DID YOU SAY BIG WEINER?

ALL,

THE TRIP FROM LACK OF SWANS SWANSBORO TO WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH WAS AN ADVENTURE.  AFTER RUNNING AGROUND A SECOND TIME, WE HAD TO BE PULLED INTO DEEPER WATER BY A PASSING BOAT.

THE WEE WILLIE CAME ALONG JUST IN TIME TO ASSIST.  TRUE STORY - SEE THE NAME ON THE SIDE OF THE BOAT. 

A WHILE LATER WE HEARD A DISTRESS CALL COME OVER THE RADIO - THE BIG WINNER NEEDED HELP!  A YOUNG LADY AT THE COAST GUARD STATION RESPONDED SEEKING ADDITIONAL INFO FROM THE CREW OF THE BIG WIENER.  THE BIG WINNER RESPONDED THAT THEY WERE THE BIG WINNER.  SHE ASKED FOR CLARIFICATION IF THEY WERE THE BIG WIENER OR BIG WINNER.  IT MUST HAVE BEEN A TOUGH ANSWER FOR THE CREW...NO BIG WIENER, WE ARE THE BIG WINNER.....   "THAT THERES FUNNY, I DON'T CARE WHO YOU ARE"

WE BUSTED A GUT LISTENING TO THE EXCHANGE.  HOPEFULLY ALL TURNED OUT OK.

ONCE IN WRIGHTSVILLE CAPT'N GEORGE HAD A CHANCE TO BATTLE BACK AGAINST ESTROGEN OVERLOAD AND SEEK OUT SOME NEW FRIENDS.  IS NON STOP JIBBER JABBER JAW FLAPPING AN ESTROGEN BY PRODUCT?    GEORGE AND BARNEY ARE SURE OF IT!

UNABLE TO COMMUNICATE HIS FRUSTRATIONS WITH US HUMANS AND IN DESPERATE NEED TO GET AWAY,  BARNEY TRIED TO ESCAPE BEFORE THE BOAT WAS SECURELY TIED UP.  HE WENT STRAIGHT FOR THE BAR AND ATTEMPTED A DISGUISE.  OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF DAYS HE HAS MADE MORE THAN A FEW ATTEMPTS TO GET AWAY. 

IN THE HOLIDAY MOOD, WE DECORATED SLOW ROLL. 

CAROLYN GRABBED A RENTAL CAR AND HEADED HOME. 

AS YOU CAN SEE IN THE PICTURE, BARNEY CONTINUED TO BE GRUMPY.  NOT SURE WHY HE WOULDN'T BE EXCITED ABOUT THIS ADVENTURE.....  PERHAPS - UNABLE TO WALK ON HIS OWN, BEING PACKED IN WHAT IS REALLY A FLOATING CRATE, NEAR CONSTANT JIBBER JABBER, WEE WILLIES, BIG WIENERS, AND NO BITCHES..... 

WE BOUGHT HIM A TREAT.  "CHEER UP, LITTLE BUDDY!" 

ALANA FOUND A CABIN COMPANION, SHE BEGGED AND BEGGED HIM TO COME ABOARD..... BUT HE WAS A BIT TO BIG AND HEAVY TO BRING ON THE BOAT.... 

THE RAINS MOVED OUT TODAY AND PROVIDED A SPECTACULAR SIGHT.  THERE HAVE BEEN MORE THAN A FEW OPPORTUNITIES ON THIS TRIP FOR US TO COUNT OUR BLESSINGS.  WE ARE VERY FORTUNATE AND MISS YOU ALL.

 

zigged instead of zagged

ALL,

WE LEFT ORIENTAL AND HEADED SOUTH WITH PLANS TO SLIP INTO BEAUFORT.

PRIOR TO CASTING OFF, CAPTAIN GEORGE STARTS LOOKING FOR ALTERNATIVE SLEEPING ARRANGEMENTS AND TO GET AWAY FROM ALL THE JIBBER JABBER....

WITH ONLY 1 CAPTAIN AND 2 NAVIGATORS, WE RAN AGROUND TWICE.  WITH ONE NAVIGATOR YELLING ZIG AND THE OTHER YELLING ZAG, THE CAPTAIN DECIDED BEAUFORT WAS NOT ALL THAT IMPORTANT.... 

HEADED SOUTH FROM BUBBAVILLE, WE PASSED A NUMBER OF WELL LANDSCAPED PROPERTIES BUT THIS ONE TOOK FIRST PLACE!

ALL CONCRETE YARD WITH A COUPLE OF PALM TREES!



 

ONCE DOCKED IN SWANSBORO THE CAPTAIN HAD HAD ENOUGH OF THE NAVIGATORS AND BEGAN TO RELAX IN ERNEST.

ONE FOR ALL THE ZIGS AND ONE FOR ALL OF THE ZAGS.... 

SUNSET ACROSS THE BAR

NEW FRIENDS

BOAT LIGHT PARADE

SWANSBORO?  SATURDAY MORNING WE DECIDED TO LEARN THE WHO, WHAT, WHERE, WHENS AND WHYS OF THIS PLACE. 



THESE DON'T APPEAR TO BE SWANS...PERHAPS SHORT NECKED SWANS??





NOT A SWAN - BUT IT WAS A REALLY COOL CEDAR TREE CARVING

THE ONLY SWAN IN SWANSBORO

BARNEY, SECRETLY WISHING TO BE DROPPED OFF AT THE SPCA.... 

NEW PASSENGER - CAROLYN - LINDA CASCIELLO'S GOLFING BUDDY DECIDES TO RIDE ALONG WITH US TO WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH. 

LOVE TO ALL.

ORIENTAL GOBBLE GOBBLE

ALL,

ADVENTURES ABOUND IN THE BOOMING METROPOLIS OF ORIENTAL, YOU JUST NEED TO KNOW WHERE TO LOOK.  SHY AS WE ARE, IT TOOK US A WHILE TO BEGIN TO VENTURE OUT, MEET PEOPLE AND EXPLORE THE AREA. 

THE SAILBOAT DOCKED NEXT TO US WAS HEADED TO FIJI - GEORGE SAID IT WOULD TAKE A TRUCK LOAD OF BLACK FOOTBALL PLAYERS TO FORCE HIS ASS ONTO THAT BOAT.  NO WAY IN HELL WAS HE GOING ON A TRIP LIKE THAT.

WHILE ENJOYING A LIBATION, ALANA WAS APPROACHED BY ONE OF THE LOCAL STUDS WHO MENTIONED "SHE STUNK TOO GOOD TO BE FROM AROUND HERE". 

RECOGNIZING THE GOOD STINK WAS WORTH SHARING, WE SET OFF EXPLORING.  THE QUESTION ASKED MORE THAN A FEW TIMES - WHY IS IT CALLED ORIENTAL?

WHY AREN'T THERE ANY OF THESE MAILBOXES IN URBANNA?

NOT ALL THAT ORIENTAL THOUGH....

NO MENTION OF THE ORIENT - BUT IT DOES PROVIDE ORIENTATION....

LOOKS SORT OF ORNAMENTAL....

HOME SWEET HOME AND THE PLACE OF MORE THAN A FEW LAUGHS

LOCAL VIOLIN MAKER - HE KINDA LOOKS ORIENTAL...

TURKEY DAY CAME AND WENT WITH ALL THE TRADITIONAL BELLY RUBBING.  IT WAS LOTS OF FUN CELEBRATING THE HOLIDAY IN A BRAND NEW PLACE OVER-EATING WITH STRANGERS.

TOMORROW WE HEAD SOUTH PAST MOREHEAD CITY WITH THE GOAL OF MAKING IT TO WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH SATURDAY NIGHT........MAYBE.



REGARDLESS OF HOW FAR WE GET, IT IS NICE KNOWING WE STINK GOOD.

LOVE US

She's a good ship lollipop

ALL,

WHAT WE THOUGHT WOULD BE THE LAND OF LILLIPUT TURNED OUT TO BE ORIENTAL NORTH CAROLINA.  OH WELL, MAYBE LILLIPUT IS NEXT.

GLORIOUS WEATHER CONTINUED AS WE CROSSED THE NEUSE RIVER AND KEPT HEADING SOUTH

SAFELY IN ORIENTAL, WE TIED UP AND MADE NEW FRIENDS, DRINKING CHAMPAGNE AND SINGING ALONG TO OUR NEW THEME SONG "SHE'S A GOOD SHIP LOLLIPOP". 

ORIENTAL PROVIDED US WITH OUR FIRST MEAL OUT IN MANY DAYS.  CAUTION: MEALS OUT WITH LANDLUBBERS AFTER CHAMPAGNE, SINGING AND MENTAL WEAKNESS (DUE TO SALT WATER INTAKE DAYS EARLIER)......CAN BE EXPENSIVE.

PHONES AND TURDS DON'T MIX! 

AFTER DINNER AT THE DOCKSIDE TIKI HUT, SANDY WAS UNABLE TO LOCATE HER PHONE.  MULTIPLE TRIPS BACK AND FORTH BETWEEN THE RESTAURANT AND THE BOAT FINALLY SOLVED THE MYSTERY.  UPON ARRIVING BACK TO THE RESTAURANT (AGAIN), THE HOSTESS SAID "AREN'T YOU THE LADY WHO LOST HER PHONE"???  WELL, THEY HAD FOUND IT.  ACTUALLY, A PLUNGER FOUND IT.  THE RESTAURANT STAFF WAS NICE ENOUGH TO PLACE IT IN A BAG OF RICE WITH THE BATTERY REMOVED IN HOPES THAT IT WOULD SURVIVE.  OUR FIRST SHIP OF FOOLS CUSTOMER SERVICE AWARD GOES OUT TO THE TIKI BAR STAFF IN ORIENTAL NC.  THEY PULLED OFF THIS WIN BY STAYING COOL UNDER PRESSURE, ABLE TO SEPARATE POO FROM PLASTIC AND HAVING THE GOOD SENSE TO PROTECT THE PHONE WITH THE BAG OF RICE TRICK.

FOR THIS TRIP/BLOG TO BE SUCCESSFUL IT NEEDS TO INCLUDE EQUAL AMOUNTS OF TALES TOLD AND LESSONS LEARNED. 

LESSON 1:  IT IS IMPORTANT TO SECURE YOUR PHONE PRIOR TO SITTING ON THE TOILET AND TO BE ABLE TO DISTINGUISH BETWEEN THE DIFFERENT SOUNDS MADE BY FALLING OBJECTS.

LESSON 2: CELL PHONES AND POO DON'T MIX OR FLUSH WELL.  ENDEAVOR TO KEEP THESE 2 THINGS AS FAR APART AS POSSIBLE SO THAT YOU AVOID AN EMBARRASSING AND COSTLY EXPERIENCE.

IF YOU NEED TO GET IN TOUCH WITH US, DO NOT CALL SANDY'S PHONE - TRY GEORGE OR ALANA'S INSTEAD.  WE HOPE TO REPLACE HER PHONE IN THE NEXT TOWN :)

spent first night in marina just passed lock..  george took off out of lock before sandy and i had untied...we fell over laughing so hard...fortunately lock keeper hadnt tied us tightly so no damage done.  george never knew what happened...let's keep it that way!  spent night in marina that had nasty little shower room.  motion detector light.  had to jump out of shower every 15 seconds, run to center of room and waive arms wildly to get light back on.  went through albemarle sound and it was like glass...we were very relieved.  spent night two in entrance to alligator river.  met two other cruisers..one from gloucester and one from mathews.  friends of george & sandy's came over from nags head and had dinner with us.  scotch, wine and then little beers.  they couldn't get enough little beers, can't imagine how bad they felt this morning.   cruised down alligator river and into cypress swamp..surreal.  sandy asked what day it was..she thought it was monday, i said it was sunday, george said he was sure it was wednesday.  sandy was right and george said "let's agree to have no more hard  questions!  beautiful day going through cut and out into Pungo River.  Pulled into Marina in belhaven and walked into the coolest bathrooms we've ever seen,  pics are coming.  we walked about  a tiny town and slipped into Belhaven Museum..truly a cross between Smithsonian and Ripleys Believe it or not!  Took photos of babies in jars...two headed pig in a jar.. 8 legged pig in jar, a 10 pound tumor, one eyed pig in a jar.  have honestly never seen anything like it!  watched the sun set and having salmon onboard.  we thought we would curb our drinking as we're going to bed by 7:30 pm...but it doesn't work that way..we're just doing it faster!  leaving tomorrow for Oriental NC.  The adventure continues.  who cares what day it is????  or the time???? or where we are???? laughed our asses off constantly. 

BELHAVEN NORTH CAROLINA

ALL,

MADE IT TO BELHAVEN NC THIS AFTERNOON.  CONFUSION OVERWHELMED THE CREW DURING THE TRIP WITH SPIRITED DEBATE ABOUT WHAT DAY OF THE WEEK IT WAS - SANDY SAID MONDAY, ALANA SAID SUNDAY AND THE CAPTAIN SAID WEDNESDAY.....  WE PLAN TO DRINK LESS SEAWATER IN THE HOPE THAT OUR MINDS CLEAR.....

WE VENTURED ONTO DRY LAND IN SEARCH OF SANITY AND FOUND OURSELVES AT A MUSEUM WITH FREAKS OF NATURE ON DISPLAY - 2 HEADED PIGS, 1 EYED PIGS AND SUCH.....

ON SECOND THOUGHT, WE PLAN TO CONSUME WINE IN ADDITION TO NO SEAWATER....

LOVE US.

Leaving Virgina behind

Early morning departure from Centerville Marina.  Crossed into NC and headed south. 

Travelers!

Day two:  mad dsh to Sunset marina in Hampton.  Rolling, but beautiful.  Met a hunk in the marina...ran away fast.  Christy brought us provisions...6 more bottles of champagne...we love you Christy..thank YOU!  Heading into icw tomorrow morning early.  delicious dinner onboard.  still laughing.  What would we do without Jay???  thanks for all the calls and messages.  we miss everyone!

ON OUR WAY DOWN THE BAY!

Before Adventure

Sandy and LaJean attempting this whole blog thing.