Last week Joe and I got away to Sarasota, Florida with some dear friends and went deep-sea fishing. Talk about fun!
The first day we fished for shark and the second day for yellow fin, amber jack, and barracuda. Though we didn’t catch a ton of fish, three of us caught sharks the first day!
Joe and I usually practice “catch and release,” but Captain Brian took these bad boys home to eat. I don’t think I’ve ever eaten shark, have you? I’ve had swordfish and squid and octopus, etc… And my favorite seafood by far is broiled scallops and shrimp. But I’ve never had shark that I can recall. Captain Brian says it’s very tasty!
My sweet (& snarky) friend Kim was the only one who caught a barracuda, bless her. I’m so proud of her! Those things are fascinating to watch swim around the boat. Very territorial. And those teeth! Kim and Jerry have been fishing with Captain Brian for 30+ years!
While walking around one afternoon we saw “Unconditional Surrender,” the huge statue of a sailor kissing a nurse that’s located in Bayfront Park between O’Leary’s Tiki Bar and Grill and Marina Jack.
As reported by Sarasota’s news, “Unconditional Surrender is one of a series of computer-generated sculptures by artist Seward Johnson, the grandson of Robert Wood Johnson I, the co-founder of Johnson & Johnson. The aluminum statue resembles a 1945 photograph by Alfred Eisenstaedt, V–J day in Times Square. The statue, which first came to Sarasota as a temporary exhibit in 2005, was bought by Jack Curran and donated to the city in his wife’s memory.”
It was a quick trip. But the time together, the laughter (oh how we laughed), the delicious food—and the fishing—were all wonderful and timely blessings that I’m so grateful for. Now I’m holed up for the next three weeks finishing my next book. My first contemporary that will release next year from Focus on the Family.
And now, fishing for men . . .
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So tell me… Do you love to fish? Have you ever been deep-sea fishing? Or eaten shark? What’s your favorite seafood?
Blessings on this first day of June! Gracious, where is the year going?!
Tammy
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