cenery they come to along the way. We find out not only about the shores and the water, but about the mainland, and surrounding forest as well.The raging ocean becomes evident when Red says, “I’ve seen boils of water there’d make you think the whole ocean’s coming up at you from the bottom” (Haig-Brown 31). This shows how violent the sea can become, even is just a short time. It shows that it takes skill and determination to navigate the open water, of which these men have lots of. They are able to interpret, and predict when the water will change. They know what’s going to happen before it does, “It was strange to start out in flat calm, knowing what was waiting for them within half a mile of running” (Haig-Brown 89).There are several fishing communities set up along the passage that Don and Tubby follow. The fist they run into is Sullivan’s Camp, distinguishable by its “untidy collection of buildings on log floats, tied in a sheltered bay near the entrance to Viscount Channel” (Haig-Brown 45). We know that communities like this are set up for fishing, due to the easy access to the water, and because they are located at the mouths of channels so as the fishermen come in for the night, they have a place to collaborate and exchange stories. There are several other settlements along the channel built on log floats as well. “The cannery settlement … in Hardnose Cove” (Haig-Brown 97) is another example of one. The fishing comes easy to Don and Tubby, “fishing the eddy behind the island by first daylight the next morning. The tide was right and they began to catch fish almost at once,” (Haig-Brown 58).At first, Don’s heart is not in the sea. He thought this might be the life for him, however, as he keeps looking to the shoreline, wondering what else is out in the world, we wonder if this is the life for him. looking beyond the line of driftw...
