Almost there

Wow it's been awhile since I updated. The truth is that we have been working like crazy on the net and I haven't had much down time. I am glad to see that more people are starting to visit my page even in my absence.

So the last 3 days Jonathan and I have been working primarily on the net, patching up the holes left over from last season. I learned the basics of mending net with twine over the first 2 days of mending, and I think that I made a lot of progress in terms of the technique involved. Jonathan is the master though. He could make a living working as a net mender if he wanted to. Today he did all the work while I just held up the spots he was fixing, because it is much easier to work on the net when there is tension on the web. It was so nasty out while we were working. The day started off raining hard, and in the afternoon the wind decided to pick up, causing the rain to come down at about a 45-degree angle to the ground. Good stuff.

I think we are heading out Wednesday. Tomorrow we will finish up all of the small jobs that are left, provision at the grocery store and pick up our crew permits. I'm excited that it's finally time to get out on the water, make some money and see what it's really all about. I've heard Andrew, Carmen and Jonathan talk about fishing for the past 2 and a half weeks, and soon I will finally be able to experience it. I am really looking forward to it.

Tonight Jonathan and I went over to the house of our friends Carolyn and Victoria. Our whole group was over there, but most eventually left around midnight and I ended up just talking baseball with Victoria and then volleyball with her and my friend Bri for awhile while we watched baseball on their insanely large TV. At some point during the night Bri got me to eat their leftover rice which I am still recovering from. It was the largest amount of rice I have ever had and hopefully it will remain that way forever. Anyways, it was a great time. I like being able to hang out around a couple people at a time so that I really have a chance to get to know them. That's the one thing that will suck about fishing; I will have to leave all of the friends I have just made for maybe the entire summer. Who knows though, I'm sure we will make it back here a few times during the season at least.

Anyways it's 2:30 in the morning and I desperately need some sleep. I will post again before we leave the dock, and I will upload some more pictures when I do.

-Jack