Amanzi Wai Lodge - Yacata, Fiji
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Two years ago Giles meets great South African (Chad) when fishing in Oman. Form firm friendship.
Chad tells Giles he is building an eco fishing lodge on a remote island in Fiji (it's called Yacata - Google it).
Giles says, oh great I'll come and spend my 60th there.
Chad says, won't be finished. Then in off-hand way says "we're looking for investors"
Giles spends days working out how to broach subject of investing in a(nother) mad adventure with Paula. Plucks up courage and blurts it out.
Paula says "fuck yeah".
Giles picks himself up off the floor.
We invest.
We are in Fiji.
Lodge not built.
Probably end up sleeping on beach.
Neither of us has ever been so excited about something in our lives…..See more here:
“Aim Low..Boring… Aim High..Soaring”
Gutsy and awesome
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next investment:
you should consider launching a satellite. pretty hard to get to as well (fits in with the padmore style of investments) then you can have your own internet
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oh i love the colour of the waters. i'm not a beach person. but this is something else..
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I had perhaps my most satisfying fish ever the other evening. I wandered down the beach from the camp (on my own) to have a few casts, 1st cst I had a big hit which I did not connect with, 3rd cast I had a massive hit and line screamed off my reel, I kept on tightening drag until I managed to slow the fish down (I was seriously scared of been spooled), The only way I could gain line was to walk back up the beach and then walk very fast back again, whilst reeling in. Long story short, 10 minutes later and 200yards down the beach from where I hooked the fish, I landed a 20kg (approx) Giant Trevally. Amazing fish. amazing fight, fecked Giles…..
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Amazing photos @Giles - pumped you caught a nice GT on the Kanreki tackle!
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Love the pics and the catch and release. My kids always want to release and try to catch them again when they are bigger. We do keep some for eating though. Hard to beat a good day fishing.
