http://knotmyline.com/2008/11/10/mike-and-chucks-fabulous-trip-with-grandpa/ Mon, 26 Jul 2010 13:35:27 -0600 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 http://knotmyline.com/2008/11/10/mike-and-chucks-fabulous-trip-with-grandpa/comment-page-1/#comment-337 Georgia Fly Fishing Thu, 11 Dec 2008 20:24:01 +0000 http://knotmyline.com/2008/11/10/mike-and-chucks-fabulous-trip-with-grandpa/#comment-337 I was looking for winter fishing trips and I came across this. I decided to read the whole thing and low and behold: I have a lot in common with this scenario. My daughter has 2 children who are now 18 and 21, but back in 1997, they were a lot smaller, but I took them w/ me up to Rocky Mountain National Park to go camping for a few days while my daughter and husband can have the weekend together. I packed a lot of snacks and food, but the trip soon turned into a bottomless-pit smorgasbord in every restaurant I took them to. I thought this would never end because they are so fit, but they can eat like there is no tomorrow. the part that I can attest to understand more than anything was that when we weren't near any place to eat, we had a bunch of sandwiches and sodas in the cooler that their grandma packed for them. Sounds familiar, right? When we went fishing, I told them that if we catch enough fish, we can bring them over to Aspen (my son-in-law's best friend is part owner and one of the 2 head chefs of West Cobb Restaurant) and have Ansley cool them for us. We fished for 6 hours with a lunch break inbetween, then drove the 45 minutes to Aspen and spent our last night there (the previous 2 nights were in a camper I had attached to the back of the Ford Explorer I rented for the 2 weeks). Needless to say, fantastic trip: Kids sure can eat a lot! I was looking for winter fishing trips and I came across this. I decided to read the whole thing and low and behold: I have a lot in common with this scenario. My daughter has 2 children who are now 18 and 21, but back in 1997, they were a lot smaller, but I took them w/ me up to Rocky Mountain National Park to go camping for a few days while my daughter and husband can have the weekend together. I packed a lot of snacks and food, but the trip soon turned into a bottomless-pit smorgasbord in every restaurant I took them to. I thought this would never end because they are so fit, but they can eat like there is no tomorrow. the part that I can attest to understand more than anything was that when we weren’t near any place to eat, we had a bunch of sandwiches and sodas in the cooler that their grandma packed for them. Sounds familiar, right? When we went fishing, I told them that if we catch enough fish, we can bring them over to Aspen (my son-in-law’s best friend is part owner and one of the 2 head chefs of West Cobb Restaurant) and have Ansley cool them for us. We fished for 6 hours with a lunch break inbetween, then drove the 45 minutes to Aspen and spent our last night there (the previous 2 nights were in a camper I had attached to the back of the Ford Explorer I rented for the 2 weeks). Needless to say, fantastic trip: Kids sure can eat a lot!

]]> http://knotmyline.com/2008/11/10/mike-and-chucks-fabulous-trip-with-grandpa/comment-page-1/#comment-322 Racquel Thu, 13 Nov 2008 21:43:11 +0000 http://knotmyline.com/2008/11/10/mike-and-chucks-fabulous-trip-with-grandpa/#comment-322 Great story, dad... I remember those boys the same way. Curious, enthusiastic, and hungry! :) Great story, dad… I remember those boys the same way. Curious, enthusiastic, and hungry!

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