A day in the life...

Welcome to a day in the life folks,a day in the life of a deckhand; not glamorous but damn well adventurous.

Some facts about being a deckhand.
- You don't get to rest often
-you learn how to tie knots and throw twirls until you're almost too good
-The river is sweet to be on
-Your boat usually has a very stupid name
-Your captain's usually sickly and wouldn't cont'd... stand a few hours jumping from barge to barge like you do.
-Bumps are the scariest things next to the flow of the river on a windy day
-feeling like huckleberry finn.
A few facts...
Did anyone know a barge can carry about 169 semis once fully loaded. They look pretty small from outside but they are huge.
-Confined spaces are nothing to mess with
-Being a deckhand means sitting and enjoying the river when you have a few minutes of downtime out of 10-12 hours

These are just a few moments in the life of being a DeckHand. More to come soon