Specialty Shopping

"Do you have gumboots?" Tess asks me. "Ummm I answer well as a matter of fact I do" I answer her not mentioning that they're pink and white polka dotted gumboots that I bought from the children's section as I thought that the adult colours were just a bit drab. I was going to get a peek into a genuine wholesale Fish Auction and aside from gumboots, I'd need sleep as they start at 5am. Summoning a taxi wasn't easy, it was dark outside and  tried to flag down three but they never even saw me. I was half asleep so I patted myself. Was I a ghost? I finally hailed a taxi and I get to the fish markets and ring George Costi of Claudio's Seafood to let him know I am there. He comes out rather perky for a man who started work at 5am and he hands me a fluorescent jacket. They'll go wonderfully with my gumboots I think.