Today (Monday) was a crap day, not because of wind or rain, but I’d stupidly chosen a route that was on a main arterial route for 40 kilometre, straight as an arrow and climbing over ridges that kept getting higher. So enough about today – though the campsite at Point Farcy is quite nice.
We need to talk about the Anglers. These are the man who sit silently along the banks of rivers and canals. Ostensively fishing – but I’ve yet to see a single fish. I’ve come to the conclusion that these man use fishing as a cover for other activities. Here’s my multiple choice question. See if you can get the correct answers.
They use fishing as a pretence for
1. Buying very high tech toys such as carbon graphite rods, spinners, assorted flies etc
2. Getting away from the wife ( I’ve only seen one woman with her husband and she was doing Sudoku)
3. Are mentally preparing to write the next great French Novel that will then become an epic musical and badly sung movie.
4. It’s a male thing – you wouldn’t understand
If you answered 1,2 or 4 you’re right.
Next is a true fishing story. Two years ago we were on a cruise from St Petersburg to Moscow and one morning, an American male said there must be an major military installation near by as there were lots of marines in boats patrolling the river. When I asked “Where?”, he pointed one such boat out. Sadly there was no such excitement as these were simply fishermen in small rubber boats and fishing rods. I guess propaganda takes its toll.
Oh well tomorrow is another day