Arcata Bay is a nice place to stop and rest. The coffee shop in the bay looks like a popular place to meet friends and enjoy a meal. Judging from the boats parked in the bay, it seems to be a port primarily for commercial fishing. Near the boat docks is a memorial to people who lost their lives at sea. It lists the name of the person, the year they were lost, and indicates whether or not their body was recovered. In memory of one or more person, families set flowers and wreaths at it’s base. Reading names from the mid 1900s made me feel like I stepped back in time. I hadn’t expected to see that men lose their lives at sea even in 2007. It seems that living and working in large urban towns and cities distances us from experiencing the truth of nature’s cycles and dangers.
Commercial Fishermen in Arcata
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