life other than Brody, kinda

a friend of mine, lets call him Jason, came down during spring break to go fishing. Being the true fisherman that he is, caught 2 nice size snapper. They tasted awesome!



I on the other hand caught everything from a 3" long lobster in tangled in the grass on my hook; to this seagull trying to get a free lunch. The bird survived, but I almost died from laughing at my friend Nick trying to save the bird.



this was taken during a contraction. The last picture of Brody in CO.

I found this guy swimming snorkeling at bahia honda with my family.

I got a new sail and boom!!! One morning on the way to school somebody was giving away a rundown sailboat. I tried to get it to the house, but it was too big and needed more time and money than I have right now. So while the boat was mine I took the parts I needed and gave away the rest. First come first serve kinda thing. Now I just have to fix the flat tire on the trailer and make another strong anchor point for the fore stay that broke free during the storm and I'm back in business

I also got a free 16ft aluminum starcraft boat on a trailer that was abandoned. I thought I could use the boat, but once again it was too big for my motor and it needed some work. I thought I could use the trailor for my boat, but it turns out I need a new axle and leaf springs, so who knows when I'm going to find those.

I want to clear up any images of "adam the junk collector" that might be forming in your brain. This practice of gathering is for only 1 purpose: TO GET ON THE WATER. One must be creative and resourcful if the desire to experience the wind and waves is heavy and the wallet is light.

Speaking of light wallets, I also got a job for the summer installing boat davits and building docks down here. It's a highly respected company and the pay and benefits are OK but not enough. I'll do that while looking for an Engineering job and trying to create work as an all around handy man. I keep loosing my grip on the fact that God will provide, but co has become an incredible source of strength and encouragement. When did she get so strong and mature in faith?