The Middle of Nowhere and How I Ended up Here

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Saturday, August 11, 2007

Davey Jones' Locker

But that wasn't it. It wasn't finish. The fisherman in the water had stopped thrashing around, tired and far too cold to move. He held on to rope and the ring, he waited to be pulled to safety. And he was almost there. Until he grabbed hold of Stellan. He grabbed his shoulder, trying to pull himself... Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, August 9, 2007

He's the Only One

The crab have been stored in the fish holds and the pots tied together and stored. The storm is beginning to calm and dissipate. The sea no longer swells and threatens to capsize us. But by now it's dark out and with only the floodlights on the boat to guide us, it is nothing but impossible to see... Sign in to see full entry.

Tuesday, August 7, 2007

There's a Storm Blowing

There's a storm blowing outside. The boat rocks violently side to side before rolling back a forth with just as much force. It's enough to make your stomach churn and for you to yearn for the darkness underneath a comforter, not neccesarily yours. This is the storm my uncle told me about. The storm... Sign in to see full entry.

Sunday, August 5, 2007

Getting closer to the Truth

It's all quiet in the wheelhouse. My uncle busy watching the sea as he drives the boat towards a string of pots he set a couple days ago. The crew are in the galley enjoying the little down time they get while they're out here. Me, I'm sitting with my uncle watching do what he does best, not talking... Sign in to see full entry.

Saturday, July 21, 2007

A Day in the Life...

‘…so in the end, because he got it caught in the door, it was all messed up and crushed.’ Mason was telling a story about his buddy on another fishing trawler. He grinned in amusement at the outcome of the crushed fingers, ‘Blood everywhere…filled up his glove ‘til you could just pour it out.’ We... Sign in to see full entry.

Sunday, July 8, 2007

Things I've Learnt.

It's been a week. A week where I had to get used to the sea and how it throws you around with awesome strength even though you're on a boat that weighs several tonnes. I've learned alot besides that. Here is a list of things I never knew before, my top five fishing facts: 5: Mason Coolidge is a very... Sign in to see full entry.

Saturday, June 30, 2007

The Advice of a Fisherman

This doesn't make me feel any better. 'You know it's bad luck to have a woman on board a boat?' Stellan says to me while we peruse the dairy fridges in the supermarket. As part of my duties on board the Aluetian Princess, I have to do the grocery shopping. This mean buying enough food to feed six... Sign in to see full entry.

Tuesday, June 26, 2007

The bar on this island is like a large, pre-fabricated, metal box with wood paneling and neon signs inside. Almost similar to a shipping container except it has windows and a liquor license. When we enter I find that my uncle isn't the only fisherman frequenting the place, in fact, the bar is full... Sign in to see full entry.

Sunday, June 24, 2007

I Have Arrived

This really is the middle of nowhere. I look around me and there is nothing but mountains and grass. While waiting to get out here, I spent my time wondering what I was to expect. I know this was never going to be a city and I wasn't to expect a row of Starbucks waiting for me when I arrive. Still I... Sign in to see full entry.

Saturday, June 23, 2007

From the City to the Wilderness

I'm so bored of my life. I thought I had it fixed, I thought it was what I wanted but I was so naively mistaken. My third decade looms over my head, my job goes nowhere. My life moves slower than rush hour traffic (and that's just shocking). I'm stuck in quicksand and I'm being sucked under faster... Sign in to see full entry.

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