It was a minus tide and I got up at dawn, put on waders, grabbed my eel pole (20′-long bamboo pole with hook on end) and went out on the reef — a spot I’d never tried before. First off I stumbled and fell almost face first in a pool. But, I baited up (clam scraps) and started poking the bait into cracks. It’s called poke poling. In about an hour I caught 3 eels. I was elated, because in my last eel foray, I got—as they say—skunked. Eels are kind of prehistoric. I’m going to smoke them. I also picked up some nori seaweed and incorporated it into an omelette when I got home. Mighty fine. Now at the Mac with a latte made with Blue Mountain Jamacia beans. NTS stands for not too shabby…
I’m on an ocean roll. Yesterday I also got up before sunrise and went to the hot springs. It’s down a very steep slippery cliff trail, not for the faint-hearted, and sometimes is working, sometimes not. Yesterday, foggy morning, hot water (high in sulfur and lithium), then a jump in the 54º ocean and—what a way to start the day. I got 3 times as much work done as normal yesterday.
I constantly marvel at what the world around us has to offer.. It’s all right there. You just have to get out and explore…
Right now I’m listening to The Meditations doing 3-part harmony on Turn Me Loose, Beautiful. Pure reggae. The Meditations—Deeper Roots—the Best of the Meditations/Heart Beat CD HB 158
