Old and New Friends

Beez Neez now Chy Whella
Big Bear and Pepe Millard
Sat 23 Sep 2017 22:57
Old and New Friends
 
 
 
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Today we introduced Pipp the Pirate to the boys. Pipp was a gift from Martin, Kim, Oscar and Jacob. Beds, Bernie, Bobby and Claude welcomed their new shipmate deciding he would become Killick;s assistant, a full-time position that will keep him close at hand to the Captain. We spent the morning unloading cases, clothes stowed and Beez parts crated for the skipper to use, replace or fit in the coming months.
 
 
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We sat in the cockpit for a late lunch and took the time to play a game of backgammon on our pristine, new board that the family had bought for us - clean hands and no food rule.... Our old friend was brought out and fond ‘farewells’ to a very ragged, dirty, faithful chap were bade, this board has seen thousands of games over fifty countries...... Tough stuff but out with the old, in with the new. I so so thrilled to win 5 2 (using my old dice) that I cheekily asked for a second game and won 5 0 huh, I should call a rematch with your new dice. But, I’m so far behind you and I’m down on my dollars – only because we haven’t had chance to play much. Well, long may my run continue.
Progress in getting ship shape and orderly are somewhat hampered by our lack of being acclimatised, we flew in to an evening gentle of twenty eight degrees but today has been a brutal thirty eight. Time to get back to chores with Sweaty Boy and Jet-Lagged Pepe.
 
 
 
ALL IN ALL THINGS MOVING ALONG A PACE
                      LISTS GETTING LONGER BY THE MINUTE