Deep Sea Fishing

Months ago, we decided to take a family vacation to California.  This was our "last" big trip before Pumpkin heads to the Academy.  His only request was to go deep sea fishing.  I made the reservations for the three of them thinking I'd let them have some father/son time.  We got in late and had to get up early to meet the boat.

Still smiling...

Got their poles...

Ready to depart...

Apparently, the ocean was very rocky.  The Big Guy and Peanut did not fare too well on the seas!  However, once they "fed the birds," they felt much better.  The advice they got was to look at the horizon.  They were looking at some lovely houses on the Pebble Beach coastline!

Peanut was glad to be back on land!  

 Fortunately, Pumpkin did okay.  His future in the coast guard will have some rough seas!  They say down waiting for their fish to be cleaned.

 A reporter was on the boat doing father/son stories for Father's Day.  Fortunately, she waited until after the fishing to interview The Big Guy.  She recorded the interview and still botched up his name and his statements.  You can see the published story here.  

 It is a learned skill to clean a fish...

 We ended up with three bags of fish.  We took one across the wharf and enjoyed it for lunch.

The Big Guy is not a big fan of fish, but he enjoyed this fresh stuff.  It makes a huge difference.  We all liked it blackened the best.

We froze the other two bags and successfully brought them home with us on the plane.  We will have to have our own fish fry at home!  Other than the rough seas, the guys had a great time.  When they start talking about it now, they end up laughing so hard they are crying.  I am so grateful they got to do it!