Monkeyin' Around
This week started by staying home and labeling the pages of the website to optimize our presence on search engines. This is a time consuming process and I’m not very educated on how it works. Any of our geek friends can feel free to weigh in on this, and offer advice. We had dinner ready when Meredith got home from work. Gabe and I are not real good at this but we try to be prepared at least a few nights a week. Keeping up with him is full time work!
Tuesday I fished with Dave in the morning and left the skiff in the marina. Gabe and I tied flies and watched as storms passed north and south of us. We also painted and did flash cards. His appetite has really been BIG lately. Today’s lunch consisted of ham, apple slices, half a banana, and bean and bacon soup. We worked on our abc’s with his large foam letter mat.
Wednesday was overcast and windy. We went to the splash park with Gabe’s buddy Keenan. The City of Dunedin has a wonderful sprayground in the park by the community center that is open to the public and free. Gabe loves it there. There are several interactive water features and a slide.
They played for three hours. Gabe passed out for a late nap on the bike ride home. He is very social and does a good job not being shy when around groups of kids. Sometimes he doesn't realize that he is a little bigger than most of the kids his age.
Thursday we went to the spoil islands in the afternoon to find crabs and play catch. Gabe is getting much better at telling me the names of the islands. Back at home we looked at the nautical chart I have framed on the wall. I showed him the Islands that we frequent and explained that this chart was a map of our area.
We talked about other areas that we fish and looked at attributes that make them more appealing such as: incoming fresh water, uninhabited shore lines, adjacent deep water cuts, and my favorite golf course run offs. The last is not real good for the environment but the fish seem to like all the nutrients and fertilizers that run off, at least in the short term.
After dark I took two guys out in Tampa Bay to find Snook. We found quite a few fish, had several follows, a few eats but managed to get none of them to the boat. When fishing the docks at night you need to have your drag turned all the way down and be ready to battle the fish away from the pilings. These old Snook are fully aware of where the pilings are and can be pretty effective at getting an anglers line around one of them. Also, you must have an accurate cast just to get a fly in the strike zone.
While we were out my friend Dave called to inform me that they had gotten a Tarpon off the beach today.
While we were out my friend Dave called to inform me that they had gotten a Tarpon off the beach today.
Friday was fairly uneventful we messed around the house and cleaned the skiff. We walked to the marina park to play and had to wait out a summer shower under the shelter. Gabe took a good nap while I tried to service my laptop to get it to make it through the summer. Technology is great, but doesn’t seem to last long.
I’m ready for Dewalt to come out with a laptop. Something that is waterproof, can get run over, and a three year old can not pull the keys off of. Actually he hasn’t removed any keys in several months. It’s amazing how often you need a comma or an N, not to mention the shift key!
That concludes this week of Tarpon Preschool.
I’m ready for Dewalt to come out with a laptop. Something that is waterproof, can get run over, and a three year old can not pull the keys off of. Actually he hasn’t removed any keys in several months. It’s amazing how often you need a comma or an N, not to mention the shift key!
That concludes this week of Tarpon Preschool.
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