finally!!
I am free!! so soon and sudden i left the boat, the boat i renamed "the ship of solitude and sandwiches".
the recap my boating life: nice little boat 105', great captain (from South Africa), great deck hand (from Chile) cute little cabin to myself (very rare) and a decent family.
But no one cooked. i do not cook, especially after a 10 hour work day in the sunshine and heat. so it was sandwiches. and the deck hand is in mid greencard process and cannot leave the country, who would help on deck? no one knew... i already had too much to do with out enough time. and there was no fun to be had on this boat. i thought i found the fun vacuum and was ready to toss i t overboard, but is was just a very large juicer. i realized that under these conditions i would lose all social skills ( the little i have) and develope a bit of OCD over food.
Halloween was my last day, so i had a huge halloween! and a wonderful weekend.
I am not homeless or even a bit destitude like most pirates would be with out a boat, i have connections. We look out for our kind. The crew of a friendly boat 121' invited me to join until i have a job- so i have a boat, 3 meals a day and the loveliest of crews, 6 of 'em! i am living large.
and working hard for them and even harder to find my self a happy boat with a chef.
Yesterday: went for a run on the beach, polished all the stainless in deck, don scuba gear and scrub the barnicles off the hull of the tender (little boat, 32'), delicious dinner with crew, then to a friends for tea and napkin folding (a very important skill for pirates!). life is as it should be, with a constant uncertain future.
hope thats enough for now. out of time at the library
I am free!! so soon and sudden i left the boat, the boat i renamed "the ship of solitude and sandwiches".
the recap my boating life: nice little boat 105', great captain (from South Africa), great deck hand (from Chile) cute little cabin to myself (very rare) and a decent family.
But no one cooked. i do not cook, especially after a 10 hour work day in the sunshine and heat. so it was sandwiches. and the deck hand is in mid greencard process and cannot leave the country, who would help on deck? no one knew... i already had too much to do with out enough time. and there was no fun to be had on this boat. i thought i found the fun vacuum and was ready to toss i t overboard, but is was just a very large juicer. i realized that under these conditions i would lose all social skills ( the little i have) and develope a bit of OCD over food.
Halloween was my last day, so i had a huge halloween! and a wonderful weekend.
I am not homeless or even a bit destitude like most pirates would be with out a boat, i have connections. We look out for our kind. The crew of a friendly boat 121' invited me to join until i have a job- so i have a boat, 3 meals a day and the loveliest of crews, 6 of 'em! i am living large.
and working hard for them and even harder to find my self a happy boat with a chef.
Yesterday: went for a run on the beach, polished all the stainless in deck, don scuba gear and scrub the barnicles off the hull of the tender (little boat, 32'), delicious dinner with crew, then to a friends for tea and napkin folding (a very important skill for pirates!). life is as it should be, with a constant uncertain future.
hope thats enough for now. out of time at the library
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that deck hand that couldn't leave the country b/c he was doing his green card just needs to apply for a "travel card" which will allow him to travel while he is in the process
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