Blue Crab Co

You hear the whistle trying to find out where it's coming from then you awake, it's just your alarm 11:30 pm time to start getting ready for the day. You drag out of the bed tripping over yesterdays clothes on the floor, but the Smell of the Coffee pot already going gives you that little bit of motivation to hit the Shower. You lean your head against the wall of the shower,The feel of the hot water gliding down your back relaxing every aching muscle. You finally awake to the thought of that new water-man slipping into your spot. You jump out get the Marlins on and Drive the hour half to the boat. Finally made it to my Slip where it can start your day out in many ways Every Water-man knows you never know what you can come upon walking to your Slip. But today...today is a nice crisp breeze enough to throw the hoody over the coveralls these are my Favorite days The smell of the sea the darkness you can't see but what your Main light shows you. The fellow Water-man all pulling in boats firing up Diesels Cranking little black smoke puffs blowing through the light Sea smacking the side of boats taking off What a day You never think how hard the job is Because its these days you realize the days your motor or something with your boat goes wrong these days make up for it.While loading up your boat with supplies looking forward to that left over dinner you let cook in the window heat during the day because you were drained tired and couldn't eat it the night before.You turn the key and let her warm up saying yes I am happy This is my life. Always told its never steady income but its enough to keep me happy it's enough for my family it's enough to show my children how hard work is not hard work if you love what you do. So I pull my lines and head out of the slip coffee in hand All you see is the Navigational Lights and Stars of the Night, Finally its coming on 3 am and I've made it to my to spot My lines ready to drop. idle my engine and drop my anchor line then my marking buoy followed by the sound of the chain whistling by then to line. after laying the lines I sit in my hammock and wait for the Second alarm of the day which is 30 minutes before sunrise for me. During this time its all about its all the thoughts of how today is going to go. Should Have I laid a little bit further to left or right. Its the contradicting time. Then the Alarm sounds and its time to see how your line is she looks good. Crabbing till noon then making the long trip home to sell to do it all over again But its the life I chose and I love Its the Water-mans life for me