It's my first real day off at the BEC this summer so I thought I'd try to make a post and get back into the groove. Things at the base are running real well. Most mates are reporting solid first crews and two or three rotations have made it to their second crews of the summer. Here at the BEC, crews arrive on alternating days between Out Island and Keys Adventure/Fishing Adventure. For example, it could be a monday and 5 OI crews might arrive and then on Tuesday 3 KA crews (and possibly 2 FA crews) would show up. From what I've heard around base, this will be the case for the rest of the summer with the few exceptions of a rotation of 6 OI crews showing up every now and then.
Almost every rotation of mates has or is going to be switched up for their second rotation. This gives us all a chance to work with different staff members than we would otherwise. Last year I worked with the same 4 mates for the entire summer, save my last week when one mate left for the summer and was replaced in the rotation. Luckily we 5 mates worked well together and the participants for our rotation gained from our mutual experiences, cooperation, and streamlining of the program.
The weather has been generally comfortable if a bit windy for the past two weeks. It has laid down a little bit today which afforded the KA crews a chance to do some early morning kayaking to look at an old shrimp processing facility and explore the backcountry for a few hours. As far as the future, we expect the wind to calm down to normal conditions soon and give us a chance to really do some fishing on the short Duskys for the OI and KA fishing days.
There's a disturbance in between Central America and Jamaica that many forecasters are keeping an eye on. There shouldn't be any news for a week or so when a tropical wave enters that area of the ocean. If your crew is coming down during that time period or in the weeks after, keep an eye on the Weather Underground and specifically Dr. Jeff Master's blog for more information.
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