Honeymoon

Musky Hunter and I were married November 19, 2010.  However, wedidnot go on our honeymoon until December 13, 2010 in order to give us some time to wrap up loose ends with respect to the wedding; and becauseI had to write my Professional Practice Exam. 

Anyhow, after my exam, we took off for warm, sunny Florida! (Orlando, more specifically).Well, one out of two ain't bad.  We definitely had sun as the skies were gorgeous.  However, the temperatures did not co-operate as the day we arrived, the temperature was below 10 Celsius.  Over the next few evenings, the temperatures would drop to below freezing before rising and hovering to just above freezing duringthe days. 

However, Musky would not let the weather take the Happy out of the Happiest Place on Earth - Hogwart's! 

Actually, the first theme park we went to while in Florida was Universal Studios Island of Adventure becauseMusky just had to go to the Harry Potter land.  On our way to Harry Potter land, we got to pass through many other magical places such as Seuss Landing;

A comic book city;

And even, Jurassic Park!

These other areas were sparsely populated, likely due to the cold, or so we thought...  Maybe it was because of him...

Maybe it was just me...
And then we arrive and see the real reason...

This was the lineup to get a wand at Olivander's.  And yes, I had to stand in that line. 

I had to say that all of the theme areas in Universal were super well done and really immersive.  I was very entertained.  I was also very cold.  As I said earlier, the temperature hovered just above freezing all day.

Over the next couple of days, we went to Epcot, which had sections displaying different parts of the world in addition to educational type rides.

Of all of the theme parks we went to, Epcot was my favourite due to the interesting rides.  Yes, I am a supernerd.  And if you are reading this nerd's blog, then what does that make you?

We also went to the Magic Kingdom for Mickey's Very Merry Christmas. 

This was a special evening event to celebrate Christmas, complete with a parade and fireworks!  Musky loved this evening.  It was definitely memorable.

As the week passed,the temperature rose until on Friday, we got to do something I wanted...
(This is a fishing blog afterall...)

Part of the reason I agreed to Orlando and the Magic Kingdom was that I knew we could fish there.  And fish there we did.  We hired Captain Dean Puller of GatorBass to take us bass fishing.

He took us to Lake Conway in the heart of downtown Orlando, and got us fishing.  We started out using small swimbaits and flukes, which landed us a few largies.

After the bite slowed down, Captain Dean switched us over to live bait - which he caught right there in front of us.  He would troll into the shallows, looking for schools of shiners.  After locating these schools, he would take his bait net and throw it out, trapping bunches of minnows.  We would then drift out and then he would take a scoop and toss it out behind the boat.  And you would not believe the bass breaking the surface and smashing these shiners.  Whenever we would spot a bass, we would cast into the general direction and hold on.  Basically, once the line became taught, signifying that a bass had taken the bait, we would let the bass run a little before reeling in and setting the hook.  Then, provided we timed it right, it was fish on!

Anyhow, my favourite part came when I landed this guy...

Don't be fooled by the giant behind him.  This bass was long and big.  Captain Dean estimated 4 lbs, which would have made it a qualifier had I actually weighed it, and was a PB for me. Take a look at it's gut (not mine).

These fish were feeding well.

In a matter of 4 hours, we landed over 20 bass, which is great for us considering it was December.  Musky and I both had a great time, and we owed to to Captain Dean.  If you are ever in the Orlando/Kissimee area and want to go bass fishing, give him a call and he will put you on fish.  In fact, he guarantees fish or your money back!  This promise is so good, that we are going with Captain Dean again when we head down to Orlando for my brother's bachelor party. 

Stay tuned for that report.