by Tele | May 10, 2011 | Alaska
The Charity is fired up and ready to cut the lines, so I’ll type madly to give a brief update. This is one of the many moments I think how lucky I am to fish with my brother, who sees me twitching for a last internet message and jerks his thumb at the cabin...
by Tele | May 7, 2011 | Alaska, Commercial Fishing, Longlining, Sitka
We haven’t started fishing yet, but the good ship Charity’s captain and crew have officially entered the first sleep deprived delirium of our season. (It won’t be the last.) Just a quick update to let you know that we pulled into Sitka’s Eliason Harbor at...
by Tele | Apr 29, 2011 | Alaska, Commercial Fishing, Longlining
A mountain of unavoidable boat projects caused a few days’ delay, but I’m now reasonably certain that the good ship Charity will pull out of Seattle’s Fisherman’s Terminal today. As certain as a deckhand ever can be, that is. If a profession rooted in...
by Tele | Apr 26, 2011 | Alaska, Commercial Fishing, Salmon Trolling
Living seasonally applies unique meaning to life. Time doesn’t seem to pass particularly quickly, as we mosey through the “off”-season, balancing necessary boat maintenance and improvements with the luxuries of being self-employed. Plenty of...
by Tele | Apr 13, 2011 | Alaska, Culture, Environment, Hooked Favorites, Sitka
On October 14, 2006, the stars lined up just right (in the alignment of bad ocean conditions) that we were tied to the dock on the day of a totem raising. The newspaper explained this “Wellbriety” totem pole, going up at the SouthEast Alaska Regional...
by Tele | Apr 10, 2011 | Alaska, Culture, Environment, Sitka
I’ve yet to find anywhere in the world that gives me the same sense of peace as Sitka does. Just pulling into the harbor and stepping onto the dock, my body relaxes bone-marrow deep. And if I had to pick a single place where that slow down, breathe deep, let...
