Terrible Fisher

We were supposed to get up early and go fishing and then do something really exciting the rest of the day. Instead we woke up late, fished until after 2 and got back too late to do anything else. So we took a nap instead, then went to dinner. Tomorrow holds the promise of more excitement. Adam's Aunt Stella reserved a charter boat for everyone. We are hoping to see whales and dolphins. The down side to this: a 4 hour drive there and 4 back. So we will be up and outta here by 6.

There were so many salmon in the water that they were nearly on top of each other. They weren't swimming, they just stayed still on one spot. And you could see them everywhere. It was very strange. If you "snag" a fish, you have to (by law) throw it back in. Snagging is when your hook catches on another part of the fish other than it's mouth. There were so many fish, that yes, you could not avoid snagging them. You would have to reel it in and un-snag it, then throw it back in. We really only caught one that wasn't a snag, and it was Adam who caught it, but it was a red or pink one they call it, and aren't good for eating we were told. It had a nasty rip in its skin on the side anyways. It looked like it had seen better days. We would have only taken one fish with us had we taken any, as we do not eat meat; but Grandma Lois and David would have cooked it up. There were probably 6 or more snags at least. Adam did however catch one of the enviable, rarer silver salmons that are supposibly tasty, but it was a snag :( oh well.

Off to bed, have to be up kinda early tomorrow and I have fully adjusted to the time change, so it is no longer working towards my advantage.

One last note: Leah called the dog "Barf". That made me laugh. I am the only one who does not call her by her given name, and Leah must have liked my name for her better than Suzie, 'cause when Suzie tried to lick her fingers (she had been eating) she was like "no... Barf!!" I had to laugh. So innocent, so cute.