08-04-2023, 07:36 PM
Don't work alone. Have someone on lookout for rogue waves.
Excellent advice. Unfortunately most opihi pickers I’ve met choose to work alone, or if they can find someone to go with them, it’s usually another picker who goes off in the opposite direction to pick once they’ve reached ocean level. Rarely have I seen someone picking who has a friend or relative to watch from the cliffs for free, and although they make good money for one person, it’s probably not enough to split two ways. Opihi pickers are, how shall I say? In general, an independent type of person.
I’ve watched the coast guard helicopters from the cliffs looking for a missing picker, talked to fire department and police personnel, and family members watching and waiting. It’s usually a big turnout searching for one person who likes to work alone.
Excellent advice. Unfortunately most opihi pickers I’ve met choose to work alone, or if they can find someone to go with them, it’s usually another picker who goes off in the opposite direction to pick once they’ve reached ocean level. Rarely have I seen someone picking who has a friend or relative to watch from the cliffs for free, and although they make good money for one person, it’s probably not enough to split two ways. Opihi pickers are, how shall I say? In general, an independent type of person.
I’ve watched the coast guard helicopters from the cliffs looking for a missing picker, talked to fire department and police personnel, and family members watching and waiting. It’s usually a big turnout searching for one person who likes to work alone.