10 years ago Kovalum beach was a small fishing village, it has since become a resorty, tourist town, but yesterday morning it showed its true colors. We started by noticing men out in the water, and then heard chanting. The men were pulling the ropes in as they chanted a rhythm, it was really cool.
There was a lot of net to be managed and probably there were 40 men or so working on the effort, both in and out of the water.
A crowd kept growing on the beach and when the nets were finally in everyone gathered around to see what was brought in.
Unfortunately, for all that effort, the catch was mostly anchovie size fish, nothing to write home about. Apparently it's become increasingly difficult for the fishermen here who fish on a subsistence basis. There have been laws that during this off season there are to be no trolling ships or big merchants doing commercial fishing, but I'm unclear how much that helps.
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Anna,
This fishing scene reminds me of what I got to see when visiting Madras in 1972. Very special memory.
Harry got back from a delightful 10 days at Glacier National Park. He had a great time hiking even though it was unusually hot. He listened when his heart monitor beeps saying it was at his maximum heart rate. Whew! He was on an elderhostel trip with two buddies.
We're excited about next week when the family goes to Unistar.
Tomorrow is a H&R Block exam on Casualty, Theft and NOLs (net operating losses). It's a complex course.
Oh, we bought a Drinkwell water machine - electric motor and you put in water. Dave Hackman (Harry's cousin) has one for their cats. We've noticed that our cats drink more. It keeps the water running - a little waterfall is created so the water is fresher because it is oxygenated. It was great fun to watch them explore this new gadget.
Thanks for this blog. It is great to hear from you. Did Freda get over to visit?
Teresa Wernecke
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