Why's the rum always gone?
Just realised not told all you luverly people about Saturday yet.......
We had been invited to the opening of an exhibition for kids at the Maritime Museum that Justina has been involved in organising. The title of the exhibition was Shipwrecked! so of course we took the opportunity to dress up as pirates (again!)
The evening started with me arriving at Jus and Phil's, changing into my pirate costume, consuming cheap wine, watching Muppet Treasure Island and then Cutthroat Island, and generally getting into a thoroughly piratey frame of mind. Jus and Phil looked fantabulous in their gear, and so did Cath (who I had never met before but who is luverly!)
Jus comandeered a cab and disappeared off to make sure last minute mishaps didn't happen! We remained behind for an hour for more grog and then wandered accross town to the docks to meet our erstwile first mate (from now on referred to as Gunpowder Gertie).
We arrived to the welcome sight of more alcohol (unfortunately rum was in short supply so we had to make do with beer and malibu cocktails) and a BBQ. Much hilarity was had deciding what our pirate names should be. But eventually the crew were christened, Captain Jim Spoon (Phil), First Mate Gunpowder Gertie (Jus), Longirons Lucy (Cath), and of course the cabin boy Bobby Blowsemhard (me). We paused for a photocall (pics will follow) and then staggered up to the exhibition, trying our best to support ourselves on landsick legs.
When we entered the exhibition we were handed a sheet of paper, much to our disgust it was not a treasure map but a set of riddles which we had to solve to escape the acursed island. For each riddle we had to find the object that fitted with the answer. We found the first one with ease, but then couldn't work out what the hell to do! There was a lever which we decided must raise treasure or supply fresh water or something. Alas we were confuzzled! We just couldn't work it out. Then a small child came out of the bushes, gave us a look of absolute disgust, placed his card under the lever and stamped his card with a picture! Of course we had to pressgang him into our crew to ensure that the story of our ineptitude couldn't spread.
Eventually we managed to collect all the clues and escape from that accursed place
We left with ne'er a backward glance to wend our merry way to a tavern to consume more rum (and it was rum this time!) In said tavern we met a couple who had spent the day shooting with longbows, they showed us their weapons which impressed us greatly and offered to teach us to shoot a bow. Our captain decided that this would be a great thing to do, as it would supply an added advantage next time we attempted to comandeer a ship.
Finally it was time to return to our ship and we staggered home and collapsed into our bunks for dreams of plundered treasure and drunken debauchery.
We had been invited to the opening of an exhibition for kids at the Maritime Museum that Justina has been involved in organising. The title of the exhibition was Shipwrecked! so of course we took the opportunity to dress up as pirates (again!)
The evening started with me arriving at Jus and Phil's, changing into my pirate costume, consuming cheap wine, watching Muppet Treasure Island and then Cutthroat Island, and generally getting into a thoroughly piratey frame of mind. Jus and Phil looked fantabulous in their gear, and so did Cath (who I had never met before but who is luverly!)
Jus comandeered a cab and disappeared off to make sure last minute mishaps didn't happen! We remained behind for an hour for more grog and then wandered accross town to the docks to meet our erstwile first mate (from now on referred to as Gunpowder Gertie).
We arrived to the welcome sight of more alcohol (unfortunately rum was in short supply so we had to make do with beer and malibu cocktails) and a BBQ. Much hilarity was had deciding what our pirate names should be. But eventually the crew were christened, Captain Jim Spoon (Phil), First Mate Gunpowder Gertie (Jus), Longirons Lucy (Cath), and of course the cabin boy Bobby Blowsemhard (me). We paused for a photocall (pics will follow) and then staggered up to the exhibition, trying our best to support ourselves on landsick legs.
When we entered the exhibition we were handed a sheet of paper, much to our disgust it was not a treasure map but a set of riddles which we had to solve to escape the acursed island. For each riddle we had to find the object that fitted with the answer. We found the first one with ease, but then couldn't work out what the hell to do! There was a lever which we decided must raise treasure or supply fresh water or something. Alas we were confuzzled! We just couldn't work it out. Then a small child came out of the bushes, gave us a look of absolute disgust, placed his card under the lever and stamped his card with a picture! Of course we had to pressgang him into our crew to ensure that the story of our ineptitude couldn't spread.
Eventually we managed to collect all the clues and escape from that accursed place
We left with ne'er a backward glance to wend our merry way to a tavern to consume more rum (and it was rum this time!) In said tavern we met a couple who had spent the day shooting with longbows, they showed us their weapons which impressed us greatly and offered to teach us to shoot a bow. Our captain decided that this would be a great thing to do, as it would supply an added advantage next time we attempted to comandeer a ship.
Finally it was time to return to our ship and we staggered home and collapsed into our bunks for dreams of plundered treasure and drunken debauchery.