Earthquakes and Busy Business

We are getting into our busy season now, and have been running two
boats most days, compared to one boat a day. It has been nice,
because it has wipped the staff into shape and established a bit of
routine. Which in appreciable terms means less mistakes and easier
work for me! So through August we will actually have quite a few
people come through, and it is always fun seeing new faces, as long as
they are not jerks.

Speaking of jerks, there is an American here the 5th one in 8 monthes,
and ya he is a jerk. I heard him at the hotel bar, but I was not even
actually in the bar, he is that loud. He has a northern accent, and
is "In Country For 6 Months" I think I learned half this guys life
story and was in a different building, if that starts to paint a
picture. He is grossly overweight, and has bad tattoos on both arms.
He wears dirty stained clothes, and dresses like a soldier, yet
admitted to never being in the military.

Luckily since there are only 3 Americans in Town, everyone was sure
that we met, and that is regretable since he just sits at a bar all
day drinking yelling, and saying how he hates the place. He picks on
everything, and is probally the most obnoxious person I have every
met! Luckily I have a bush knife, lots of lead weights, and an ocean
full of sharks :)

Oh Ya, and earthquakes. Well we get them quite often here, the
problem is I always sleep through them. We have gotten some bigger
ones, 6.3's and such, and I wake up to stuff being knocked over in my
house. It is definatly a pain, but funny how everything moves on its
own, always is a mystery where things will fall (toothbrush always
lands in the toilet). It facinates me because I remember going
through earthquake drills in school, and now they seem harmless and
mysterical.

Luke