So I got a little busy out on the boat trying to scrap a season out of the last couple of weeks. Sorry about the lack of postings. I am sitting at a cafe in portland eating a bagel with Wild alaskan salmon lox and cream cheese and supping some coffee. The weather has followed me back, but it is warmer. Foggy in the morning warmer in the evening. What has been happening? So much for one post but here is the highlights:
Worked hard, caught a few pounds and got a low price from the processors. it was so cold and brutal up in alaska this summer, but then that was what was expected wasn't it? Our catch was much lower than even conservative estimates. we did however catch fish and it wasn't a complete disaster or tragedy, just a disappointment. We did our jobs and fished until there was nothing left. No slackers here. Throughout the bay fishermen returned with low catches. Our hopes for a price that reflected the low return in the nushagak and huge demand of salmon on the west coast were lost as peter pan set the initial price per pound at .68 cents a lb. a day before I got on the plane (last friday.) As a fisherman I suppose I will always be ever hopeful for a better predicament and constantly gripe about the current one. Bottom of the food chain yet top of the food supply chain. Well more rosy reflections later and brighter perspectives for the future in the future.
Things I am happy for: Inside spaces, Showers, Fresh Salads/Veggies, Watching movies I missed, Seeing old Friends, Walking barefoot on the Grass.
See I have a Balanced Perspective
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