It's JU Time!

You know JU has it bad when he starts making jello in creatures of the sea shapes :-)  At least the children enjoyed the jello and it was gone in a flash.

I think there's a salmon shape?

This morning JU decided to go on a solo trip to the American.  He launched the Ave Maria at Gritsmill.  Right when he drove the Fish Mobile into the gravels proceeding towards the water, he realized the that gravels were very loose.  Realizing that there might not be enough traction, he attempted to make a quick u-turn.  In the process, the van got stuck!  It's a good thing there were good Samaritans nearby to help get it unstuck.  Then, the Ave Maria was loaded on to the canoe carrier, the same carrier that has served JU faithfully up in the mountain; unfortunately, on loose gravels, it was useless.  Thus, it took a long time to get the Ave Maria in the river.  Finally, around noon, JU got it going.  He proceeded to the first fishing hole to pull plugs the way he learned from the PRO.  The plugs were running perfectly.  However, after three runs, there were no bites.  Then, JU went to a farther fishing hole downstream to do another three runs.  The results were the same.  JU called it a day and started rowing back to the launch.  JU rowed the Ave Maria up until where the current was fast and the canoe was not making any more forward progress; thus, the electric trolling motor was employed.  Everything was going smooth until the water was too shallow for the motor.  Darn!  So JU beached the canoe and walked along the shore until the launching point.  At least at the launching location the ground was solid and the Fish Mobile made it down with no problem.  JU learned two important lessons today, turn right to launch the canoe and don't bring the canoe carrier.

Magic words: Fish on!

It's JU time!

There she is....

That's why there's no fisherman around :-)  No fish.  Just kidding...