Today we got up pretty early and got ready to fish. It was cold and rainy, so I have to admit I was not all that excited about the idea. We threw on some of Matt's fishing gear (since we only had what we'd worn to the bar the night before) and jumped in his truck, which was towing what I'm going to call an ocean speedboat. We were with Matt and two hitch-hikers he'd picked up a few days before, Scott and Sarah. They were really nice.
We went to Two Sisters for sticky buns, but they were out, so we had to settle for other not-so-amazing-but-yummy-just-the-same food items and coffee. We jumped back in the truck and headed to the docks. The four of us "tourists" bought our one day fishing licenses again, and we hopped on the boat.
Matt likes to go fast, as we found out when the ENTIRE boat was out of the water multiple times as we ramped a wave. It was a little horrifying in my mind, as I am not a fan of water in the first place these days, but it was fun nonetheless. We would ramp a wave, fly, and crash down into the water again with a huge jolt that could easily give a person whiplash.
Our first spot for fishing didn't yield any halibut, but we caught a few Irish Lords. I'm rather proud to say that mine was the only one big enough to keep. :-) After that, we headed far out to sea, hitting harder waves and flying even more. It was raining and cold, and we were going quite fast, but we all survived. When we finally got to where the "real halibut" hang out, we started catching them as soon as our weights hit the ocean floor, which was between 150-250 feet deep in that spot. The halibut were easy to catch, but they were exhausting to pull up from the depths. I did better this time - I caught six and let a few of them go. It was good.
We finally headed back with our halibut (I'm not allowed to say how many) and then to dinner. He said we were going to a place called Wasabi's. There was a bit of panic going on in my mind as I remembered that Ray said it was really expensive. Fortunately, my fears were unfounded when we got there and Matt told the waiter to bring us whatever he wanted. Everyone there knew Matt by name, and our waiter just started bringing things. We had delicious mojitos, tons of sushi, several different appetizers, split a steak entree with potatos, and peanut butter pie for dessert.
After dinner, Jess and I lost ALL our remaining energy and ended up sleeping foot to head on Matt's couch under the same blanket while Matt fileted the fish and Sarah and Scott cleaned the boat. I guess we're landlovers after all, but at least we have good lungs, and we ended up with PLENTY of fish to send back to Leadville!
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