Jerry has just left with a friend on a guided "catch and release" fishing trip for Giant Trevally. They will fish off a beach in Sumbawa, which is two islands west of Bali in the Indonesian archipelago. To get there they will take a short flight to Lombok, a ferry to Sumbawa and then a five hour 4 X 4 ride on dirt roads to a remote beach where they will have to walk over rocky coral in hard-sole diving boots to get to where they will surf cast for these huge fighting fish. Bug spray and SPF 50 sun block are a must and then there is sleeping in the jungle. Clearly not my kind of holiday!
So I am here in beautiful Bali, where today, at 5 AM I was awakened by the loud grinding sound of the fogging trucks, roaring up and down the streets of Sanur spraying some ungodly chemical into the air to kill mosquitos. I grabbed the cat and hide under the covers to wait for the blue-gray fog to dissipate. The first time I experienced this, I was so freaked out that I couldn't stop talking about it that morning at the Kalimantan. They all looked at me and with such concern Muni said "Ya, bagus, it kills mosquito so no Dengue fever"—DENGUE FEVER!?! And then a giant 2" cockroach scampered across the floor...
12 comments:
Love the earth colors!
Great paintings - and such imaginative depictions. Love thes fish.
Oh, lord! I remember when they used to do that here, big old clouds of stinky chemicals...
I think almost NOTHING kills cockroaches, though...<;-)
Meanwhile, I love your fish...
Your work is fabulous. Love the fish with the washes.
Hmmm, just don't breathe for 4 hours!! Just paint!!
These fish shapes are great--I love how you "filled" each one differently.
Those mosquito-spray trucks used to come around when I was a kid and we lived in the suburbs for a few years: we'd run after it, hiding in the "fog." ... But I'm still here!
I really love these collage fish. It gives me something to thing about having more structure/patterm - thanks
OOOOOH MY! The two of you are having the time of your lives...what a adventurous journey you are on!
Your fish rock BTW...:)
OMG, I so enjoy your stories about your adventures, Jennifer. Lovely fish!
Toto, we are not in Kansas anymore ;-)
FANTASTIC painting!
I like the story too LOL
DearMs. Lawson,
who were your friends fishing with? I live in Bali and would love to charter a trip..thanks very much
I have sailed and fished in Maine and during the past 10 years Chile.
Steve Croll
Pettitinget
shcroll at Gmail.com
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