The man of the hour managed to steam his boat down from the wharf to the boat shop this morning and get it trucked inside. Said he decided to invite one of the local fishermen (who just happened to be very hungover) to assist with navigation (radar loose and turned backwards on the top of the wheelhouse) as he wasn’t familiar with the ledges getting into the harbour. Sure woke up the navigator in a hurry. The cats and I heard the exhaust through the thick fog but couldn’t see a thing as he went past. So, that was a relief to himself and he was on cloud nine when he returned for lunch. Now the real work begins. Has the heir to the empire lined up for the 'strong back weak mind' work beginning tomorrow. In the meantime he continues to rig gear in the utility room (am I tired of this yet? yes) with his gear rigging assistant - Gary:
Discussions recently turned to fisheries meetings between the US/Canada for Georges Bank and although the Captain says every time that “this is my last meeting, I’m done” there appears to be talk of a Halifax pre-meeting and then a session on April 4th in the US. He has a major investment in this quota so it makes sense to keep on top of things. This will mean at least that he’s not around for the last minute cruise preparations - I’m getting tired of secreting my purchases as if I were Santa in the walk-in closet, and furtively looking through the travel brochure as if it were X X X rated.
