baitcast - 8-25-2008 at 07:05 AM
posted on 12-5-2004 at 01:41 AM
Gonzaga Bay 1967.......A nightmare recalled
Lots of new folks,one more time for a couple of laughs
This would be our third summer vacation at PaPa,s place,my family is really getting into this baja thing,all we talk about is when are we going next
and can,t we stay a little longer,the kids bedrooms walls are covered with baja pic,s,my garage is a mess,fishing poles,camping gear,and finally a
boat an motor,with our powerwagon and shell we are ready for anything.
PaPa,s place in those days was primitive at best,but we always had the cabana which I helped put the roof on three years earlyer and this year a
flusher,it does,nt get any better!!!
Baths were a bit of a problem,a wife and two little girls,well you understand,but we had a solution for that also,wait for everyone to go to bed ,then
go skinny dipping with your favorite bar of soap,worked well until that night.
It was a beautiful night a huge full moon as only a baja moon can be and bright as day,the wife an kids were finishing up and I was taking a little
swim maybe a bit to far for me but the water was warm and life was good.
I,ve never been a strong swimmer and had no business being out this far but I just felt great,the strokes were coming easy and fatigue never entered
my mind.
As I mentioned before the water was warm and O so clear I could see,O MY GOD directly below me was a huge shape,a large fish,a BIG SHARK!!!!!
I coudn,t catch my breath,my heart pounded,vomit was only a moment away but now the adrenalin started to kick in,swim for your lifeand that I
did,really rolling now but I looked down and there he was only closer now,I started to yell to who I don,t know,everytime I looked down he was
closer,any minute now and I,ve had it.........WHAM he had my face.Ive always thought to be eaten by a large shark had to be the worst way you could
go...........But wait I,m still alive an all I have is sand in my eyes.
I beached myself swimming from my shadow!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
BAITCAST
I hope when my time comes the old man will let me bring my rod and the water will be warm and clear.
David K - 8-25-2008 at 07:12 AM
GREAT!!
Natalie Ann - 8-25-2008 at 07:22 AM
G'morning Baitcast - and thank you for the great tale. The fact that I'd enjoyed your story back in 2004 did not stop me from splurting coca cola all
over my keyboard upon reading it again today.
Nena
baitcast - 8-25-2008 at 08:07 AM
I have never felt so foolish in my life,no one was up at the time so that was
good,was also happy he didn,t get me!
Rob skinned my nose to.
Iflyfish - 8-25-2008 at 09:06 AM
My first snorkling adventure, Laguna Beach, got about thirty feet from shore and nearly walked on water getting back to the beach, a terrible, awful
scary monster was waving it's long arms at ME! Help, Kelp!
Great story.
Iflyfish
Bajagypsy - 8-25-2008 at 11:57 AM
I almost peed my pants reading that story
Lindalou - 8-25-2008 at 12:15 PM
I love that story. A friend of mine panicked one day swimming after seeing jaws, when he saw a huge shark after him. He realized finally he was in a
swimming pool and a plane going over cast a shadow. I laughed really, really hard. He came out of the pool running.
Skipjack Joe - 8-25-2008 at 01:18 PM
I had a similar experience last week, but on land.
I was fishing the Brooks River large rainbows with my son when we noticed a large grizzly on the opposite bank. Slowly we backed away out of the water
and across the island. Suddenly, the bear, all 800 pounds of him, starts to charge us. The speed of that beast was unbelievable. We're supposed to
stand stoically and meet it but we just ran like hell. I knew we wouldn't make ten steps before he was on us. But suddenly the beast makes a leap and
lands on all paws in the middle of the river. He was after the salmon between us and him. We just looked at one another and laughed nervously. Of
course, how stupid to not know that. Riiight. Had to change my underwear shortly.
baitcast - 8-25-2008 at 02:37 PM
Nice to see you back Igor,hope you took a bunch of pi,cs for us to see.
Rob
Skipjack Joe - 8-25-2008 at 03:11 PM
Robin,
Alaskans have an interesting approach to bear safety:
You don't have to be able to outrun the bear. You only have to run faster than your partner.