-ego/s1600/SnorkelUndercover.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 281px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRItNTDseuzCHj7GXVg6zZy-ihqPZcoAEcad1au7parm1t2C3JLMtsX3_KWjXySwtKZmZ0zGMYo5PoiEwXl0rC0UHdsoe-xr7FrIEyqw8cVq7Mg2SDwgN9X7f52Um7CAL9CMzidjl-ego/s400/SnorkelUndercover.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5619261527379020946" border="0" /></a><br /><br />"¡Oiga! ¿Como esta?"<br />"Bien, bien.¿Que desea ordenar?"<br />"Quisiera un kilo de bisteca para la brasa, por favor."<br />"No problemo."<br />"¿Donde esta el jugo de naranja?"<br />"Seis pasillo, a la derecha."<br />"Gracias."<br />"De nada."<br />"Nos vemos"<br />So even though we still can't conjugate our way out of a paper bag, we still remember some middle-school spanish and had sufficient pointing and grunting skills to convey at least a modicum of information...The result? Steak tacos. Winning!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj120ekByIjZIOS8vMDqkmUPRTEYicjQSfpoEad37VmPmfaVTs6ajEEAdsstZo5dTCsGU39vQ-SHVbV_CexgLD47jG08ljNsx1jiUEcuyhpkJdcq9YCpS6Q3aOgupK7iTLohnNZjQf2Ujg/s1600/Bistec.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj120ekByIjZIOS8vMDqkmUPRTEYicjQSfpoEad37VmPmfaVTs6ajEEAdsstZo5dTCsGU39vQ-SHVbV_CexgLD47jG08ljNsx1jiUEcuyhpkJdcq9YCpS6Q3aOgupK7iTLohnNZjQf2Ujg/s400/Bistec.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5619258851045913714" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Hazards to barefoot beachwalking - these things were everywhere.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg76cKQEeivoECCMPIkAsLo8U7U3gB9BKzMYSBrFlvi_5zZJFGHv3wiFJQx1-FNBZkMK9Y7hbCrp2mgRSmWEbLoRkmvvJmswciJCeWINWmKl6tzH-8vZ0WvpPbjyDKfS-_NrEHW64Hl3xs/s1600/Puffy.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 283px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg76cKQEeivoECCMPIkAsLo8U7U3gB9BKzMYSBrFlvi_5zZJFGHv3wiFJQx1-FNBZkMK9Y7hbCrp2mgRSmWEbLoRkmvvJmswciJCeWINWmKl6tzH-8vZ0WvpPbjyDKfS-_NrEHW64Hl3xs/s400/Puffy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5619261511506808274" border="0" /></a><br /><br />We had a standoff with this guy out front one day, a mexi...nevermind.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRfgAK2z8oXLO5mQiYrY7bj7lS6xESG7Q5iZJhkYd0wjn2Nr9fYvoAye0VA-nw9sK7HlgADPiTbw3LQ2n7PauYqCdyDCpHsU_iLOVxS_mSrtntNm3wrXdaXxh47LcPy_3MQYeKGk4vxkE/s1600/Rockin.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 263px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRfgAK2z8oXLO5mQiYrY7bj7lS6xESG7Q5iZJhkYd0wjn2Nr9fYvoAye0VA-nw9sK7HlgADPiTbw3LQ2n7PauYqCdyDCpHsU_iLOVxS_mSrtntNm3wrXdaXxh47LcPy_3MQYeKGk4vxkE/s400/Rockin.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5619261519753181394" border="0" /></a><br /><br />The only good cucaracha<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUv5Pxk3JjvoiFQc3zDNeAzcx1bYq-RYiZfUgaplaMKur9Y77Rq0kcfeYUXUnOyOUl_g8G5PMA0Vt9DIEzI-iUtCfuYqk9LHhw6mObtiuwGmXbE3jkz86IGnhkRE9PwfSgDQEQ5PVfA3M/s1600/Muerto.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUv5Pxk3JjvoiFQc3zDNeAzcx1bYq-RYiZfUgaplaMKur9Y77Rq0kcfeYUXUnOyOUl_g8G5PMA0Vt9DIEzI-iUtCfuYqk9LHhw6mObtiuwGmXbE3jkz86IGnhkRE9PwfSgDQEQ5PVfA3M/s400/Muerto.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5619261200463388514" border="0" /></a><br /><br />So big, he needed shoes<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpbqnK42OlVQzw4dEMoPHvdOm89zz8QCNER5P8Fj21nypYKgbfrup8vn3dgX4fYr4HvbW27W8cKotaMSnINUOv3izhBqMv0773T6yfylb50Qz1ByXFpIML3-Fn_z38c-AAh6CVLJIZApA/s1600/legz.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 222px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpbqnK42OlVQzw4dEMoPHvdOm89zz8QCNER5P8Fj21nypYKgbfrup8vn3dgX4fYr4HvbW27W8cKotaMSnINUOv3izhBqMv0773T6yfylb50Qz1ByXFpIML3-Fn_z38c-AAh6CVLJIZApA/s400/legz.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5619260923499818706" border="0" /></a><br /><br />The Mexican took us for a boatride one day, and that's pretty much when our paradigm shift occurred. Salt fish are now part of our lexicon, and we see combs in our dreams. We will be back for more of this, sooner or later.<br /><br />We'd be nervous too if we knew what was in store.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4LiLEc3FLD856xdGr37R83WYe7EU7kZS3LFWW5IzqZOLnZ4CEEvc0uuAty-gU28doKJxOQx7LzajkCQv7IAS3o2fS1uK7sA1fLbRBNwU5LhjbqO2gX8D5zidDB6-hJ-jWdnXaNQWbw48/s1600/Uh-oh.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 261px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4LiLEc3FLD856xdGr37R83WYe7EU7kZS3LFWW5IzqZOLnZ4CEEvc0uuAty-gU28doKJxOQx7LzajkCQv7IAS3o2fS1uK7sA1fLbRBNwU5LhjbqO2gX8D5zidDB6-hJ-jWdnXaNQWbw48/s400/Uh-oh.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5619262810166291538" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Pelecainos, workin' for their sardina<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSzRVtuZFIPiOqzCNP82Z2qEDcAx5LUENYEWo_SB_kVWjEeUuy1bGLQcpS3zvcTPod4iOc3LroN4w_o2dcNP7KUNjw7Sq1diDbNkuDIdwdqQOd0N3-wbiNMTN-sDS540nq78pxgx6hVQY/s1600/DiveBomb.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 252px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSzRVtuZFIPiOqzCNP82Z2qEDcAx5LUENYEWo_SB_kVWjEeUuy1bGLQcpS3zvcTPod4iOc3LroN4w_o2dcNP7KUNjw7Sq1diDbNkuDIdwdqQOd0N3-wbiNMTN-sDS540nq78pxgx6hVQY/s400/DiveBomb.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5619266263772307362" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizjWtYR5ChkhqBELd910wFnSdmntJEuuw8jNMuAVqKakQ1fzZ167HzUmNSw8q-xPZPpAO4JtTTpRVAAV5hI5LYosu3_7FXiFJ-sbFVq_hkwRocTDNvbo8ne_F6HZRRkH9k4WjPykvX90M/s1600/Cans.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 234px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizjWtYR5ChkhqBELd910wFnSdmntJEuuw8jNMuAVqKakQ1fzZ167HzUmNSw8q-xPZPpAO4JtTTpRVAAV5hI5LYosu3_7FXiFJ-sbFVq_hkwRocTDNvbo8ne_F6HZRRkH9k4WjPykvX90M/s400/Cans.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5619259351536672706" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj-LKYW0Osxrv_aiuwYx4AvL2yu25ArZbs2C_NA3sAIzTJNtZ05b3Ic6UN_LmZC0gnN8C7AZUsY4ZzhBHRKsnIj10nWp9Wlqweu-4HDSxdPO5y1Cy2J8LpxSFGL9nbdv6tzOXc8HDXqkw/s1600/Birds%252C+jerks.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 265px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj-LKYW0Osxrv_aiuwYx4AvL2yu25ArZbs2C_NA3sAIzTJNtZ05b3Ic6UN_LmZC0gnN8C7AZUsY4ZzhBHRKsnIj10nWp9Wlqweu-4HDSxdPO5y1Cy2J8LpxSFGL9nbdv6tzOXc8HDXqkw/s400/Birds%252C+jerks.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5619258847858288178" border="0" /></a><br /><br />The Wife, makin' sure that Capitan Marcos got his ceviche fixin's<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeAswXbHbjKWK58_T0tuxltcvuwNMA9x2lpo7TkYhqiB1r9xuzlIZlE5JocURH0AdDDpu-8tLk3idc-3k298BZ35Ty_QO70z1MLz78pQOX94GhuekfJcSxNA_PuYiFUJbPm-FgeijnsP4/s1600/BunnyTriggerUndercover.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 370px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeAswXbHbjKWK58_T0tuxltcvuwNMA9x2lpo7TkYhqiB1r9xuzlIZlE5JocURH0AdDDpu-8tLk3idc-3k298BZ35Ty_QO70z1MLz78pQOX94GhuekfJcSxNA_PuYiFUJbPm-FgeijnsP4/s400/BunnyTriggerUndercover.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5619259336003813410" border="0" /></a><br /><br />El Tiburon<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9vu9AHePGMm502OxT2jBoe5er4WCnLK8P9s9NEx8pFB3RmSmMfNtXtsaGFFKzQB3sdk-vB6Xh3JrMxRsFgzIGxMDyiaxS7Vu6Wb31iMy3Lu8eiZ02_C33pyDz70aB5yqFFbFrmwybr10/s1600/Tiburon.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; 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cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 260px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzeHwf4woiXwvXs7kOIFKfmAd4fmfV-7l6Qar5ZgIBfMxHfcZ-qoz2pUGcl-yLYhfoJKTuCYxIws8BuxS3GOLpWUqsnCyNTQBsUmEVg7KrAJXkKPoh0ZXxQJpON7VdZ9W_DgDQpV2Lr20/s400/gallito2anon.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5619260185337782578" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy-NMhed56ViB_gKV_srOqZn1G4eUpdMKoQHSgwPaM4xJZI40wgp807Uyah3FF1ZhBqDEBpwCzwJGzTMiv0FrqBe9pJlQDgKSTQ9HRGHk9cIYwxnc94eG1yeiSHDbKhLR4WQEqC627dVY/s1600/dorado.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 354px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy-NMhed56ViB_gKV_srOqZn1G4eUpdMKoQHSgwPaM4xJZI40wgp807Uyah3FF1ZhBqDEBpwCzwJGzTMiv0FrqBe9pJlQDgKSTQ9HRGHk9cIYwxnc94eG1yeiSHDbKhLR4WQEqC627dVY/s400/dorado.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5619259896910393186" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiccqjIM98ue1f9lcR0e92OszOvQGIY1KbwSv-OYIwfzcHNk_QsXc5F9U5isPv_rkDZnUmyw3IDdaVV63xTesJewTcEXHoZmv-G_fBy8X9u1fBzGYvHq9RNomxLHtxWE8WH170Xk63adZM/s1600/PezGallito.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 256px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiccqjIM98ue1f9lcR0e92OszOvQGIY1KbwSv-OYIwfzcHNk_QsXc5F9U5isPv_rkDZnUmyw3IDdaVV63xTesJewTcEXHoZmv-G_fBy8X9u1fBzGYvHq9RNomxLHtxWE8WH170Xk63adZM/s400/PezGallito.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5619261508938400066" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Not sure when we will get back, but we know that we made the most of the time we had there. Many thanks to Martz the Mexican, Crumptastic, K8, and all the other folks that we bumped into on our anniversary trip.<br /><br />We'll leave you with our 2 favorite images from the trip.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvwS32hYl3H1vNpSqH5JA9JiLXjpK2hqKidI2_zrK3_-7ikXfccJ-bmHfRZxz5x0ctuamcjQ0CKGQ93qyTbHbBBFypeKwAj-VlbjvUO80R0hupq6907JeTicvMiNKot2-wb99yPdBlxmE/s1600/lovebirds.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 269px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvwS32hYl3H1vNpSqH5JA9JiLXjpK2hqKidI2_zrK3_-7ikXfccJ-bmHfRZxz5x0ctuamcjQ0CKGQ93qyTbHbBBFypeKwAj-VlbjvUO80R0hupq6907JeTicvMiNKot2-wb99yPdBlxmE/s400/lovebirds.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5619260943997036370" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNy99HFBuV9J3nwjHDMzFaTtMQ7rvu0Jr7X4Ln2lg4K5WOE4xNyF9TqOcLq8FzfEY2Uktiq-M9PommX9pzk9Kd8dFv4Tdc9trIsElFpL6q0bPXsBChyphenhyphenpYOMc07uQktyIspT3m5DPK334I/s1600/LaLuna.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 259px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNy99HFBuV9J3nwjHDMzFaTtMQ7rvu0Jr7X4Ln2lg4K5WOE4xNyF9TqOcLq8FzfEY2Uktiq-M9PommX9pzk9Kd8dFv4Tdc9trIsElFpL6q0bPXsBChyphenhyphenpYOMc07uQktyIspT3m5DPK334I/s400/LaLuna.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5619260920050234866" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Hasta luego, amigos.G_Smolthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06239634996842414620noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2360451806025015313.post-9108608733720856122011-06-06T11:23:00.000-07:002011-06-06T11:42:40.536-07:00One down, one to goRoadTrip '11 v3 is in the can. There is still a bit of PTDD (post-trip depression disorder...c'mon, keep up) lingering, and while we haven't openly wept while browsing through the trip photos, we'll admit that we get a bit misty-eyed and have a sudden lust for tacos and ceviche. We haven't done much editing, but after chopping up a few pics, we figured there was a little too much story to tell and not much time between now and RoadTrip '11 v4...so for now, here's a little taste of the tropics.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrSfXs5uegUSts8p71JxHcgsfF1k2CpbtCIs8yPrqUlBoFk7Yyev3nPM3TQlih490aauzS3Zsa26ydOuTaTA4SL3PxrYffO6l8pxtIEMoYeNVyCUKvfcD73pFjibzkaZ83C5jXThmJl78/s1600/sandcrawler.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 223px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrSfXs5uegUSts8p71JxHcgsfF1k2CpbtCIs8yPrqUlBoFk7Yyev3nPM3TQlih490aauzS3Zsa26ydOuTaTA4SL3PxrYffO6l8pxtIEMoYeNVyCUKvfcD73pFjibzkaZ83C5jXThmJl78/s400/sandcrawler.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615177745238436706" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQh2RonZAXnkM-ug4CMLO_rlIO7ylwO0L4GfrzX3HxLxgaU24w0LkXiMxuseHJIjEFNhuEGkWaBeCanU5esk_wEkwGfHKG6Mtr9sNKeiI8jaqLXV2dN3dOgDa4ZzuI3zjJ592N4CpdC-I/s1600/PezDodo.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 218px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQh2RonZAXnkM-ug4CMLO_rlIO7ylwO0L4GfrzX3HxLxgaU24w0LkXiMxuseHJIjEFNhuEGkWaBeCanU5esk_wEkwGfHKG6Mtr9sNKeiI8jaqLXV2dN3dOgDa4ZzuI3zjJ592N4CpdC-I/s400/PezDodo.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615177730429708370" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjF-sWQWxmI9jUaaujn-uti6itxDlZUDehKICuvwoQXyA72KkIyPrK1UqTXE_nKr5-Fc9ujaYxj4IAgtsM2g5hZ3EHWe1jOYvmRcuQdbhgjJUVjFD5lUCC3DuPWpWsNVmBXlGZW5oLXpw/s1600/hootch.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 379px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjF-sWQWxmI9jUaaujn-uti6itxDlZUDehKICuvwoQXyA72KkIyPrK1UqTXE_nKr5-Fc9ujaYxj4IAgtsM2g5hZ3EHWe1jOYvmRcuQdbhgjJUVjFD5lUCC3DuPWpWsNVmBXlGZW5oLXpw/s400/hootch.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615178004442386722" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMYkEwccZ27PLjNdrDyKaSHpEMvarGCDPFYtPy51AXJrrSfS51DPQ1BugVJXLU1UwnRjRTAnA72JCyJGYnEoYDbSxWOIBvSkJ2-6KbB7cgv__QfbRnqED4ktwKH7px4K3Rrev4-30CCK0/s1600/jack.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 257px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMYkEwccZ27PLjNdrDyKaSHpEMvarGCDPFYtPy51AXJrrSfS51DPQ1BugVJXLU1UwnRjRTAnA72JCyJGYnEoYDbSxWOIBvSkJ2-6KbB7cgv__QfbRnqED4ktwKH7px4K3Rrev4-30CCK0/s400/jack.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615177729589531762" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2-AB4tuGtjcwWO3_6rvBjA8XNFYQQ0wEM9rMAYYqykYkY3nOu7HrKUz6W70VV-4k4UNW7e94YS14EngYT9uurkPRHzZ_E28S_Xhrkmaq_MeUiD5Tgj5sYLTTFcmibNKXpBcYPe53iGQY/s1600/brekkie.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 237px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2-AB4tuGtjcwWO3_6rvBjA8XNFYQQ0wEM9rMAYYqykYkY3nOu7HrKUz6W70VV-4k4UNW7e94YS14EngYT9uurkPRHzZ_E28S_Xhrkmaq_MeUiD5Tgj5sYLTTFcmibNKXpBcYPe53iGQY/s400/brekkie.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615177727177534562" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOIDYSLVBSD3l3I730c4llEXPleiw0QoVDMTwBS65Rm5skFWVsTQJB2OHzlhudg0_rZXEc141Vbg51Re8qvMovJpt3hU5qchS_AHehc60UJ29y2Xev14MqCdcOw-o2WoE1FmstyqEefos/s1600/PezGallito.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 338px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOIDYSLVBSD3l3I730c4llEXPleiw0QoVDMTwBS65Rm5skFWVsTQJB2OHzlhudg0_rZXEc141Vbg51Re8qvMovJpt3hU5qchS_AHehc60UJ29y2Xev14MqCdcOw-o2WoE1FmstyqEefos/s400/PezGallito.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615177741301980482" border="0" /></a><br /><br />That was then, this is now. RoadTrip '11 v4 commences in 23 hours, 52 minutes, and 18 seconds. We're makin' a list, but we're pretty sure that we got the basics covered - Babywipes, Scotch, 7133 & 7132, huge-ass flies, Darth Vader mask, bail money, and a baggie for our pride when we get crushed by Walter...'cause you know it's gonna happen. 5 Days in the Holy Water, a week in the grease, 120 hours with the the peddler of Hope, the crusher of Dreams...we've been there before, and like a fool to his folly and a dog to his vomit, we're goin' back to get sunburned, chapped, chafed, schooled, and humbled. The last time, we pulled off a few wins, took a few from the home team - we're hopin' for a repeat performance this time but we know how fickle lady luck can be, so we ain't holdin' our breath.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilRflq5aG7YP6ORQUS05KhVzG5vFdx-O18BKN62vJlBSec6gxwmCMNo0pAS2roxWrJK_vFZqoQJOGx21qqB9vaR3ad5ASKEWZzcX5c_PKyXhD6zgZgSKW-hp0-NZDUeHk0LA6sXoaLNmg/s1600/31somethinx18.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 301px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilRflq5aG7YP6ORQUS05KhVzG5vFdx-O18BKN62vJlBSec6gxwmCMNo0pAS2roxWrJK_vFZqoQJOGx21qqB9vaR3ad5ASKEWZzcX5c_PKyXhD6zgZgSKW-hp0-NZDUeHk0LA6sXoaLNmg/s400/31somethinx18.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615178004363000482" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Can't wait, fisha.G_Smolthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06239634996842414620noreply@blogger.com0