havana diaries update - gloves off!

[Ken Gargett]

okay, i´ve just caught up with the twaddle sprouted by the leader of the cuban titanic trip in other places here.

you´ll note that in the last entry re the fishing i was kind enough not to be too detailed, then i find the stuff about the casting. priceless. the truth is that while one of us was hauling these things in like no tomorrow, rob was sitting in his little paddleboat with his guide trying to put his reel back together after rob stuffed a cast. and then we had much blaming of tools for the failure to make any significant dint in the bonefish population (rob blaming tools would be a concept very familiar to his wife, and possibly by now, the cuban secret police).

anyone who gets the chance should definitely have a crack at bonefishing - it is the best thing on the planet. one took out 180 metres of line in one run yesterday. one little one, about 2 3-4 lbs, fought like it was forty pounds. the biggest of mine (i got ten for the day and how many was that, rob ´zane grey´ ayala?) was about 7 lbs and magic. fought for ages. run after run. you´d have it next to the boat and it would look at you and peel off another 60 metres.

as for women, rob is merely embarassed because, as per the last trip, i have to organise the girls. he looks too much like a cuban (and the commissions he charges, no wonder) and they avoid him. so it is left to either des with his dignity, myself or macho tossing out cash like a farmer feeding chooks to arrange to meet some of the locals, in, i must hasten to add, the most innocent situations. rob is grumpy because i had the choice - it was either spend time with him or with a stunning 22 year old extremely elegant and interesting (though possibly visually challenged) cuban girl keen for me to learn more of her city and of the cuban people. tough choice. the only difficulty is that, and even the locals think this is hilarious, though embarassingly rob and macho didn´t get it, her name is barbi. so we have ken and barbi in havana. (and rob and ernesto).

[Colt45]

These reports are priceless. I hope they all get put together as one story when

you guys return.

[Guest crossbow]

..... it was either spend time with him or with a stunning 22 year

» old extremely elegant and interesting (though possibly visually

» challenged) cuban girl keen for me to learn more of her city and of the

» cuban people. tough choice. the only difficulty is that, and even the

» locals think this is hilarious, though embarassingly rob and macho didn´t

» get it, her name is barbi. so we have ken and barbi in havana. (and rob

» and ernesto).

So Ken...what was your "come-on line"?

wait let me guess..

"C'mon Barbi lets go Party!!!"

Priceless!! :-D :-D :-D

[stogies&hoagies]

»

Ken and Barbie, I love it.

Keep 'em coming guys.....

[Mel]

If Rob is the Cuban what do you look like to them? Don't make me guess big guy. I have tried the bonefish on a fly and they are the bomb.

[billyburg]

I agree the Bonefishing is a must. Tried it several years ago in Key West. It's notan easy fish to snag. Didn't get any but did get a couple of Cudda in the flats.

[CIGARHead]

» If Rob is the Cuban what do you look like to them? Don't make me guess big

» guy. I have tried the bonefish on a fly and they are the bomb.

How fitting, Ken fishing for BONEFish.

Keep it between the lines fellas...oh who am I kidding; ride that beeyoch till the wheels fall off.