WE WORK AT SEA
‘WE HAVE THE WORLD’S BEST COMMUTE’
Annie Gilbert, 57, fishes with her husband, Ian, 60, on their boat, the Happy Hooker II, off the coast of Poole. They live in Wareham, Dorset.
Fishing on the open sea is tough, but it’s a job I wouldn’t change for the world. And the fact that I share it with my husband, Ian, makes it even more special.
My love of the sea comes from my dad, who always had a boat. For seven years, I worked with Ian in his hardware shop. He was a keen angler and often spoke about turning his hobby into a full-time profession. We were just workmates, but we spent many hours chatting about our relationship problems. Then, one day, he offered to cook me a meal to cheer me up and we suddenly realised we had feelings for one another. A few weeks later, we were an item and, as it was a leap year, I asked him to marry me. We had our wedding on a beach in Mauritius and we’ve been
