Saturday, December 11, 2010

The Ozone Café - Joe Pendlebury, Owner No. 2

Short-Lived

Joe Pendlebury tied the boat up at the wharf, coiling the excess rope into the deck. He collected his fishing gear, bucket and catch and trudged up the steps to his ute. Fishing was something he always wanted to do, but he found it tedious and quite often on the nose. The fishing manuals he had at the café had enticed him to the sport, but since it was on glossy paper it all looked too easy. Today, just two small jewfish. He had spent a total of five hours out there in the rocking, leaving him with a throbbing headache.
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