Fishing

So I went fishing for the first time yesterday and it was pretty great.  Turk took me out on his boat and I caught one link cod and one other teeny tine fish but we threw both back since they were so small.  We didn't catch anything worth keeping but it was still fun to finally get out on the water.  It was so beautiful in the morning.  It was kind of cloudy so everything had that early dawn glow and the mountains were dark silhouettes against the sky with the sun shining through the clouds on them, like a bright yellow accent.  And the water was so smooth when we first got out, it looked like melted glass reflecting everything around it.  I know I'm being a little more poetic than normal, but it was crazy beautiful.  I couldn't stop smiling as we raced through the ocean.
So that was my morning, a pretty good way to start the day but it makes it hard to continue the rest of the day because getting up at 5am isn't very sustainable for my awareness.  But it was day off so I could just nap and read and relax, which is exactly what I did.  Other than that everything is business as usual.  We have one week before we start our inter-generational services so I'm busy making sure everything is in place.  We have these visual we'll be using the whole month and Isabel (the youth coordinator) and I will be making that early this week.  I'll also be taking over for Lynnsey (the church administrator) for Wed and Thurs in the office because she'll be away.
And then we have Friday off like everyone else and I'm going camping with friends!!  I'm soo excited! We'll be at Port Alberni, which is about a hour north/west of Nanaimo and then we're going to do a day trip to Tofino, which is the place to surf!!! Yes, I will be attempting to surf.  Nadine has already made me promise to have my attempts documented so you may get to see my failings and hopefully at least a few successes. But it's going to be great to get out and see more of the Island and make up for the camping I'm missing out on back home.