"FISHING DAY," BY NATE AND ISAAC

Hi Friends,

I'm feeling relatively normal and we're up and home-schooling and trying to have a "normal" today. The boys had a great time fishing yesterday, so they're dictating their experiences of yesterday for English class today. Enjoy :-)

Love,
Michele

First, we got up at 4 a.m. and took an hour-long ride to the ocean. We got on the boat. They passed out pieces of paper, and we each had a number. We used the numbers to get food.

After we got to the fishing spot, we each grabbed a fishing rod and started to fish. We caught 6 fish. They were barracuda bass. Then at the front of the boat, someone caught a fish that was 4 feet long!!! They paid $5 to get it cut up and put in a bag. We got our fish cut up, too.

There was a restaurant on the boat. I had a hamburger and a soda. I also had a Snickers bar.

Then they started to go to the harbor. Once they parked, we got out and drove home. We took our fish home, but only Dad wants to eat it. Really, we only caught it for him! I enjoyed my fishing trip, and I hope I get to go again soon.

--By Nathaniel R. Bland

We got up at 4 in the morning. We left our house and got to the place. We stopped at McDonald's for a little breakfast snack.

And then the boat arrived. We got on board and we got our numbers. Nate was #18, I was #19, and Dad was #20. Then we got to see the bait. We used live bait. We stabbed the bait on the foreheads because that's the hard spot and they can't get the hook off. So after a while, they give up and just try to swim away. Then you usually get a bite.

So after 2 hours, we arrived at the fishing area. We moved to deeper water so we could catch bigger fish. The deep water was about 2 miles deep, but the anchor could make it all the way to the bottom! But we caught all our fish in the shallow area.

When you get a fish, it pulls really hard and you have to use all your muscle. It was hard, but I liked it.

Then we ate some lunch at the restaurant on the ship. The cheeseburgers there were the best, and they had a real grill.

Then after a while we started to head home. It was a long drive home. But we got in the car and left for our real home. Mom was glad to see us! I had fun!

--by Isaac John Bland