Saturday, December 10, 2005
Today's fishing!
It was a beautiful and warm day, and Julien and I went to do some fishing. Not in the mountain, nor the sea, but very near from home, in a fishing center.
Actually this fishing center is next to our local train station and I used to see so many people fishing while waiting for the train, even on week days. Well, not everybody works hard, even in Japan.
The last time, Julien got 6 huge carps so he was expecting to get even more this time. There is also a little pond for goldfish, and even small kids can enjoy themselves. Julien got his first pet “Mimi” here.
There are three carp ponds and one is dedicated for kids and ladies. I guess there are more carps in the pond and they are quite hungry (and therefore easy to catch).
Even with the big sign, we see quite a few men fishing in this pond — go figure!
In the goldfish pond, you actually get the goldfish you pick up, but here, we only get points instead of the actual carps (the first time, I was thinking about some carp dishes for dinner while we were fishing, but…)
When you’re done fishing, you carry all the fish you captured and the attendants weight them. You get one point for each kg, and for 6 points you get a free fishing session (4 points for the kids).
One of the kids in front of us got a beautiful red carp.
Us, nothing yet…
We started to fish at 15:50, and now it’s getting dark,
Nothing yet….
It’s getting cold and here is Julien . . . unhappy.
Today’s results, no carp…
Well, now is the time to go home… empty handed.
(Akiko’s Report)
