Whenever we find ourselves in a
conversation about the Maine commercial
fishing industry ~ as we frequently do after
about a hundred Bloody Marys ~ it winds up
being tough manly talk of salty old boat
captains with mermaid tattoos, black
eyepatches, and parrots perched on their
shoulders. The *last* person we'd ever
expect to see steering a lobster vessel is a
polite, soft-spoken gal with a big smile and
a penchant for braiding friendship necklaces
in her spare time. But that's Zoe
Zanidakis, a decidedly unsalty Maine
boat captain who thoroughly shatters the
stereotype. See there? You live
long enough in this world and you see it
*all*.
And we're just as quick to recognize her uniqueness in
another respect. Namely, unless CBS
digs up a Zelda Zigfeld somewhere, then we
expect Zoe will forever be the only
SurvivorFox whose initials derive solely
from the last letter of our alphabet!
During Survivor 4 Marquesas
Zoe flew carefully under the radar for
twenty-six days before being ousted
two-thirds of the way to the million bucks.
We thought she had a chance to go even
further, which she may have done with just
the right alliance and a slightly
better-executed plan ~ as in, 'fish or cut
bait'.
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