Erina - Always Happy to be In or On the Water
Clifford squawked in his Pidgin-soaked accent, “Are you ready to go fishing?” We all said yes, loaded our gear and found a cushioned seat in the 24 foot outboard. We headed offshore beyond the reef while Clifford and Eric agreed on our first stop. Cruising outside the reef we split a school of flying fish which got everyone looking outside for signs of fish. We were all so amazed at how far they effortlessly glided across the swells. Erina was looking left while I was excitedly yelling for her to look right, not realizing the school was so large we had fish gliding on both sides. What an awesome sight.
Eric piloted the boat to the first spot, slowed and then pointed the bow at a landmark onshore. He put the engine in reverse and steered to maintain position, while Clifford barked out depth estimates. Clifford told us he was starting us out on the “small ones” so we could get used to this type of fishing. He said he was using the different colors of the water to estimate the depth. The color differences to Patricia, Erina and I were imperceptible. It all just looked very, very blue to us.
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