Tuesday 14 April 2009

A view from 5' 2"

Health and Safety Log/Incident reports

What: Black thumb nail
How: Spaced out moment staring at the waves while leaving finger at edge of hatch - super efficient Gary slammed it shut
How bad: neeeearly cried
Treatment: refused to let Jas drill a hold in it so had to suck up the throbbing

What: Sore face
How: Face planted into the cockpit reaching through the door and sconed face on bucket edge
How bad: golf ball cheek, not v impressive bruise, mostly embarrassing
Treatment: wodka…

What: Galley-ho overboard
How: don’t really recall, but both once from dingy to boat (think I was blinded by 6 million candle strength spotlight) and once climbing ashore on way to dance comp
How bad: So bad I carried on into the pub dripping wet, and my 2 week old camera died.
Treatment: Lost Gary’s fantastico spag bol over the side, missed the karaoke Borat performed, missed el Snako placing in a dance comp, gave away my captains hat to the local fish fry lady then didn’t recognise her the next night, kissed the pavement a bit, and Jas had to roll me home.

What: Belly Burn
How: Cooking a mean feed of wahoo we were given in my ‘kini
How bad: didn’t notice till the next day
Treatment: ……didn’t notice till the next day (Ann and Herbs arrived so all bets were off)

Weirdo’s with 3D shades and glam rock wigs met me at the airport on St Paddy’s day, and then you’ve seen the rest of my welcome gig with the Lost Boys putting on a show in green top hats and loincloths (?), so I think the tone was set for the next few weeks.

Was great to see the boat improve piece by piece as Jas got his mechanic/builder/plumber on! Had a ball, the trip was awesome, I didn't want to leave.

Some highlights I can remember in no particular order are:
- The traffic lights disco and finding some of the crew up a tower
- Supervising the shark tank swim at Atlantis
- Eating Liz’s ‘extravaganzas’ and Gary’s chilli sauce
- Feeling bad about feeding the iguana’s cheerios, then seeing the tourists arrive half an hour later
- Watching the boys swim back to the boat with about 6 crawfish after a half hour snorkel
- Getting the sails up on Can’t
- Having a beer with Hawk
- Jake’s form when he finally made it to our boat after being stranded and drinking alone on Lost that night at Nassau (see Gary’s vid)
- Catching a ‘Dolphin’

Things that sounded like fun that I can’t recall just now:
- several Borat outings
- wind-down drinks at the end of any night

- much sun the first week i was there...
- running around a lot in Nassau
- Meeting Sue and Corey the first time
- Ann nearly being picked up in Nassau by a lovely local lady
- Getting a ride home that night with the friendly local con-stab…


Thanks to the Can’t crew and the Lost Boys for an epic trip. Hope the weather is not ‘less than favourable’ for the rest of your journey, and I look forward to seeing you all again soon.

Big hugs from Paula B

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