-so we're winding down on our third week and things are going well. job hunting has not been the brightest spot of the trip so far but there seems to be some light at the end of the tunnel. when we went fishing out on Robbies party boat i talked to the captain and he told me to call him the following week to come on board for a "ride along". so i called him monday and went for my ride along tuesday. he basically wanted me to come out to see how they did things on the boat and see how well i could keep up i suppose. the ride along i guess you could say intimidating. i mean i know how to fish and all, but trying to make customers happy on the boat and helping the mates do a good job so they could make their money in tips was something i was not used to. there was no stop things to keep up with. but i think thats why i am attracted to the idea of being a mate so much. there's only a handful of things that need to be done that once i get the scope of it all i feel i could stay on top of, in the long run making the customers happy and helping the boat to catch more fish. the mates were really nice and very willing to help so that made the day go by a lot easier. one of the mates was impressed with my "whacking" skills. i never cut so much bait in my life as i did on tuesday but for some odd reason i love cutting bait. unfortunately i wasnt paid but in the long run that wasnt a bad thing. i walked off the dock with some fresh fish that made for an awesome cooked by my personal chef that i love dearly.. :) so when the day was done i got a nice boat ride, worked on my tan, and 7 hours in one of my most favorite environments; the marina. when i was done for the day i talked to the captain about whats next and he said he would love to get me on board as a mate but wasnt sure if he had room and for me to call today. so i talked to him and he said he thinks he should have some work for me and will call me in a few days to let me know more. so the situation sounds very promising. my fingers are crossed through. as weird as it might be this would certainly classify as a dream come true should i get a spot as a mate. ill blog again when i get more news. mostly everyone knows the deal since i was pretty excited to get good news from the captain that i have told everyone already. but hey were in the keys and life is grand. i hope the next post has some awesome pics of us out fishing with ernie and catching some whooper mahi mahi. ernie comes down thrusday and hopefully we can start doing some quality fishing. thats all for now.
~in regards to dani she is keeping busy putting apps in. between the two of us we have close to 25 applications out there. she has had a few bites but hasnt caught any keepers yet. when we first got down her everyone and their mother told us how dead this time of the year. well few things are for sure. one: if this is dead season the jersey shore would love to have this "dead season" two: if its dead season WHY ARE THERE SO MANY PPL DOWN HERE NOW. the shops seem to always be packed, the fishing fleets seem to be going out, there are always ppl at the condo complex, and it just took me a solid half hour+ to get to the marina 10miles down the road at 7:00am due to the amount of traffic.. one thought dani had is that maybe since schools around here are out the season is picking up. yet thats also confusing because on my way to the marina there were kids waiting on the street for the school bus with their back packs in hand. so school doesnt seem to be out. so we get more confused each time we think about the season and the possibility of getting jobs. never fear though it seems their is a mini lobster season starting soon and ppl down here are telling us how busy it gets for the short season... when i say short season im talking like a week long. so wish us luck!
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