Fishin' fun!

First of all I need to apologize to those of you, if there's even anyone left at this point, who have been checking our blog for updates the past couple of months. Sorry- Debbie has really dropped the ball on this one since returning from Aus. We've been traveling quite a bit domestically and will be doing posts for our trips (New York, Chicago, and yes, Hawaii still!)

Yesterday was Debbie's first time to Houston. Why go to another hot and humid city in TX you ask? One, or actually three, words: deep sea fishing! We braved the possibility of a miserable sea sick Debbie, woke up at 4am, drove almost 1.5 hours, and jumped on a boat bound for the gulf of Mexico with some of Whit's co-workers for a long day of fishing at sea. The results? 5 F's :
-FUN
-FEARLESS FAT FISH (and even a baby shark!)
-FATIGUE

It was an awesome experience for both of us. We caught huge snappers, king fish, ahi tuna, and a grouper. The fish put up a fight, as they weighed almost as much as some of Debbie's former students. The waters were described as "eerily calm" by the boat captain, but the light breeze felt good under the sun. If you find yourself in our neck of the woods anytime soon, please come on by for a fishy supper!

Fishing is hard work! Our left arms were sore the next day! Look how far Whit's rod tip is in the water, he's really fighting to get that fish!

Look what I caught, Ma! It takes 2 hands to hold this bad boy up!

Opps! Debbie got a baby shark on her line while trying for more snapper! First shark of the day, and it went back into the sea.

This poor snapper family was just minding their own business, swimming along on a sunny Tuesday afternoon... I doubt they thought all 3 of them would end up together on a boat thanks to Debbie!

Group photo at the end of the day with all our catchings! Good for us, bad for the fish. We caught snapper, king fish, ahi tuna, a shark, and a fat grouper. Time to fire up the grill!