Too hot here to go out with the boat in the day, but sunset grants relief.
Oh yes we received another two day heatwave warning and you might not think that 38C today is very hot, but let me tell you that it's no joke.
On the ocean in a small boat during the heat peak of the day it is even more dangerous as the water acts like a mirror reflecting the frying heat of the sun right onto anything that is above the water.
The fish flee very far out from the shallows to stay in the deep cold waters of the sea.
That old historical jetty in the photo above is finally starting to fall apart as you can see here below.
I saw this small fishing boat cruising out as the boat launching ramp is situated behind the building in the first picture.
The boat was at a distance of 1 kilometer from where I was standing and in the photo below it seemed that there was no pilot at the boat's motor.
But not to worry as the pilot was bent over in the photo above and you can see by their jackets that these guys will spend the night far away in the ocean.
Eventually the little boat started to disappear in the direction of the horizon.
So yes, the families of the fishermen must be fed and their daily task is to go and find the hiding places of the fish. But what a different kind of life that they live. Totally dependent on nature they have learned to provide for themselves and their closely knitted communities.
Their income from the fish sales have sent their children through schooling, built their houses and got them cars, so they have everything that they need.
Now what will happen if all of this were to be taken away from them?
Recently two applications for deep sea blasting in search of oil by two oil exploration companies were granted permission and it would have destroyed the fishing populations in the area. A lifetime of fishing for the fishermen would come to a sudden end.
But like one man the fishermen gathered to fight it and they won, as the permission was stopped. They were backed by some non profit companies and now the fishermen can breathe a sigh of relief.
Money at the cost of nature will eventually be mankind's end, as riches cannot replace life.
And That's All Friends.
Photos by Zac Smith-All Rights Reserved.
Camera: Canon Powershot SX60HS Bridge camera.
