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Re: Tripping Around The World, Envy Me But Wish Me Luck
Posted: Fri Aug 28, 2009 1:02 am
by Graham
Re: Tripping Around The World, Envy Me But Wish Me Luck
Posted: Fri Aug 28, 2009 1:13 am
by Graham
Re: Tripping Around The World, Envy Me But Wish Me Luck
Posted: Fri Aug 28, 2009 1:20 am
by Graham
Re: Tripping Around The World, Envy Me But Wish Me Luck
Posted: Fri Aug 28, 2009 1:30 am
by Graham
It was a great way to travel really, i've been on a few yachts and boats so have no problem with sickness. The tour of the islands was great and generally when we got out to sea i stayed above deck the whole time. Many of the others were ill so up top smelt the best anyway, lazy days sunbathing or just sitting dangling my feet in with a beer and book lovely. Then at night climb ontop of the wheelhouse and bed down looking up at the stars in my sleeping bag.
Until the last night that was. We had been going through swells all day so you can imagine the stench of sick below was awful I was woken when a wave broke over the boat and buried me in water, considering i'm at the back of the boat thats some wave!!
As i'm wet now i help the captain, a mad austrian guy named fritz lower the sails and we also strap my bike as best we can which has had its roped broken by the breaking waves. We cant stand it up but at least lash it to stop it sliding any further. The storm continues all night and i spend it soaking, sleeping behind the wheel house getting soaked by splash every few minutes until we reach cartagena in colombia and the sun comes up and the damage is observed,.
What you cant see is the front of the boat, the nets strung between most catamarans had been ripped off and the whole supports were twisted to pieces. Still i capped an amazing few days off with a cheesy photo!
Re: Tripping Around The World, Envy Me But Wish Me Luck
Posted: Fri Aug 28, 2009 1:31 am
by Graham
Just going for beer, and food dont reply until after i've finished !!!!!!!
Re: Tripping Around The World, Envy Me But Wish Me Luck
Posted: Fri Aug 28, 2009 4:41 am
by Graham
Re: Tripping Around The World, Envy Me But Wish Me Luck
Posted: Fri Aug 28, 2009 4:52 am
by Graham
Re: Tripping Around The World, Envy Me But Wish Me Luck
Posted: Fri Aug 28, 2009 5:05 am
by Graham
Re: Tripping Around The World, Envy Me But Wish Me Luck
Posted: Fri Aug 28, 2009 5:22 am
by Graham
Re: Tripping Around The World, Envy Me But Wish Me Luck
Posted: Fri Aug 28, 2009 5:26 am
by Graham