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Made it through another 14 days at the shark pit !! Every year i fish marlin out of this marina....it is a life or probably death situation if you fall in while docking, or leaving to fish. These sharks have been conditioned through years of feeding on fish scraps. This kind of human/shark interaction has taken place for thousands of years all around the world since man through his first fish scraps into the sea !! A couple years ago a fellow fishing mate fell in and was brutalized by these beasts and barley survived....miraculously he managed to drag himself out and into the boat...he was bitten on the arm first, and was still able to get one arm over the gunwhale of the boat. As he pulled himself over the side one pulled him back in by the leg, and he again was able to pull himself out....luckily turniquits were applied by fellow fisherman and his life was saved !! I made this video with no bait or chum....just the sound of the gopro and the reflection of the lens sent them into a frenzy !! Each day here scrambling around the boat putting dock lines on is a serious chore....one slip and your done ✔️ it's a sick sort of symbiosis between man and shark...they keep the marina clean of fish carcasses that have been fileted, but they don't discriminate and will dismember and eat anything that hits the water instantly. The show is violent and gory, but fascinating in some weird way....the shear power and precision of these apex predators is the stuff of nightmares.
 
Good morning all.

Busy night in the yard. Coyote first, one raccoon a bit later, and a pair of raccoons even later.

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I did make it down to some treacherous coves where you can see agates and jasper awaited. It does not look bad, but it is an 80–200-foot straight drop to the ocean. But I suppose with a Navy Yard nearby, the boys in blue could fish me out of the surf. I would be dead of course, but they would still fish me out still! 8-)
Jeesh, I should have learned at 52 years old never to joke about these things...

We lost a boat two nights ago off the island. The Coast Guard got there but it was too late. They fished the bodies out but on a small island loss is felt by everyone. I guess the man's son is really taking it hard, but he is only 12 years old. But fishing is one of those few industries left where the son, and grandson work with each other. So for a 12 year old, losing his dad really changes his trajectory on life. Dad's and sons are really close-knit here.

But being such a small island with so few people, the loss is really felt. I think because it is every fishermen's worst fear... going overboard. It just happens to so many skilled fishermen that every fisherman knows they could be next.

Not sure I am headed anywhere today. Just a very somber mood here.
 
Mornin all.

Dodging big city federal office by going to another city's federal office..
Somehow that makes sense. Traffic and direction will be better though for driving.

Rain passed through .
Coolest day for a while. High near 50 predicted.
 
Good morning :sunny:

It hit 103 yesterday. Will be buttoning things up here the next couple of days and then head north this weekend.
45F raining, breeze blowing, damp.
Greedy with the heat, possibly hoarding comes to mind.
I will share the above cool, damp crap.
Best of luck on the move back.
 
Things have been slowing down on here. This softshell turtle was in trouble on a hot parking lot yesterday. I took him to the nearby St. Johns River and he happily swam away. I saved a poor Red Ear turtle that was trying to cross a busy interstate in Orlando too. It was a miracle he didn't get smashed.
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Things have been slowing down on here. This softshell turtle was in trouble on a hot parking lot yesterday. I took him to the nearby St. Johns River and he happily swam away. I saved a poor Red Ear turtle that was trying to cross a busy interstate in Orlando too. It was a miracle he didn't get smashed.

Good onya for taking care of those critters. That pavement is probably hot enough
to burn the pads on their feet, so getting them back in some cool water was awesome. :icon_thumleft:
 

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