as mark twain put it: 'twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than the ones you did do. so throw off the bowlines. sail away from the safe harbor. catch the trade winds in your sails. explore. dream. discover.'

Friday 14 May 2010

pirates of the caribbean


this is our island! we came over today on very rough seas, doug said it was the roughest he's ever come over in and he's made a lot of boat trips out here. what an initiation. johnny depp/captain jack sparrow is not here, but otherwise all is amazing, and pirate like. there are 30 or so workers, tents, diggers, excavators, it's basically quite a building site, but beautiful. tonight is windy, we have had our pasta dinner, with concrete blocks as chairs, and a huge wire spool for a table. we brought all the groceries, minus the eggs which come on the barge tomorrow which is much smoother. they would have been scrambled eggs for sure. we wrapped all the food in bin bags, which one by one flew off during the journey. matt, the cook, said the watermelons are a bit bruised inside. i said so are we.

more soon, think we're here all weekend, and it seems the internet here lets me post pictures so i'll do some pictorial updates. didn't get a good picture of the whole island as it was too bumpy on the boat, and the waves were drenching us. if it calms down we will go fishing tomorrow so will get some then.

bye from tracy island/hatchet caye for now x
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2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Woah! A photo! Are you just posting piratical references on purpose to get visits?! How is the marathon plan looking? 26 laps of the island in its current sizing would work out nicely. Get running Pickles, oh and pilates will iron out any internal bruising of water melons.

Pacamama

Marietta said...

Looks bloody brilliant! and I love the idea of you as the resident Clapton impersonator. You may need a beard and glassses. xx