I don’t mind eels except as meals.
Posted: October 21, 2007 Filed under: Uncategorized 2 Comments »
I always love that Ogden Nash poem. But truthfully, I like eel as meals. Anyway…
Today, we climbed Barnegat Light House. After climbing 217 steps up (tiring) and down 217 steps (nauseating) … and then, we took a walk around the park. We saw some very tough-looking guys laughing and fishing.
One of the kids pointed to a fishing pole. What’s that snake doing? He asked.
Andrew answered, “That’s not a snake. That guy caught an eel.”
One guy with a long, long ponytail turned to us smiling broadly. He was holding back a laugh.
“The eel is the bait,” he said.
Boy did we laugh!
Urgh, don’t know if I’d like eel. Does Monkfish count? I like Monkfish…
Eels is good eatin’!
We climbed Ol’ Barney a few years ago. Jenne’ carefully counted each and every step on the way down.
215! she said.
No, 217, I said.
How do YOU know?
I read the sign on the way in