Diane and Ann are doing the blog today to give you another perspective of this trip.
Infamous quotes from an exhausted Captain Sir.
A little background. Commander Crunch (aka Bob) only got three hours of sleep in the last 24 hours so when we got around to dinner the night after we entered Bahia Santa Maria, he was – shall we say – very tired. So tired in fact, that after our signature drink; “The Charisma” (some rum, pineapple juice and other ingredients are involved) and a couple glasses of wine, he was, well, ready for bed. We sent him up to the head to brush his teeth and after tottering away and locking himself in the head (that’s bathroom for you landlubbers), we heard some odd sounds followed soon after by hilarious exclamations. The first one was when our Supreme Commander dropped the water glass and it bounced all over the bathroom. He was nonplussed and a simple; “oops” was all we heard . But the next was classic; after muttering a much more dramatic; “OOPS” and hearing some crashing around in the head, he added; “OH MY, Don’t use that toothpaste anymore” – we will leave this quote for the Captain to explain – but believe me, we didn’t use the toothpaste and we can now attest that the “Charisma” drink does wonders for exhaustion.
“Reef the wind scoop” – this is a beautiful bay but the wind really picks up around 3 pm. Again, our colorful Supreme Commander uttered this unique command.
“Apple, carrots & beer; we are set for life” (Supplies are starting to dwindle but our adventurous spirit still soars!) – Another quote that almost describes how mellow it is to be here.
In preparation for the dinghy ride into the beach, our Commander uttered the soon to be immortal words; “Bring dollars in case we need a tow truck” -mind you – we’ve only seen two trucks here and they were four wheel drive to get into the fishing village and we truly doubt that they’d be much help in the surf. We think he takes after his Father.
Sushi for all: Turns out the Bunny Lair likes sushi rolls as well as young gentlemen. Geoff pulled together the last of the Nori and made tuna rolls for our crew plus sashimi and rolls for appetizers for the singles party on Hugh’s Bunny boat. We’ve been using the tuna for Poke & the Dorado for fish stew (the pressure cooker rules!) for simpler dinners. Eric (of Berkeley Marine Center fame) had a great birthday but did not catch any fish this second leg. He had told Geoff and Jansen in Turtle Bay (Bahia Tortuga) that he would not eat fish until he caught his own. We delivered huge tuna steaks for the entire boat yesterday morning as a birthday present and they were not rejected!
Mangrove Adventure: Ann (aka Salty Dog) and Captain Crunch Sir, (also known as our Supreme Commander) headed out early in the morning before breakfast and roll call to explore the mangrove swamp back into the “heart of darkness” several miles up to the fishing villages. Absolutely amazing ride into a whole world that we just don’t know about. Nets drying in the morning sun, fish drying stations and houses made out of driftwood. Poor doesn’t describe it, but happy and content are the expressions on everyone’s faces. We’re going to buy some school supplies in Cabo and bring them back to these wonderful villages on our way North as these folks live so far from any towns, supplies are hard to come by. The tide was high and they went right over the sandbar on the way back. Ann gives a giggle every time the pelicans dive and there were lots up there in the swamp! (There was a lot of giggling on the trip up the swamp)
Party on the beach this afternoon in the sun left us a bit dehydrated but the shrimp and fish tacos and live band that came from LaPaz (using generators for electricity) kept everyone grooving. Coming out of the surf on the way home was a wet experience.
Back on the boat, the dinghy is stored, thanks to assistance from Salty Dog & Diane and the decks are clear for a 7 am start on Wednesday morning. We still don’t have the rest of the crew on board so may have to wait for the bunnies to deliver the youth.
It’s 6:15 and must be Charisma time so we sign off now!