Recently we took a trip to Rusinga Island in Lake Victoria so I used it as a chance to do some fishing. Every sunrise and sunset I was trying to catch something and usually I was accompanied by my five year old friend Jack. You can see me standing against the sunset with Jack, his mom and little sister at the end of the dock.One morning I was rewarded with a nice tilapia so we grilled it for lunch.
Most of the fishing was catch and release and sometimes the fish were no bigger than the lure.
Melody had never caught a fish before so she was proud to catch this one.
There were many small islands on the lake and we cruised past a fishing village during a bird watching tour.
My little friend Jack and his family went on a fishing trip and came back with a nice Nile perch that weighed about 7 lbs. A few decades ago Lake Victoria was famous for large Nile perch but heavy commercial fishing ruined the sport fishing industry. The largest Nile perch ever caught here was about 600 lbs but nowadays a big fish might be 20 or 30 lbs.
The girls managed to catch some rays during our boat tour.
But soon our weekend adventure was over and we were back at work. The next cycle of baby chicks arrived so we jammed into our truck and headed off to the village chicken coop. There were so many supplies and people that the KENCHIC boxes had to be placed in Tony's lap.
Sam, OGRA Director of Programmes and Sustainability, and I are holding a few of the day old chicks.
The chicks quickly adapted to their new home and Melody got her chance to hold one.
The last photo was taken at the bird's eye level.
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