the Royaliste

:) "Oh, yea, I done forgot you two already met!!!....*Returns wink at Hellava, begins looking for the Monkey's Fist, muttering.......*Baaay-Beee!!"*

Atta Girl, Shipmate!!!!......all in the 'viewpoint!!

Shrugs, and goes back to swabbin' the deck from last nite's storm..(gloves?..In the great age of sail, only women wore gloves, not seamen, looks at hands, nods).......

Aye!, An old friend, but, 'tis not very bad, considering the initial reports I heard didn't mention the crew's outcome....Best for the future, Gary

...."Aye Zephyr, 'tis a joy that they kin keep it up whilst we sail!!...An', well,...good comeback on the 'Moonchild'!"..(looks for mouse ears to cover arse wif')............

Jeesh!...An' ye didn't even call me!!!...Glad it was a blast, any hooo!!!.............

The Pyrate looks West, then East...."Well, alla the 'targets are gone, off to Sacramento, then down stream to Lala land....Nuttin' to shoot but the fort, now!!!"...Looks south, judging elevation and windage......

"Ahoy and Avast!!...Just found a rather nice pair 'o black, button pirate breeches, so, check your ditty bags, folks"..............

:) "Prince Dakkar's ruff draft is back under Jolly Rogers or somewhere!..Already kinda been figured...RR's modified to look like sick, twisted Skull, with top flourish wrapping around to finish 'skull' look'...crossed cutlasses, etc...'Search', me pretties!!!!...RRRR, 'o course, they should 'match'!"............

'Still Blushing'... "Why, Thank ye, Cap'n!!"..

:) ..."Aye, Lassie, that I see!!!...Shoulder's 'll hafta do,( Goin' on me left one, soon) as, to sight the obvious, methinks Hellava will be the only one sportin' the Double RR's on the Arse!!!........'You know, ( DUH! ) eh? And, We don't need Saber a wavin' a cutlass up n' down the Mission, do we???".............

:) "Aye, 'Quill!!...and a certain Pyrette an' I 'ave been discussin' that very 'Kodak' moment, already!....My sleeve, her RR's (bun 'pun' intended!).....I'm sure 'ole 'Frisco Tattoo' will make an accord for a group rate..Afterall, they're just 'guidelines'!!.........

Aye, Maytee!...'Ere's a bit 'o the 'plundered' stash!..Fresh from the 'Interceptor' (R.I.P.)..........

All things bein' equal, 'twas still one great weekend and Sea Battle, an' wif' alla the fine company, well, It'd be hard to match again!..(Really need to update me website now!!!!....And again, Great photo's, women!!!........(still a wee bit shy 'bout me arse, but, oh, well, I kin always 'photoshop' the double RR's in!!!)..........

"Hmmm,".... 'Mutterin' somethin' 'bout fungal effects on wooden ships, and the symbiotic relationship with salt, not fresh, water'............

:) Alla their engines were RUNNIN'!...Jus' slow, an' fat!!!....RRRRR!!....

"Aw, 'tis alright !! Aye told 'em ta leave the load 'o firewood for me woodstove, an' take a train south!!!"...........

Still BLUSHING

(Annette 'n Cubby, grrreat one!)

"At'll teach 'em ta call Her a 'Bayliner'!!!"

I carry a brass head, replica sand cast early 1750's French Iroquois trade axe, as it matches me Ship well, not very heavy, seven inch head, hand carved and planed Ipe' hardwood haft.....mebbee 20 Yankee frogskins, tops..........

" RRRRR!!!!....(Bows to the Quartermaster), A RRRight fine job, there , me 'Quill!!!....All of you really captured truely great moments from a ' Hellava' day!!!!....( Looks at bottom prints, see's own arse, and), *BLUSHES*, 'Rollinonthefuggindecklaffinmefrigginarseoff!!......See you real soon,.... M-O-U-S-Eeeeeee!!!!!............

:) "Bloody Bloomin' 'eck, women!..A Dyn- a mite job so far!....Canna' wait fer the Battle!...(Really nice, Carrie!)"......Finest kind yet, shipmates!!!........

Ahoy and Avast, Privateer Pete!.... Welcome aboard 'ere in Cyberville, since ye've already been aboard for a real life adventure!....."Twas a pleasure, Mate, an' more out on the sea lanes ahead!..Lookin' forwr'd to the " Poison Quill's Quartermaster's account 'o the weekend!...RRRRRRoyaliste!!!"............

Were it not for sea-sickness, the whole world would be sailors.

-Charles Darwin

At sea I learned how little a person needs, not how much.

-Robin Lee Graham

:) Groucho :)

Sometimes for brief periods it's kind of fun to make believe that you don't own a boat.

-Joe Richards

The sailor is well aware that the stalls are filled with sea books written by landlubbers.

-Lincoln Colcord

Outside of a dog, a book is man's best friend.

Inside of a dog, it's too dark to read.

-Groucho Marx