“The fishermen know that the sea is dangerous and the storm terrible, but they have never found these dangers sufficient reason for remaining ashore.” Vincent Van Gogh
The best part of living on an island like Bahrain, is the fresh catch brought in daily from the sea. Alarm clocks were set, and at 4 am last Saturday, we headed to Sitra Port. It was pitch dark when we reached the port, with few of the regionally made fishing boats or “dhows” already docked.