Sober Selfies #12 (shirts required, please review rules)

There he is.
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Happy 27 months sailor.
:pray::heart:

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Thatā€™s a great photo Jason - wow! Iā€™m happy for you. You deserve to feel proud about this - sheā€™s a beautiful ship and youā€™ve earned your place as skipper (captain? Owner? Whatā€™s the right word) :star_struck: :+1:

Soā€¦ question: does Charles Darwin have enough of a beard to be a fisher? Or is there another requirement:

He did sail all the way to the Galapagosā€¦ maybe thatā€™s when he got it :thinking:

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Nice one!
Remember to change your setting to ā€œhover in placeā€ if the connection drops out so you can circle back to itā€¦ Donā€™t want it flying off trying to return to a homepoint somewhere crazy.
Love your work, mate.
:+1:

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He looks pretty salty. He could get a job fishing easily.

This boat isnā€™t mine. I will be fishing mine soon. Iā€™ve been working on it. Sheā€™s almost ready.

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Awesome! Iā€™m looking forward to seeing her :+1:

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Youā€™re killing it man! Iā€™m super grateful i get to watch your journey.

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Spent day 900 on the river. I opened my day counter this afternoon and couldnā€™t believe i hit day 900! 3 or 4 years ago i thought staying sober was impossible. I am proof it isnā€™t, and i must say Iā€™m pretty proud of myself.
Day 900 :sunglasses:

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Congrats Anthony on the 900, you should be proud!! Nice looking fish too!!

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Great job Anthony on a cool 900 :sunglasses:
Congratulations :balloon:
:boom::boom::boom::boom:

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:tada::boom:AWESOME Anthony ! :tada::tropical_fish:.

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@SoberWalker You tell me if we have similar haircuts?? :v:t2::star_struck:

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Wow, Olivia, yours has gotten long, no? I love the asymmetrical cut. I might be headed that direction tooā€¦haircut Friday!!

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900 days - wow! Thatā€™s a wonderful achievement.

I appreciate your shares brother. I admire how you make time for things that matter, family and being on the land (and the river). It feels good & healthy and I think thatā€™s valuable.

Congratulations!

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Congratulations on 900 days :clap: :raised_hands:. Amazing work my friend

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I had it cut a few months ago but just to maintain the shape. The longer side isnā€™t even shoulder length tho. I like this asymmetrical too! The shorter side has a cacadoo vibe going on in the morning, lol.
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Thank you everyone! And thank you @Matt. I have like 3 to 4 months off during this time of the year, so i like to spend it doing the other things i love to do.

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Iā€™ve been super nervous about flying it while the boats moving. Iā€™ve been practicing landing it in scenarios on land with nothing moving. I take off and land on my boat a lot. The Keta isnā€™t as big as the Lacie Belle.

Iā€™ve been wanting to film us crabbing, but itā€™s so fast paced and close to home I donā€™t get a chance where I feel comfortable enough to attempt it. Weā€™re grinding from the moment we leave the dock to the moment we land the boat. I bring it frequently, and Iā€™m always a little disappointed that Skipper wonā€™t slow down for a moment.

Yesterday, we went cod fishing. Our routine has always been set the gear, let it soak for 3-4 hours. I do wheel watch. We pull up next our buoys, Skipper takes a nap. I keep an eye on the buoys and drive the boat back when we drift away.

Perfect opportunity to fly the drone. I launch the drone and skipper decides to go to the other end of the set. I had 60% battery. itā€™s about five miles so I followed us getting epic footage. My battery warning goes off. I thought what if it flies to where I launched it. Return to home is a safety feature. The home point is where you launched.

I decided I need to land now. I made several attempts. The drone wasnā€™t responding to my controls when it got to the boat. I realized the obstacle avoidance system was preventing me from landing. I switched to sport mode, which flies really fast with no obstacle avoidance and got it to the deck just in time. Two percent on the battery.

I decided I was done flying for the day even though I had two more charged batteries. I put the drone away. Wheel watch returned to normal. A pod of porpoises came. I cracked propeller when I landed so I didnā€™t try and film them. they were close to the boat too.

It was our first cod trip of the year, and my long line videos have been doing good, so I had prepared my cameras the night before. I forgot them. The fishing was awesome. Big cod almost every hook.

Bad luck film day. Epic fishing. I saved the drone. It was a good day!

The drone crash is at the endā€¦

Setting to hover is a great idea. I think I will wait to film from a moving boat until Iā€™m driving mine. I can turn around and drive to it. Current skipper is tolerant of me filming as long as it doesnā€™t interfere with working.

@Dan531 following your journey has been good for my recovery too!

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:metal:t3: Keep it up.

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Welp here we are, Another day to be grateful for!
Happy Tuesday yā€™all just for today Iā€™m choosing not to pick up that deadly first one!

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I love the tattoos :heart:

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