‘Bad luck,’ said the guide.
I shrugged and forced out a laugh. ‘No problem, I’ll bring the biggame gear next time.’
As evening draws on, the Zambezi takes on an almost primaeval atmosphere, and I had a rather depressing feeling in my stomach that the river wasn’t prepared to give up any more of its inhabitants to a visiting Englishman; certainly not its monsters. It actually felt quite frightening at that point: the size of the river, together with the knowledge of what lay concealed beneath the blackened water, whether mammal, reptile or fish. There was a
So the day closed in the bar after dinner, with John tending the line burns on his legs and the two of them rueing the lost chance at the big one. Several rums disappeared, before Robin’s eyes lit up.
‘What time did you catch your tarpon?’
John shrugged. ‘About 11.30, I suppose.’
‘And what about yesterday, didn’t you catch a bonefish in the afternoon?’
John scratched his head, as though trying to think through the rum haze. ‘Yeah, I did. A couple, actually.’
‘And how many hours in a day?’
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