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Tales of Amok's Adventures
Mike Jones
Sun 20 Dec 2009 18:48
We took ourselves off to a small local restaurant last night where the menu had some interesting English translations; for example, "wreck loin at will" or "fried meat of small young goat" and lastly and most curiously "broken eyes with fried potatoes". One truly wonders what one would find on the plate...It was a surprise to see what came out of the kitchen. The food turned out to be even more interesting than the translations. Nuf said.
So after the "let's do some welding in the engine room with a 10mm spanner and the 24 volt system" day, we have got yet more jobs done and Toby has been up to the top of the mast (again) to wash the mainsail track. This was a good job to be done as it didn't involve 1) spanners or 2) electrics, as "we" had dropped all the 10mm spanners into the oily bilge water. We should have followed surgical procedures and counted the tools in then counted them out, as I am sure there are still some spanners down there. I did have the enviable job of plunging my hand into said oily water to go fishing for the spanners, but no luck, just an oil slick up to my elbow. Retribution no doubt.
At least my hair is still straight and I don't have a twitch.
Anyway, for Toby going up the mast, I had the job of hoisting him whilst Pandora had the job of hoisting the bucket. Luckily, I was able to take shelter under the dodger from the inevitable rain that followed. The job got done much to everybody's amusement.
There is a fantastic mix of people here, many young people looking for berths to go across the Atlantic. No money, nor experience, but loads of enthusiasm and often a small musical instrument.
The boys are watching Moby Dick on DVD, seems weirdly appropriate some how. Toby's new nick name is Moby as he seems to be always the one to spot the whales, Pandora has become Meercat, for the way she pokes her head up through the hatch, does a few sniffs and looks around, then returns to her bunk.
Mike has become "Queen", please note that this does not indicate any sort of seniority or authority, it is simply an abbreviation, as "Drama Queen" takes too long to say.
I remain as Stirling but continue to aim for Parnelli which is much more to my liking.
that's all for now me hearties,
I am off to watch Gregory Peck boil some blubber.
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