Day 19 June 9 – Catfish
Today Dr. Ishmail and Mohamed went to Cairo before I woke up. I woke up a little late so my first meal was lunch. We talked yesterday about how everything tastes better grilled so Dr. Ishmail said we should have grilled catfish for lunch. So at noon we headed up to the roof to cook, they use a metal box on top of the tile roof. After about 5 minutes the fire went out on the coal/wood so they used a gallon jug to pour lighter fluid onto the hot embers... Well as you are probably now envisioning the jug caught on fire in his hand. Being on the roof it is not like he can just drop it and wait for it to burn itself out. So with the burning jug of lighter fluid in his hand he decides to throw it off the third story roof into the drive way. The ensuing explosion was pretty damn cool; the dogs, cats, and people in the driveway were less enthusiastic. I attempted to stomp out the square meter of burning spilled lighter fluid left of the roof. After the first stomp I, quickly and painfully, realized the rubber flip-flops I was wearing were inadequate to fight the flames. I decided to let nature take its course; luckily the house didn’t burn down.
After the cooking excitement I was pleasantly surprised to find how delicious the fish was. It wasn’t BBQ ribs but it was still pretty good. Tomorrow should be an exciting day; we will be moving fingerling and selling fry.
7 comments:
Hi Bud,
Several good entries. You never explained how you ended up helping at the catfish farm with Dr. Ishmail compared to working at Abassa.
It seems to be working fine, just curious.
Dad
Pat,
I think your fish BBQ was meant to be a "fish fry" instead! bah duh bum! I'm really enjoying reading the blog and your journeys to bizarre places, as well as fish guts and such : ) Keep up the good work and photos!
UC
Hi, Pat-- I thought your description of the rooftop fish fry was the funniest thing I had read in months. I'm just glad your friend didn't drop the jug of lighter fluid and burn the house down. Seems that, one way or another, you are getting an education in the truest sense of the word. You will be a much wiser person when you return. You will remember this trip all your life. Keep up the good work. Love-- Grandpa
Hi Pat,
Tried to call over last few days, but always get busy signal. Think there is something missing on phone number. Maybe city code? Country code is 20?
We missed you on Father's Day.
Love
Dad
Hi Pat,
Heard you were back at Abbassa. Hope you are enjoying life at the station. Everyone is asking about new entries to blog, perhaps you will have time and access to upload new updates soon.
Dad
Hiiiiee Patrick. Am loving your blog but am having a miserable time getting my comments through. Mom advised to use "anonymous" so I'm giving it yet another try. Your stories about people trying to con you out of money is bizarre. I'm glad you're not giving in easily. LOVE your stories and being able to share in the adventure. You ROCK! Love, Aunt GG
OMG! "Anonymous" worked! Happy days! XOXO Love, Aunt GG
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