‘That’s 3 kilos, about 61/2 pounds,’ said my guide, shaking my hand. ‘Nice fish. Good size for eating.’
We fished on until mid-afternoon and I had a couple more, smaller tigers, but I must have missed another dozen. Either there was one Houdini fish continually hitting the spinner or the Zambezi is full of tiger fish. At least, it was then. It would be interesting to know whether the tiger population survived the locals’ need for protein during Zimbabwe’s ‘difficult’ years.
We went back to the camp and transferred to a big catamaran, where more guests boar
Rick and his party were on board when Freebooter left Dartmouth on this occasion. It was blowing an easterly gale, which meant that the southerly course across to Start Point was very lumpy. From Start, though, the wind was behind them and so the steam down to St Mawes was smoother, with Freebooter’s mizzen sail up. However, something happened on that voyage that, in retrospect, Rick saw as an ill omen for the entire trip. A particularly heavy gust of wind hit the sail and the sudden pressure snapped the restraining ropes, bringing the boom swinging violently ro
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Acol, Acrise Place, Addington, Adisham, Aldington, Alkham, Allhallows, Appledore, Appledore Heath, Ashenden, Ashford, Ashley, Ashurst, Aylesford, Aylesham, Badgers Mount, Badlesmere, Bapchild, Barfreston, Barham, Bayham Abbey, Beachborough, Bean, Bearsted, Bedgebury Cross, Bekesbourne, Beltinge, Beltring, Benenden, Benover, Bethersden, Betsham, Betteshanger, Bicknor, Bidborough, Biddenden, Bilsington, Bilting, Birchington, Birling, Bishopsbourne, Bladbean, Blean, Blue Bell Hill, Bobbing, Bodsham Green, Bonnington, Borden, Borough Green, Borstal, Bossingham, Bough Beech, Boughton Aluph, Boughton Green, Boughton Lees, Boughton Malherbe, Boughton Street, Boxley, Boyden Gate, Brabourne, Brabourne Lees, Bramling, Brasted, Brasted Chart, Breach, Bredgar, Bredhurst, Brenchley, Brenzett, Bridge, Broad Street, Broadoak, Broadstairs, Bromley Green, Brompton, Brook, Brook Street, Brookland, Broomfield, Buckland, Bull Green, Burham, Burmarsh, Calcott, Camer, Canterbury, Capel, Capel le Ferne, 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