Fishing and the pool

So my brother's (Jason) girlfriend's (Nikki) dad has a boat docked down in Mission Bay. He invited his daughter and in turn, my brother, to come fishing with him. In turn, my brother asked me if I wanted to come. Knowing full well that, though I don't get seasick, I'm a poor swimmer and I don't eat seafood, I said hell yes. After all, why would I want to turn down spending the day out on the ocean as opposed to cooped up in the house for most of the day?

Well, things didn't go exactly as planned. We didn't catch any fish because nothing was biting. However, the few hours we spent out on the water were a lot of fun. We watched as Bill, an extremely good friend of my brother's who he's known since they were children (and is about as close to family as he can get without actually being family), who was sitting on the bow, got splashed like crazy by a rough patch of waves we encountered. It was particularly funny because as he was coming back around the boat to get back under cover, the waves got even rougher and he got soaked even more. Good times. We ate lunch on the boat and really enjoyed the sites. We saw a Navy submarine surfaced off the coast; for what we don't know why. Seeing a massive group of dolphins swimming around was cool too. Not so cool was the seagulls who were harassing us due to the bait tank on the back of the boat full of anchovies.

After we got back to the dock, we took full advantage of the hotel (people whose boats are docked there can use the hotel) and lazed around in the pool for an hour or so. The splash pool at the bottom of the slides (which we used quite a few times) was only three and a half feet at its deepest, so I just sat around and relaxed while I stretched my legs and let myself be submerged up to my chin.

All in all, it was an absolutely great day, and Nikki's dad has already invited to come with him again when the weather is better for fishing. My parents see no reason to say no and even though I can't stand the smell of fish, I see absolutely no reason to turn him down.