26th september

Last stretch.

11 days left of the fishing season. And I am ready to go. How I know? I started having my dreams mix up with reality. Few nights back an hour before wake up I was already cutting fish into quarters. Then I realized I first need to wake up and pick up the net before I get to that point. Today when I was having a nap I was swimming at the back of the boat with a rod and a reel trying to catch spanish mackerel to get more fish to unload, but was only getting seaweed.

I am feeling more and more tired every passing day and it's really affecting my mood. And I think Bruce is starting to feel the end nearing also. He's been at it for 5 months already this year.

The haul is getting so small by night now that it getting to a point I would be making more money doing something else. And doing something else would allow me to be around other people also, which would be a big bonus...

So for anyone who is thinking of going fishing and making money. The fish don't know you want to cut them up and sell them in big numbers, so they don't get in to your net every night. And even if you still decide that this is something you want to do, for the love of god, choose a bigger boat! Just you and a captain day in day out can be a little stressful at times. And when you are out there you don't get to go ashore when you want to. Or go and have a beer in a bar even when you are. You a stuck in a metal can swaying up and down in the middle of nowhere and all you can hear is the main engine humming in the background. I know I will not be watching a lot of movies when I get back in to a guesthouse. You can bet I have seen a few in the passing days.