Re: NANFA-- Okefenokee

Brian Haas (bhaas_at_dubuque.net)
Sat, 16 Mar 2002 12:51:29 -0600

If that's not livin', then I don't know what is! That's how I want to
spend my summer vacation this year!

Travis Haas
Hazel Green, WI

At 10:56 AM 3/16/02 -0800, you wrote:
>When I was collecting fish in florida two years ago or there abouts the
>neighbors wondered about me. I was camping in the front yard of a friends
>house and everyday when I would get back from netting local drainage canals
>ect. I would have to jog around the house and drag the extension cord
>around and plug my van in. The life support system for my fish would run
>all the time when I wasn't on the road, then the back up system running off
>the van's power kept things going. It sounded like a chemistry set in there
>with the water and air pumps running.
> It was even odder looking when i'd stop for a water change and toss my
>water pump and pre-filter into canal. Water ran out the side door and in
>the back door. Got some strange looks from people.
> It was great I never had to pop a tent, build a fire, anything, I was up
>with the sun and on the road to my next spot. The best thing was other
>than a few shrimp and a dogfish there were no losses driving from Michigan,
>through alabama, and spending a week in florida. All in all a good trip. I
>wish I was able to get down there again but the van is down with a shot
>transmission.
>
>Jason
>Traverse City Michigan
>
>"I see the sun, holy hell the sun is out!"
>(grabs nets, traps and buckets and heads to get his fishing license)
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