Immakolee Casino

I went fishing last Saturday on a party boat. They needed a minimum of 16 people to go out on the trip. They were calling for bad weather so some people that had made a reservation failed to show. Luckily at the last minute number 15 and 16 showed up so off we went. We left the dock at 8:00 a.m. and returned at 5:00 p.m. for $68. The sea was angry my friend. Like an old man sending back soup at a deli. (That's a Seinfeld reference for those that don't know). The fishing started slow, but at our last stop we were pulling them in one after another. At least those of us that were still standing were pulling them in. I caught about 20 grunts, and the guy next to me gave me another 5. Grunts are the size of a bass, and some of them grunt like a pig when you get them out of the water, hence the name. They taste something like lake perch.

On Sunday we drove north to meet my cousin Janet and her boyfriend Randy for lunch. She's found herself a keeper this time. Then yesterday Nan and I drove south to Naples to meet 2 couples that used to be in a boat cruising club with us. We all have 5th wheel trailers, so we got a chance to compare notes and catch up.

Today I drove Mary Jane and her 2 friends from Ohio to the Immakolee Casino about 45 minutes away. I played $2/$4 limit hold em for about 3 hours and won $275. It was one of those days that I got a lot of good hands. On the drive home we had to go through tornado conditions. If the van had been picked up and flung into the ocean, I still would have died happy after winning that kind of money. And the good news keeps coming. Nan got a cold a few days ago and it's turned into laryngitis. When she tells me to do something, I don't have to pretend that I can't hear her, because now I really can't.