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So, the weather this summer is starting to become annoying. I took the Interns halibut fishing yesterday. For once it did not rain (although it is making up for it today by just pouring) but the wind kicked up and the water got rough. In fact, it was the first time I almost lost anyone. We were dealing with fish when Intern #1 said "umm, hey guys" and there she was hanging over the side of the boat. I grabbed her PFD strap and pulled her in. The water was crashing over the top of the boat so just as the tide slacked (what we had been waiting for) and we were catching fish it got so rough we had to leave. The marine forecast didn't cover what happened out there. I think this summer we have had only a handful of days where it has not rained. I am already seeing fireweed in my yard. Summer is ending....come on...just some sunshine. I don't think I am going to even get any tomatoes from the greenhouse it has been so cold and rainy. At least the rest of the garden is doing well and the freezer should be full of salmon by the end of the week. I will have to try again for halibut. 7 more months of winter is coming fast and it just rains and rains and rains.

Full post as published by A Public Defender's Life in Alaska on July 18, 2010 (boomark / email).