They are amazing eating but we released that one. Only one for the trip too.
Back from Angola
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Deflate the tyres again and took off over loose sand tracks in a featureless desert. No roads just tracks of previous vehicles over a sand landscape.
We drive like this for around 45min until we get to the beach. Stop for photos at the wreck of the trawler Vanessa. It’s around 9am. Chilly and very foggy.
We turn left along the beach and set off for the famous Doodsakker.
The Doodsakker is probably the most notorious stretch of coast in the southern half of Africa. An 80km stretch where steep and high dunes are on the one side and a moody ocean on the other, with a stretch of beach inbetween which is often less than two vehicles wide.
To make this passage, one has to be very careful with planning. Of course, low tide is best. But other factors are important too, such as swell, moon phase, wind etc.
Many a vehicle gets caught along this stretch annually and their occupants need to be evacuated. This was a few years ago.
As we enter the Doodsakker, the guide slows down and has a good look. He grabs the two-way radio and tells Chris (about 400m back) we are going for it. He accelerates to 120kmh and we are off.
Strange scenery all around us but I’m hanging on for dear life in the back. We are racing to get through the ‘akker. Quite a few very narrow areas with a rough sea on the right, but an hour later we are through. More on this amazing place later.
We travel further south until we get to the Kunene river, the southern border of Angola with it's neighbour Namibia on the other side. Stretch our legs, take some pics.
Fishing time! We turn around and head north into Angola again, stopping at likely looking spots. Stop, load each rod with a chunk of octopus, cast into the gully about 40m, wait.
The sea is very clean, not ideal for kob. We do this about 3 times, moving about 15km back to where we came from. As the sun starts to move down, we arrive at another area, lines in, wait. Gert is first with a 6kg mulloway. 20min later another one about 3kg. We get around a dozen fish, the biggest around 10kg
Mine goes to about 4kg
As we are busy fishing the tents go up behind us, and firewood is collected.
Dinner is prepared
Certain alcoholic beverages go around and I open a bottle of red wine. Camping under the African sky, what bliss.
The fishing rods have starlights attached to their tips. I catch a large spotted gully shark
Lines up around midnight and we get some sleep. I’m up early and put my kob bait in. It’s foggy and chilly again. No wind. No bites, quick breakfast and pack up
The decision is to go back through the ‘akker and look for better fishing at the other side.
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- Bluefin
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This just keeps getting better mate!
Love it! What a trip! These are the trips people dream about!
Keep it coming :thumbsup:
Love it! What a trip! These are the trips people dream about!
Keep it coming :thumbsup:
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WOW, WOW, WOW
When I win powerball on Thursday, I'm going to do that trip & I'll take some mates, who's in ???
Cheers Gra
When I win powerball on Thursday, I'm going to do that trip & I'll take some mates, who's in ???
Cheers Gra
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