Category Archives: Pirates

Two Weeks Out

  By Mike | February 24, 2011 - 5:39 pm | , , ,
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After two weeks at sea, I had learned a few things about pirates and pirating. I had always imagined pirating as a grand adventure, swash-buckling, and sword fighting, battles and raiding. The truth is, a pirate’s work at sea is a lot of moving and lifting and hoisting. It takes a lot of work to keep a ship sailing. And seeing as how it was high summer, there was a lot of sweating going on. I also found out that when you’re at sea on a sailing ship, you don’t take showers. After a few weeks, with all that sweat, and no showers, pirates start to become some unpleasant fellows to be around. Continue reading →

First Day Asea

  By Mike | February 11, 2011 - 11:34 am | , , ,
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Since it looked like I didn’t have a lot of options, I accepted the fact that it will be the pirating life for me for awhile. In fact, if I must admit it, it was beginning to sound like a grand adventure. I replied; ‘Aye Cap’n’.

I was picturing high adventure in my mind. I could picture myself swing from the mast, saber in hand, fighting off the Royal Navy, plundering ships, raiding ports, and getting treasures. ‘Yeah, ‘ I thought; ‘ This could be fun for awhile.’

“If you’ll just tell me where to get my sword and pistol, I’m rarin’ to go Cap’n’ Continue reading →

The Boy Captain

  By Mike | February 3, 2011 - 2:36 pm | , , ,
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‘ Boy, I’ve sat on that stool a hunnert times in the Skull & Bones, ye be the first one to talk to me, ever. No other sea dog would come close. So ye be havin’ one o’ two things, a pair of brass ones, or a sense of the adventure in yer soul. Pirates, highwaymen, vagabonds and minstrels, all need one o’ them two things. I ain’t fer sure yet which it be with ye, but by the time this here voyage be done, we’ll find out.’ Continue reading →