"In you go!" Surging grey waves thundered onto the beach, exploding in a roar of surf that engulfed the small group of fisher folk. When the next swell came, it nearly submerged the women but only splashed the men that sat on their shoulders. Spindrift rose high, splattering the tall masts as the men clambered into the boats, grabbing at gunwales for support.
"Push!"
Freed of their masculine burden, the women bent to their next task, putting their shoulders to the rough wood of the hulls and shoving the boat into the sea. Twice waves thundered in, completely covering the women, but they persevered, slithering on the bands of shingle between the sand until the boats were tossing on the choppy water. The women staggered back, rubbing sore shoulders and easing the strain on their backs. Whe
