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 :)