A Promise....Fishing for Marlin in Cabo

I promised Cody I would take him and a friend to Cabo to go fishing and ATV riding. Cody always loved fishing from when he was very young. At our home along the Chattahoochee River in Atlanta, Cody would go out alone in the afternoon and catch several trout. He learned how to clean and cook the fish. I was very proud of him just for the simple knowledge that when you give a man a fish you feed him for a day BUT when you teach a man to fish and you feed him for a life time. I don't think I will ever have to worry about him going hungry (as long as he's near water).

I have to say I was a bit apprehensive given the party nature of the area, but Cody and his friend have both been sober for more than a year (Steve, almost 3 years), and I decided not to worry about their behaviors. We took the trip in late January and caught fish as well as had an adventure in the off roads north of Cabo.

Cody and his friend Steve visited the night spots and instead of alcohol and weed, they substituted Red Bull and cigarettes...no kidding. Their first night out they met an older couple in a night club who befriended them. Late in the evening the woman became more and more drunk, slipped and fell and became belligerent. Cody and Steve left but saw first hand again how drinking can change some people and it wasn't pretty. The next night we all went out together and believe it or not, they were back to the condo before I was. I was pleased with that.
We went fishing and caught 1 Mahi and 2 stripped marlin...one was 8 ft and 145 lbs...the other about 7 ft and about 120 lbs. The larger one took all three of us taking turns for almost an hour to successfully real it in. The other jumped so much its enery was spent in about 20 minutes and it was reeled in also.

Off road ATV's were fun and we explored the desert and sped along the arroyo's and a large beach with dune and hills. The boys had a blast. And so did I.

The best of man is like water,
Which benefits all things, and does not contend with them,
Which flows in places that others disdain,
Where it is in harmony with the Way.

So the sage:
Lives within nature,
Thinks within the deep,
Gives within impartiality,
Speaks within trust,
Governs within order,
Crafts within ability,
Acts within opportunity.

He does not contend, and none contend against him.