What Part of God...
Friday, July 15
We docked in La Conner today. After we stood down, a number of us took a walk around town. One group was made up of myself, Esther, Rosey, and I think Beth. As we were completing our circuit, we met up with Smee and Matt and a couple of others, who were talking to a large, bearded man.
We greeted each other, and then this man said, a smile on his face, "So what part of God are you all from?"
We all went silent, uncertain how to answer this question.
"Do you mean to say," he asked, "that you are not from God?"
"Umm..." Beth ventured, "I'm lutheran."
"So what are you up to tonight?" he went on. "I think I know, but I want to hear it from you."
We all remained silent, completely confused. Finally, someone suggested we check out a nearby antique store.
"I'll go with you," the man said. "I'm curious."
Beth announced that she was going back to the brig. I asked her if she wanted company, and she said, "No, I'm fine." She must have thought I was worried. Actually, I just wanted to go back to the brig, too. She walked away, and a bit later, I followed, saying good bye to my friends.
As the others turned to go to the antique store, the man said something along the lines of, "Don't think I don't know what you're up to."
Smee made the mistake of trying to make a joke. "Well, sometimes you just have to rob a bank to pay the bills."
"You're going to rob a bank?!" the man asked.
I walked away at that point, but later Rosey and Matt told me the rest of the story. The man followed them to the antique store, stood outside as they went in, with the warning, "I'm watching you!" and then snuck up on Matt while he was looking at a Beetles album. As they all left, he said, "Just know I'll be on the lookout in case you come back!"
This man is a total mystery. None of us know why he said these things. Was he serious? Was it mistaken identity? Was he mentally ill? Was he screwing with our heads for fun? Who knows? Shook us all up, though.
We docked in La Conner today. After we stood down, a number of us took a walk around town. One group was made up of myself, Esther, Rosey, and I think Beth. As we were completing our circuit, we met up with Smee and Matt and a couple of others, who were talking to a large, bearded man.
We greeted each other, and then this man said, a smile on his face, "So what part of God are you all from?"
We all went silent, uncertain how to answer this question.
"Do you mean to say," he asked, "that you are not from God?"
"Umm..." Beth ventured, "I'm lutheran."
"So what are you up to tonight?" he went on. "I think I know, but I want to hear it from you."
We all remained silent, completely confused. Finally, someone suggested we check out a nearby antique store.
"I'll go with you," the man said. "I'm curious."
Beth announced that she was going back to the brig. I asked her if she wanted company, and she said, "No, I'm fine." She must have thought I was worried. Actually, I just wanted to go back to the brig, too. She walked away, and a bit later, I followed, saying good bye to my friends.
As the others turned to go to the antique store, the man said something along the lines of, "Don't think I don't know what you're up to."
Smee made the mistake of trying to make a joke. "Well, sometimes you just have to rob a bank to pay the bills."
"You're going to rob a bank?!" the man asked.
I walked away at that point, but later Rosey and Matt told me the rest of the story. The man followed them to the antique store, stood outside as they went in, with the warning, "I'm watching you!" and then snuck up on Matt while he was looking at a Beetles album. As they all left, he said, "Just know I'll be on the lookout in case you come back!"
This man is a total mystery. None of us know why he said these things. Was he serious? Was it mistaken identity? Was he mentally ill? Was he screwing with our heads for fun? Who knows? Shook us all up, though.