Christy Aguirre, former desk clerk at the rental office and friend to many, sent this update on her and her son, Nick.
We are getting ready for school to start next week. This summer went by so fast. There wasn't time to do half of the things we wanted to, but we did get in some nice fishing trips. Nick went wade fishing with Ashley and our friend Caleb this weekend. I had to work (boo). They have been pretty lucky out off Port O'Conner lately. They caught10 trout, 3 reds and 2 flounder. When they were done wading, Ashley said he was trying to get some lines out for Nick and when he turned around Nick had a big red on his line. He set the hook and fought it all the way to the boat all by himself. Twice! He said he knew he had something because Nick stopped talking. Apparently those were the only times he was quiet the whole trip. Nick was pretty excited when he got home. He didn't have any luck when they were wading, but he had to rub it in that he got to break in my new wading boots before I ever got to wear them. Hopefully I will get to go out this weekend. Last time I went fishing was for my dad's birthday and we didn't have much luck, but we did have a great time. I have to try to squeeze at least one more trip in before football starts. Nick is playing with the CYFL. He is on the Jr. Oilers. Practice started last week. Yesterday was the first day the had on full pads and helmets. In a couple of weeks he has his first game. He has never played football before so we will see how this goes.
posted by Kontiki at 8:48 PM
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Just another update, Ashley was hit by a 3ft wide stingray while wade fishing this weekend. He said they had already seen the ray once and thought it moved on. Then he walked closer to the shore and said he felt the ground move and realized he was standing on top of it with both feet. The barb went in his leg right below his calf. The ER doctor said the wound is about 2 1/2-3 inches deep. We have the barb at the house. It was caught up in his pants when he got on the boat. Ashley said it was the worst pain he has felt in his life. It took them 30 minutes by boat to get to the dock at Charlies in Port O'Conner to meet the ambulance and another 45 minutes to get to the hospital in Victoria. Two weekends ago he was stuck by a hard head. It went through his hand near his thumb and came out the other side. He has decided now might be a good time to take a break from fishing for a while. When he decides to go back out, he WILL be wearing ray guards. Nick was with him, I can't even imagine what that boat ride in would have been like had it been him that was stung.
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