Feb. 20th- we are here for a reason

so i still have to write about the hitch hiking experience, but that story is much to long for right now. So instead i will have to tell you all about my deep sea fishing experience. The day after my last blog post i was to head out bright and early for the middle of the ocean to go shark fishing!!! I was so excited i could barely sleep. So this was the first time in my life that i had ever done that.

We arose and were on the water by about 6 am and so we were a good distance out in the water when we saw one of the most beautiful sunrises of my life. There are many fires in the area and as you should know when CO2 is released into the air it causes great colors and reflections of light. Pretty pollution... what a beautiful disaster. Well with all the fires going on we saw an amazing sun jump into the sky and ignite the world with flashes of pink, purple, orange, and other colors. It was a sight i won't soon forget. So after about 1.15 hours of traveling we are about 30-40 kms out to sea and anchor in to go fishing. Throughout the day we catch about 7 diff. species of fish, around 60 in total. Our goal was gummy shark, and we only caught one about 4 feet in size. The majority of my fish were smaller sharks and goondards. Blah blah blah. If you want to know about the fishing part then ask me later. Lets get to the good stuff...

The amount of wildlife that far out to sea is astounding! We saw Albatros, tiny birds that literally skip along the water, and a seal that was just chillin on his back and sunbaking. Took some pics of this dude as i swear he waved and bounced. Soon after this we started hearing an odd but large sounding noise. Soon to come we saw a whale and her calf swimming by. They were a few meters out, but being in a small boat and seeing a huge wale in the middle of the ocean is such a beaufiful thing. Soon after this i had my first wild shark experience. We were anchored in and i saw some light flash from under the water, and immediately a fin popped up. It was a 6 foot Mako just checking us out and patrolling our boat. He soon got bored and left, but that was a crazy experience. I was only feet from it.

This was also about the time that i saw a huge flock of birds in the distance. As they got closer we noticed some splashing in the water and just assumed they were tuna chasing baitfish, but they kept on coming closer to our boat and this was the time i pulled out my camera. It turned out to be about a 100 or so dolphins!!! They came right up to the boat and started dancing and playing all around us. I couldn't believe what i was seeing. You can just feel their energy and excitement for life. They are such friendly, intelligent, happy beings ( you know some say they are aliens from another star system-google it). At this point i had to pinch myself to make sure i was not dreaming. I could stick my hand in the water and touch a dolphin! I would have jumped in and swam with them if i wasn't in shark infested water. Again i swear that i could see the smile on the dolphins faces, they blew my mind. After they came through i could feel a difference in the atmosphere. I will never forget it. Just in case you don't believe me i have the video to prove it, ill try and get that up on Facebook soon.

So after a seal, a shark, whales, dolphins, all sorts of fish and birds, we returned to gut our catch. Before that though we checked some of the crayfish pots, kept a few of the large ones, and headed home. Gutting all the fish took a while, but after that we had a few beers and enjoyed one of the best, most freshest fish meals i have ever had. I will never forget that day.

Even some of the local townsfolk have not been able to experience what we did that day. I can't believe the amount of life experiences we have had here in such a short amount of time. We are here for a reason, and that was just one of the many. Other reasons have been presenting themsevles in the last two days, one is to help someone with a huge problem in their life (story for another time), and yet again ill say... let intuition be your guiding factor in the decisions in your life. With a positive outlook and energy, you will not be dissapointed.

Much love to you all, i miss being home even though im living nirvana.

rod " universal we are but planets collide" beachport