Liveaboards in Messolonghi

[lille_bee]

Hello to the "messy" crew, afloat or ashore and an early Merry Christmas to you all.

Having not been into the harbour for about 8 years, a little "where to park" up date would be appreciated before we arrive on Thursday 11th. March 2010 about 1400 hrs. on the way to Turkey (how's that for a passage plan even though we're 2,000 miles away at the moment).

We've read all the comments by the "grumpies", what about something from the "glass is half full" brigade. The usual summer sailors will still be tucked up in Northern Europe so the liveaboards are the source of all useful local knowledge. We only say this because one or two photos we've seen make it look important to chose the right bit of concrete to tie up to according to the likely wind direction, yes it looked surprisingly rough that far from open water.

Please come and say hello when we arrive (very big Welsh and Greek flags)

Regards

John and Elsa (Moody 422 Lille Bee)

 

[1bobt]

What a bad time of year to arive in messolongi from northern europe . The local liveaboard will be suffering from cabin fever on the 11 march 2010 best not to stay there. I would recommend Nidri. You could get a Happy meal in the 1 onion and a half full glass of beer.

cheers bobt

 

[highandry]

[QUOTE before we arrive on Thursday 11th. March 2010 about 1400 hrs

John and Elsa (Moody 422 Lille Bee)[/QUOTE]

That is the most outrageous ETA I have ever seen..only the Starship Enterprise is known to have been accurate with an ETA that far ahead..

 

[lille_bee]

only the Starship Enterprise is known to have been accurate with an ETA that far ahead..

Nah, Captain Kirk wouldn't have put up with "about 1400hrs" as an ETA...!

 

[Ariadne]

Don't know how many live aboards will left in March, but there are at least 5 Welsh flags down here (including our own).

Just wander around and say hello, I'm sure we'll have a beer or two in our club room, only 1€ a bottle as well!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[BobnLesley]

Are you sure Lille-Bee?

"...we arrive on Thursday 11th. March 2010 about 1400 hrs..."

I don't want to try teaching any egg-sucking, but did you remember to allow for the time difference between Greece and you current location when compiling this passage plan?

 

[lille_bee]

Travelling at warp factor 5

Hello Bob and Lesley

Thanks for your concern and yes you are of course correct, we should have built in an allowance for the fact that our ETA of 1400 hrs. (local time) would be out by 2 whole hours as we had based all the maths on GMT.

SWMBO has always said that I tend to be wildly optimistic in my passage plan calculations. She never ceases to remind me of the day I once had to get the 1905 hrs. train out of Southampton instead of the seat I had booked on the 1845 hrs. train. Silly me I failed to recalculate accurately my ETA from Port Said to the UK after stopping for a pint of milk in Safeways (as it was then) in Gibraltar (ah! well, it's always the litttle things).

Must go, grandma is calling... and she does tend to forget to bring those eggs.

Regards

John and Elsa

PS

We are still unable to get the SOG out of the boat we thought we would; the guy who sold it too us ( a Mr. Scott I think, engineer of some sort) kept going on about the warp drive and how fast and efficient it was. Well we only have about a dozen warps left; we've been throwing them into the engine but it doesn't make any difference.

PPS

Mr. Scott said he once worked for a chap who was also asking the impossible of his engines, I think His name was Kirk, (apparently he had three ears), a left ear, a right ear and a final front ear!!!!

 

[Chris_Robb]

Hello Bob and Lesley

Thanks for your concern and yes you are of course correct, we should have built in an allowance for the fact that our ETA of 1400 hrs. (local time) would be out by 2 whole hours as we had based all the maths on GMT.

SWMBO has always said that I tend to be wildly optimistic in my passage plan calculations. She never ceases to remind me of the day I once had to get the 1905 hrs. train out of Southampton instead of the seat I had booked on the 1845 hrs. train. Silly me I failed to recalculate accurately my ETA from Port Said to the UK after stopping for a pint of milk in Safeways (as it was then) in Gibraltar (ah! well, it's always the litttle things).

Must go, grandma is calling... and she does tend to forget to bring those eggs.

Regards

John and Elsa

PS

We are still unable to get the SOG out of the boat we thought we would; the guy who sold it too us ( a Mr. Scott I think, engineer of some sort) kept going on about the warp drive and how fast and efficient it was. Well we only have about a dozen warps left; we've been throwing them into the engine but it doesn't make any difference.

PPS

Mr. Scott said he once worked for a chap who was also asking the impossible of his engines, I think His name was Kirk, (apparently he had three ears), a left ear, a right ear and a final front ear!!!!

Our passage plan from Portsmouth has an ETA of exactly 15:00 local time on July 1st 2010. Might see you there!

 

[Cariadco]

Laugh??

Hello Bob and Lesley

Thanks for your concern and yes you are of course correct, we should have built in an allowance for the fact that our ETA of 1400 hrs. (local time) would be out by 2 whole hours as we had based all the maths on GMT.

SWMBO has always said that I tend to be wildly optimistic in my passage plan calculations. She never ceases to remind me of the day I once had to get the 1905 hrs. train out of Southampton instead of the seat I had booked on the 1845 hrs. train. Silly me I failed to recalculate accurately my ETA from Port Said to the UK after stopping for a pint of milk in Safeways (as it was then) in Gibraltar (ah! well, it's always the litttle things).

Must go, grandma is calling... and she does tend to forget to bring those eggs.

Regards

John and Elsa

PS

We are still unable to get the SOG out of the boat we thought we would; the guy who sold it too us ( a Mr. Scott I think, engineer of some sort) kept going on about the warp drive and how fast and efficient it was. Well we only have about a dozen warps left; we've been throwing them into the engine but it doesn't make any difference.

PPS

Mr. Scott said he once worked for a chap who was also asking the impossible of his engines, I think His name was Kirk, (apparently he had three ears), a left ear, a right ear and a final front ear!!!!

Very Good. Typical Welshie Sense of Humour.

Twll Tin Pob Sais, as they say where I'm from.....

 

[lille_bee]

Some festive funnies

So Cariad

You thought that was funny ah!

Seems like a challenge to me? Well it is Christmas and it sounds like the liveaborads need all the help they/we can get in the laughter department.

So here goes.... have you heard the one about.....

A group of chess enthusiasts checked into a hotel and were standing
in the lobby discussing their recent tournament victories. After about
an hour, the manager came out of the office and asked them to disperse.
"But why?" they asked, as they moved off. "Because", he said, "I can't
stand chess nuts boasting in an open foyer."

If you though that was bad, there are loads more..... unless you can do better

Nadolig Llawen and all that swadling

 

[Cariadco]

Groaaaaaaaaaaaaan.

Irish Turkey? It's looking forward to Christmas.......

Still not a patch on yours, though.

Wait 'till I stagger in, one night soon, the Grey Matter'll be working then, probably the fingers won't so I apologise for the spelling now!!

 

[lille_bee]

Christmas inspiration

Perhaps these two will get the grey matter working

Two fish swim into a concrete wall. The one turns to the other and
says,"Dam"!

Have you heard about the agnostic, dyslexic, insomniac..... "sat up all night wondering whether there really was a dog".





Unless you can do better

Happy new year

John and Elsa

 

[Cariadco]

Reply???

This one's best said outloud, however....

Two Parrots on a Perch, one says to the other:

"Can you smell fish?"

Hehehehehe

 

[lille_bee]

Happy new year

Hello again Cariad and Co.

Left fore finger in right ear and out loud say "Red" backwards ........ SWMBO's comment on the parrot sketch.. not bad though.

Shall we go on.... of course we shall, especially when all the other blogs are busy slagging each other off and everything appears to be far from a Merry Christmas


Two hydrogen atoms meet. One says "I've lost my electron." The other
says "Are you sure?" The first replies "Yes, I'm positive."

Your go me thinks

Regards "Lille Bee's Christmas crew"

 

[Cariadco]

a good 'un...

"Officer, Help, I've just been Graped....."
Madam, surely you mean Raped???
"oh no, there was a bunch of them......"

 

[Athene V30]

Is Tasman still there?

Happy New Year to Colin & Moira.

 

[lille_bee]

Jokes only please

Oi! mush, as they politely say in the better parts of Merseyside, this space can only be used if a well planned and rehearsed joke is included... for example

"Two Eskimos sitting in a kayak were chilly, so they lit a fire in the
craft Unsurprisingly it sank, proving once again that you can't have
your kayak and heat it too".


There are more....... many more

Happy new year one and all

John and Elsa

 

[1bobt]

Oi! mush, as they politely say in the better parts of Merseyside, this space can only be used if a well planned and rehearsed joke is included... for example

"Two Eskimos sitting in a kayak were chilly, so they lit a fire in the
craft Unsurprisingly it sank, proving once again that you can't have
your kayak and heat it too".


There are more....... many more

Happy new year one and all

John and Elsa

Any chance you could do your jokes in the lounge

Humbug Bobt

 

[lenseman]

. . . I think His name was Kirk, (apparently he had three ears), a left ear, a right ear and a final front ear!!!!

WOW, Kirk must be been related to Davy Crockett?

According to a song which was doing the rounds in the 1950's, he was "King of The Wild Front Ear"

 

[Cariadco]

Any chance you could do your jokes in the lounge

Humbug Bobt

Jokes?
What on earth makes you think these are jokes??