Tonight I had my very first truly arctic experience out on the ocean. A friend of my brother-in-law took us out to do a little bit of fishing. We went to 3 different spots. The first 2 we abandoned by other fishers and all fish. The 3rd spot was swarming with fishers, char and mosquitos! I can't express enough how awful it would have been had I not had my bug jacket with me.
Anyway, I'm not great with words, so here are some pictures from the evening.
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As we were leaving the dock, some of the kids were swimming (it was only about 15 degrees outside) |
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Off we go...into the rain!
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Yay, the first sign of fishies!
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Even Chevy wanted to get a glimpse of the first catch of the night! |
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The sun starting to set.
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This char photobombed my picture of the sunset. |
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This is what I wanted the real picture to look like.. |
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I was really digging the silhouettes of the other fishers. These guys had their tent out to camp for the weekend. |
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If you look closely, you can see the robot-esque Inuksuk on the island. |
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I thought we were leaving the setting sun behind us. |
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See the mosquitos? |
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Can you really blame me for staying up late to see this? |
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I don't think so! |
Oh yeah... I did catch my very first arctic char, which I will post about tomorrow after I've had the chance to cook it and taste it!
Arctic Char added a lot to the picture!
ReplyDeleteBiggest honkin mosquitos I've ever seen!
Great sunset - totally worth staying up for!
Uncle Steve
photo bomb is the best.
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