Give Me That Fish!

Ok, so I've talked alot about my recent vacation. Here's what happened:

Day one: We decided it would be a good idea to go Arkansas and dig for diamonds. Basically, the state park is about 40 acres... of dirt. Yes, we paid to dig in the dirt and sift it through screens into a bucket. Then at one point, we were elbow deep in dirty "diamond" water, washing off what we hoped would be a winner. No such luck, although a two year old Yorkie named "Tipper" coughed up one that was 1.5 carats.

Day two: We made it to New Orleans! Matt took this picture. For some reason he always takes pictures of bridges --- while we're driving on them.
Day three: FISHING TRIP!!!! Something I was totally excited to do, since part of the day would be a swamp tour. The fishing was fantastic, despite the poison catfish. We were actually fishing for what they called "Reds" and "Speckleds." I actually caught the biggest fish of the day!

But of course, it was the gators that fascinated me. Captain Chris spotted one and managed to get it to bite down on the cork and drag him over so I could get a closer (but not too close) of a look. It was pretty sweet!

Then it was home again!