So long Africa, it's been a splash

Well that went by fast..
Time flies when your in the sun. After a month and a half here in west Africa, I'm getting the boot and its off to Europe for who knows whats in store.

It's probably no secret I've had some pretty wild and unique experiences here, and I couldn't have asked for anything more (Well, except maybe some meat in my airline flight over).

During the last week here we tried to stuff in as many extra curricular activities as we could. I made a Philipino buddy here who goes "pishing" here almost every night so I bugged him to let us tag a long on Thursday. Boy, do they ever know how to fish. Tony, went 3 for 4 casts right away. Bing, Bang, Boom, 3 fish. Whats the secret?
CONDOMS.
Believeit or not most of the Filipinos tie cut up pieces of green condom to the fishing fly as the makeshift bait. I guess they just like to practice safe fishing.

Instead of being satisfied with the fish he caught the first 4 tries, they use these reasonably sized fish as bait for bigger fish. The result: A medicore sized baracuda that was a disappointment compared to his 5ft long cuda he caught a week or two ago.

With some excellent timing, we ended up finishing here with our last night as a Christmas Under the Palms party at the management clubhouse. Food, charity auction, local children singing group etc..










I should post more on Africa later, but in the meantime it's best not to miss my flight off this continent in an hour or two to Paris for some much needed time off, and maybe a little cooler weather....