On Mon, 18 Jun 2001 Lee Bell <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

<snip of the kiwi shears to the good news ... a good story tho>
>At any rate, we entered the tournament on Saturday, the first day the
>boat has seen the ocean in two years.  Everything worked perfectly.
><snip> I was pretty sure that my 16.69 lb Dolphin, rather modest by
>local standards, wasn't going to win me any tournament prizes, but I
>knew it had won me a couple of side bets.  Fishing was off and many
>came back empty handed. I was very pleasantly surprised when my name
>was called as the fourth place winner.
>
>By the end of the day, Jayna and I had spent a very nice day boating
>together, in a boat that, for once, didn't give us a lick of trouble,
>had a nice fish dinner with friends, beat a few other friends on the
>side bets and topped it all off with one more fishing trophy (that
>look good between the motorcycle racing trophies that date to my
>younger days), and a check for $250, almost exactly the net cost of
>the fishing trip.

After a previous boating incident where Jayna ended up in hospital Im glad
to hear all went well this time. Was a tad concerned then and even more
saddened when I heard Jayna was not diving much any more :-(
You had a great day out with your lovely wife & fellow fishing buddies. But
the bonus was receiving unexpectedly a trophy & having that topped off with
winnings that nearly covered the costs for the day - what a bonus.
Viv