03/01/14

Greeted by brilliant sunshine and aquatic revelers delighting in the tropical conditions a marked contrast was drawn between
life on the near horizon and what most left behind. Cold rain and snow, now a thousand miles to the north, is a distant
memory; the beauty of the fly down option.

While a significant majority of these veteran anglers elected for a prior day or two of easy livin' in Margaritville before
embarking on this eleven day offshore run a final few arrived mid afternoon today to set the fishing portion of this voyage
in motion. A little rock and roll accompanied the late afternoon southwest dash re-acquainting one and all with the ornery
side of Mother Ocean before settling in to relative calm.

Tomorrow will be dedicated to travel and preparation as we launch into the upcoming week of targeting trophy yellowfin tuna
and wahoo. The daily narrative and photos will continue through our return on the 12th.

Tim Ekstrom