Drinking and Driving

Caught my first fish today!
Also my only fish.
My cousin D and his friends took me fishing today.
It was a hot and sunny day.

We drove to a private property
that is currently being disputed by some heirs.
Apparently it has gotten violent.
After the guards checked us for weapons
we were given free passage. 
Besides I do believe machine guns are not
meant for catching fish.

The property used to be lush mangroves 
Now it is pools for shrimp.
Almost all the mangroves in Ecuador are gone.
They were cleared out for shrimp.
Shrimp is a major export in Ecuador.

Fishing here is welcomed by the owners.
The fish eat the shrimp. There are also  these
huge bright blue crabs called gibas supposedly tasty
They too are shrimp eaters.

Ironically our bait was shrimp that we
had picked up at the market earlier.
I was given some nylon with a hook attached
to the end of it. My cousin had a cool looking rod.
My ego was not pleased.

After someone attached the shrimp to my hook
I tossed in my line. After a few minutes I felt a tug!
It must be the worlds biggest fish. Couldn't get it out.
Finally near the shore I see it...
It's a huge giba eating my shrimp.
Turns out I am an excellent giba feeder.

After an hour of me roasting in the sun
I decided to switch sides.
Tossed in my line and bang!
I caught a bite
It was a fish.
I reeled it in. It was beautiful and silver
My cousin placed it in a net back in the water
Where a giba proceeded to eat it....

They must grow the worlds biggest shrimp
All the ones we caught for bait were bigger than
my forearm. As the sun began to set I noticed
4 mosquitoes on my leg. I reapplied repellent
only to get swarmed by a black cloud of mosquitoes
They got me through my cloths!
My cousin said these have not be domesticated yet
Fishing was officially over.

Back at the house my cousin P invited me out for drinks
We were going clubbing with some friends
Got picked up in a new car that had a blue
light under it. Inside it had a TV in the front.
I was handed a can of Budweiser, everyone was drinking
Budweiser including the driver. People on motorcycle
where whizzing past us in all directions
Apparently traffic laws do not exist in Tenguel.
Felt like I was in American Graffiti
I just leaned back, fastened my seat belt
and enjoyed the ride.
Pitt Bull's Tonight was blaring, my cousin
kept yelling from the back seat to slow down
I had the wind in my hair and not a care in the world,
As we speed down unlite country roads.
Besides we were only doing 145 kilometers
That's not fast right?

" Excuse me And I might drink a little more than I should tonight And I might take you home with me, if I could tonight And, baby, Ima make you feel so good, tonight Cause we might not get tomorrow

Tonight I want all of you tonight Give me everything tonight For all we know we might not get tomorrow Let's do it tonight".