The Middle of Nowhere and How I Ended up Here

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Monday, October 22, 2007

Heading North

Gary has a cold and we hate him. Why? Because we all have it now. Every time I feel my muscles ache or become sluggish when the medicine wears off, I hate him even more. That's the problem with being confined on a fishing boat for three weeks-viruses spread quickly. He's feeling better now, smiling... Sign in to see full entry.

Saturday, October 20, 2007

He Still Haunts Me

Twenty four hours after our encounter with Stellan, we are back out at sea hauling pots and setting pots. No one has said anything about the encounter, all of us trying to forget it but still it plays on all of our minds. Stellan ten years of friendship with George, Gary and Andy fell apart when he... Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, October 17, 2007

There is No Space for Ego Out Here.

I'm proud of Mason and his attempt to try and move on. It's a fine line he treads though. Getting better and succeeding to get rid of his demons or give into those same demons and fall apart here, in the middle of nowhere. He works as hard as everyone else, for himself he says. I think he is just... Sign in to see full entry.

Monday, October 15, 2007

Mason

''Mason,'' I start with, '' I was wondering how you were doing.'' He furrows his brow, ''How I was doing?'' He thinks, ''Fine...why?'' He asks suspiciously. ''I'm worried.'' ''I'm fine.'' He repeats. ''Even after the storm?'' ''Yes.'' ''Even after what happened to the Northern Star?'' He doesn't... Sign in to see full entry.

Friday, October 12, 2007

We Worry for Mason

Andy didn't waste time after dinner and soon as he was done, he grabbed a fresh cup of coffee and left for the wheelhouse. George watched him climbed up the stairs and as soon as he was out of sight he said; '' Never could stay out of the wheelhouse for long. I always wondered if he slept at all... Sign in to see full entry.

Tuesday, October 9, 2007

Through the Grapevine

Nothing much is kept secret while you are out here. The radio channel is the same on every boat. So messages and conversation between skippers is also shared with every other skipper. This is how Andy heard the news about Stellan. Not the drama that happen during the storm but the aftemath of it.... Sign in to see full entry.

Sunday, October 7, 2007

After Effects

The storm blew on for another day and a half. Every moment the boat stayed in port, the more antsy and impatient everyone became. Including me. It was violent and fierce until the very end but the second it died down, Andy was ready to leave port and get going. He was worried about the pots that... Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, October 4, 2007

Tragedy Averted

But it wasn't. The storm became worse, if that was possible, and the only safe place to be was in port and sheltered away from it. Mason was taking it hard-this waiting for news about the Northern Star, about Stellan. Andy is on the radio constantly talking to all the captains he could get a hold... Sign in to see full entry.

Tuesday, October 2, 2007

The Storm that Suspended Fishing

The snow comes down relentlessly. It's so heavy, it's hard to see five meters in front of you. The sky is dark with heaving storm clouds. The waves are beginning to become rough. There's a gale warning from the coast guard that Andy and George listen intently to while deciding whether or not to go... Sign in to see full entry.

Sunday, September 30, 2007

I'm Late

Okay. This is going to be quick because I have about five minutes to get into my raingear, which is day-glo orange by the way and makes me look with like a walking Post-It note, and get out on the deck. I overslept. For the first time ever while on this boat, I overslept. George had to wake me up.... Sign in to see full entry.

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Adriene's a city girl who is coaxed into helping her uncle out during the fishing season in Alaska.

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