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On the 1st april i woke up in the port for the economicaly challenged.Haveing needlessly been reminded summer began then i was person non grata untill next september!Such is life in the med.
Id drifted across hear instead of the port cross becouse we were meeting to talk about our final plans for summer to arrange to keep in touch and say farwel!
We arrived the evening/night befor Dave in his Chassiron was there when i arrived dropping my stern anchor,Michel arrived as we had the BBQ going and drinks ready!I asked why they dident use a stern anchor??Comeing in stern to is slower.
We had a wonderful night!We ate and drank far to much.The girls or rather the woman Madalain Suzy Marie-Luise Sandrine and Stella were there Suzy is married to Jean-Paul and Madalain to Jean-Pierre The others are from the sanary tribe!And were frequent visitors to Suzy who lives abord a Benetti 23(meter)i think? and Madalain who lives abors a larger steel sail boat.
We spoke of our plans Dave (whos an American) was off to Sardinia to explore.Michel was going back to Corsica as there were enough bays he knew that jet skis dident get to!And other bays where there were enough Italians and French anchored to discorage them!!!!
We were haveing a great time the girls from Sanary were great! Then they asked if they could come with us?We said we were going in differant directions,to the frozen waists of the Baltic indeed!!
In the end Sandrine and Michel were set to sail together to Menton where Sandrine has a sister,Dave would take Marie-Loise to Sardinia! She had always wanted to go there and she had family in Bastia so she could visit them on the way back.
Stella asked if she could come with me to Sete.How could i say no! Her red gold main catching the light and flashing with health.
Marie-Luise had arrived with her Dufor 2800.We wondered why she dident sail her boat?? She was leaving it hear!!OK
Next day dawend another fine day for summer (and it was just April!) Afeter breakfast of Tea or Coffee musli (lidel 1.80 euros/kg) bread (baked last night) marmalade (home made market fruit rest) we wondered why the girls were to come with us?? What had we done?
We have no money no home beyond ore boats and no fixed place,for woman a disaster!Madalain came accross, we told her our worries? She said the girls have divorced have had some bad experiances and like you.youve always helped them been like a brother??
We had indeed helped them move decorate transport funiture advised them listened to them ate with them and protected them!!Once.
All set then Suzy came accross "your last day hear"? yes for now! Could you help tidy up the place hear? Yes! Off we set sweeping leaves sand clearing up the BBQ area,10.30 finished we went abord and brought off bottels of wine they were wine we had bought and we each brought a sample that we could try each others final choise.
As Dave went to get some bread Madalain asked us if we could look at her water pump? Off we went fixed the fuse that was missing and re attached the contact where the screw had come loose,back to impritant matters! Then Madalain said "the bilge pumps stopped" Back we went to clear the filter of hair.She ment the shower evacuation pump!
Could you look at the bilge pump while your hear?? Yes?? we looked cleaned and went back to out wine by now mid day!!!! Suzy came out " my heads blocked"Could you look at it???
Which heads?? The Blakes Oh but you have two electric ones?? Yes but it would be nice to have it going ---- It was 12.00!! I said but Suzy i have to get some fule for my cooker Dave said he had to collect imprtant emails and Michel said after lunch!
We left! What do the woman have??Perhaps its spring cleaning?? We hadent had anything all morning!We took the Landrover into town and left it outside the bread/cake shop where the Girls would take tea and wait for us to get them,the landy on the parking would assure them
We went to the pizzaria (only for tourist it sells great lunches and pizza only on demand!)We went to the garden at the back incase the girls found us! we orderd 1 liter of local red (Bandol!!)a salad chickin livers toast and a cold cockalette.
What was wrong with the woman?? Fixing the heads?? They had had us at it all day??The girls! i liked Stella the others though they like the others but we had no money no home nothing??? so what do the y want??? Never mind! we orderd another Liter more bread and some local goats cheese!
We asked for toast.Amazing what Ricardo can make in his oven!And fine it was with olives
Another wine and it was almost 17.00 oclock!! the girls would be waiting.Off we went there they were! Sandrine took the keys we sat in the back and back we went.The fire was doing well our wine was still on the table!We tried anyway but couldnt say what we realy thought.
I started the flat breads on my stone that i dusted the hot ashes off the fish meat potatoes leaks onions garlic were bakeing.
we drank more wine ate wonderful filled flat breads with hot chillys that had been soaded in spice salt and oil the dried and crushed umm it was a wonderful end to the winter and sad that we had to go our way for the summer.
The woman then made coffee,i took a cup as did we all! then to our total amazment the woman poured brandy,i added asuger cube this was unexpected! another and a third then the Brandy bottle was sealed.That had never ever happend befor ever!!! We dident think about it just enjoyed,though the woman Know we cant drink stron drink like that??
We three staggered with help back on board,the girls helped us into our bearths Stella said she would start out now for Sete it was 2 am?? i said something and fell asleep!
I woke up my lee cloth tied the water burbaling against the hull i looked up and saw a lioness her hair bright red and gold,she saw me and came down stroked my hair tucked me up and kissed me!!!
This was a dream!! I slept on later the course changed and i was up!Yes a 90 degree change i was around the lea cloth then rememberd i had a pilot!! With golden red hair! i went back to sleep the wind was nothing.
A bit later i heard the splash and felt the chain and line going out???In Sete we come into port??I went up on deck,as i looked out even i saw we were barely west of Cassis in a bay,as i lookeded about ,i knew well!!
Stella finished with the anchor,ther wasent wind so i decided not to check!!Anyway all the strong drink had left me baddly off,i really can drink much strong drink after wine!Normal i drink a small drop when on passage with cocco or tea.
Stella came into the cockpit she was radiant and took off her cloths and said "well swimm ashore" Yes? i said she dived in before i could say more.she looked around,i looked at the crystal clear water and knew that ment it was freezing! She said "come on" its wonderful!! UMM i jumped in!!
Ashore we walked along the sand to the empty huts we stopped and she said " You must stop drinking" its bad for you! She then said it was making me fat!She said i ate well but the alcohol was bad for me.I said ok.
Woman mafia!!
She then said i was 90 kgs i said 62kgs as always NO she said Valerie (my dentist and girl friend) Had been told by Dr Dollart (my doctor and friend of Valerie,we all eat together) i was 91kgs!!! and that he had told me for more than 20 years not to drink as you drink to much!Now you must STOP!!
Yes i said? she took my hands and said i MUST stop please,her damp hair smelt still had her perfume of frsh flowers.We were naked! She laughed held me then ran back to swim back.
I padeled in the now even colder water as she got to the boarding ladder i dived in the ice cold sea!She turned as i knew she would and smiled!I was indeed her brave man??
When i got on board dried and pulled on a pair of shorts i said i thought she was 100% i would agree.i went below and forward to where i had 6 bottles of good Champagne and two bottles of very very good Champange! as the water was so cool i put my had down in the forward bildge to take one of the two!
It was Perrier fizzy water?????? I looked again ten Stella came down and looked at me i stood up,she said the girls had taken all my alcohol off! there was only water.Then she said i would have to stay hear for a week to get better.She had left my petrol as well and there was only about 5/6 liters petrol.So we couldent leave without wind ,which there was littel and nine forcast
I looked at her her bright blue eyes looking into mine,i thought what a brave lioness hes red gold hair flashing,her feet planted on my cabin sole telling me not only was there no wind forcast no petrol beyond that for a sailing emergency but all my wine and strong drink had been take off!
I thought that this woman this girl was so brave to stand there and tell a man not only had she abducted me she had taken my drink and was telling me how i should conduct myself!! If she and i were Muslim she would have been killed or at best very badly beaten.Im not an ignorant muslim nor is she.
My brave lioness a careing female and i couldent understand why??I had no idea how she felt??I kissed her!!
We went almost at once into the cockpit and to my renewed total amazment came both Michell and Dave!!When they arrived and the three girls were in strength they anounced we had been abducted and the price for our release was that we stopped drinking(as much) We said we would do our best!
The girls went to michels Sangria to talk we stayed on my boat,we had been abducted we had been plied strong drink that we slept and trusted our captives as the weather had been good they can handle boats well and we all felt awfuf!
We also suspected Suzzy and Madalaine of forceing us away that they had time to take off our supplies!!!!Woman but i said Stellas wonderful i feel eak when im with her.The others felt the same way about Marie-Luise and Sandrine!
Where would we sleep? I said it was unfair that the berths on my boat were barly enough for one! e spoke about sleeping and the girls wealfare!
Dave said he had some wine aboard, i said i hoped i had we agreed to look whe n the girls were ashore,Just then Marie-luisees dufour 2800 came around the headland toeing a 4 winns mobo
They rafted up and befor we could say a word the Girls were aboad the Dufor 2800 suzy looked about and said good bye and left!Before leaving she brought sardines and tomatoes.
We went ashore and set up a BBQ the girls came over and we ate.
Next morning at 5.30 we were up.Thats not difficult as we all normally get up about then and drink tea or coffee untill abot 11.00am!
The girls saw us and told us we had to swim ashore (in that freezing sea) we did as we were told!!(what is it woman have??)we then walked 15/20 kms and swam back then came over in the tender to start the BBQ we had salad sardines violets and musels we had scraped from the rocks/pole from an old jettee,we had of course fresh lemons!
The girls said after a week we would fell so much better!
not to make this post to long!
We had 60 liters of wine aboard my FB which was in an old petrol tank and Dave had 40 liters in his life raft.20 liters we had aranged a carbon dioxid pump the other 20 was a sealed?(we hoped reserve)
I also had about 3 litersof Brandy in an alcohol container! We played cards every day aboard michells Sangria as the girls had found everything he had has!! But then like a French Espace the Sangria dosent have a lot of smugaling space!!
So long we stayed playing aboard his ship we were safe!! I just gad to fill a 2 liter bottle before we began playing cards! Sometimes id walk across to my boat to "get something" but the woman become suspisous.yStella found my Brandy and was VERY angry!It was her man????? that was cheeting on the cure???(she dident say that to the girls only to me later)
I was dreaming of the cool Baltic when Michel came across to Daves boat with 5 liters of wine we spent the mornings happly playing cards after our walk and swim.
So it went on, to be quick, we swam ashoer walked then did exersises we drank water with breakfast lunch and dinner! Two liter each time and each!
Then there came a German MOBO two were wearing skirts! I said id like to as well? that ive delt with in another post!I have to hurry!!I cant ask Stella to type for me as i have a qwert key board!!!
Then it was time to leave! more than a week had passed and what a wonderful time! the weather had been walm calm and dry no morning humidity just perfect but the sky said change!!
we got ready to leave. We spoke in the evening by the BBQ fire drinking coco (and apple brandy!!!) about the Baltic about Corsica and Sardinia, Dave promised Marie-Luise that he would repaire and change the wireing in her small house in Ste Agnes (just by Menton) I promised Stella i would help her at her cottage in Brittany but only for a week then i was leaving !!Dave and Sandrine would and did go to Sardinia together!Sandrine has family in Corsica to visit together later(august??)
my batteries 34% hurry hurry!
Our time came to an end,the season was begining and boats had been passing,though with 4 rafted up we got no more that coller and tie day boats
The last day came we decided what we would do.We got ready,Sandrine said i should swim ashore with Stella,as i would leave her very soon for my travelles and Stella would like to remember walking along the beach together.
I asked Stella if we should?she said she would like that! She dived naked into the barly walmer water i held my breath why do i say these things and dived in!The clear water was still freezing!We swam ashore she waited and as i came ashore she said" this weeks done you good! You used to sound like an old steam engine"!!!
She ran off i walked after her gathering my breath!!Woman!!We sat in a wind shade by the huts the sun hot out of the cool wind.She asked me again if i could come with her to Brittany i said i would. We saw the others getting their anchors in (mainly danforth types as we were in sand)
We walked back we kissed! Stella swam to the womans boat the Dufor 2800 i waited by as she went on board we held hands and i swam to my boat now alone.The dufor under full sail and engine left the bay befor i was back on board.
I took my towle dried and went below.
I had no shorts!! Only skirts!! and two pairs of lace unde ware!!! all my cloths had gone! Sandrine had left a note to say Stelle had no part of this!!!
Naked i got my main up Danforth up and jib set then when my couse was set the autohelm 1000 found and set i started the engin!An 8 hp marina i havent yet tried.with only 5 liters in the tank or less!! Woman
They were well away i went below and got the spinika i set it and saw they had done the same!!Damm! i was furiouse!!! I would catch them!!
I sat very still tuneing my sail as best afaraid to move less i loose. i was gaining??I had an idea i went below put on a pleated skirt and took a seconond one I rove a block and set another skirt under the main!! tied the ends out i would catch them!!!! And i was! Dufores are quite good but no match for an angry FB!
DAmm those Woman!!! as we got to Cap sicie i was nearing almost to the point of shouting at them!! They put their engin on and left.I looked at my remaining drop of petrol and swore and stamped my feet!!!
As you know to come into the bay i have to round cap cepet and then need in these winds my engine or patence!!!!!That i dident have.I managed to motor sail the last part.
As i got to our port the radio flag was up i switched on the VHF CH23 and called Suzy was there and told me i shouldent need to anchor there were corpo mortoes (lines)
Damm! The work boats were beck??? Oh well thats it no week with my lioness!!Anyway Woman!!(But nor Stella.she was not apart of it)
I came in wareinf an off white pleated skirt flat at the front,Id remembered what had happened when the button had given way and had sewn with my sail thread the skirt beyond the button.There was no risk of it letting go now!!
I came in bows to as always id run out of petrol! I took the jib down (the spi had gone as i rounded the cape) droped the main walked forward fended off and took the line tied on Stella was there! She passed me the line and took one her self.we walked astern tied up
Her hair flashed and her eyes were wild.i said, "that was quite a race there? Who got your spi going??? She had WHY?? i asked She said she dident know her hair still smelt of the bay and our fire,
We waited then went forward, i was wareing a skirt,dont be angry Stella said,I was exhasted after that chase! I went ashore and saw the woman as i walked briskly towards them not knowing then what id say a car arrived and MDM Bousseau got out!
Shes in charge the ports is hers (more or less and absolutly as far as we go) She looked asked us if we were ready? The wonan said they were, MDM Bousseau asked if we had cars,the woman said "they" had and that the "men" could indeed go in her car
In we got! Mdm Bousseau complimented me saying how well i looked in my skirt!And how that was a good point to show that men and woman are equal!!!???
We arrived MY GOD!!! it was a reuion for the directors and capitains of ports and the prefectuer and concil general!!!!!!! The food would be the very best the wine as well
The girls were there we joined the group I told Stella i would try all it was indeed fantastic!! I took a glass of the best champange accepted caviar(not sure if it was 100%) Never mind!! Champagne at these events is only becouse it costs a fortune foe "vintage" but the local wine suppied to the "poweres that be and more" was the very very best!!!!!The red and white was magnifisent!!!!! The sardines were so well done they surpased the caviar
t was a wonderful evening! I was complimented on mywareing a skirt and that it suited me???????????I looked very well i was told often!But these are politicens
I have to admit that ashore and in the cool of the evening my skirt was wonderful!Without a knife i couldent take it off anyway
oing to the loo is far less stressfull no zip to spoil the day!!!!Just up and then drop the sail!
WOMAN while very happy and together with Dave and Michell and by the best Bandol ive seen since president chirac moved hear i borrowed a phone and asked if another car was available? She was!
Next morning 5.00am I drove my landy to Jean-les-pins where for more year than i like to admit i have a garge space there we keep our cars, my 1959 landrover went in i took off the battery conection,found the key for the wild cat!She has a drink problem thats why i arrived at 6.30 and then only by luck of the traffic
I started her she purrred we moved out i shut the door.we glided in silence out into the morning sun,i called suzy to ask Stella to be ready id be there in about an hour
I went on to the autoroute checked the radar detectors with known radars they worked i got to the autoroute took her up to 180 kmh then back this wasent the place to speed in a car with French numbers!!!
As i passed the payage at the turn off to Cogolin etc i took her up to 260kmh she needed it a confined cat! Her V12 almost silent as we glided at 8mpg towards Toulon!
Shes old with few miles and has the HE oxygen sensors and a clean head giveing 380bhp on the static test!
I arrived at the port wareing now shorts!! Id bought a pair form the emmuas secondhand!(2 euros)
Stella put her things in the trunk mine as well.I asked if i had shorts or just skirts!!!??But what about my boat?? i forgot to say!!
Mdm Bousseau (Claudine) and a patient of Valerie and-- produced a paper for us all to sign.It said we the undersigned agree that the lines are our resonsability and and damaged ditto!!! We can stay on the corpo morto untill 14th April 2008!! But must have proof of absence of one day in four months.
Whant a coinsidence!!i put another skirt on kissed Suzy Madalain And Sandrine the others had left I was wearing another of Sandrines skirts!!! She said nothing kissed me Stella and i left towards as all said "the Baltic"
Afterall i dident get past Brest last year either!!!
Stella her hair and skin glowing with health and well being said good bye she was to look for her mothers gite to clean when the guests have left. I said one week
Suzy said she would show people my boat if i want to sell her????????????????WOMAN
We left i set the clima control at 18 degrees the cruise control at 180kms the radar detectors at maximum as we left the ticket entrance to the auto route and our wild cat accelerated in just 9 seconds to 180kmh her V12 happy and free i thought it would take me 9 hours to earn the money to pay for the petrol!!
As we criused alongi silence the climate control keepings us cool Stella put her hand on mine and said " you wont buy a car like this will you? The landrover is perfect" No i said we will keep our landrover.
So i arried once again in Brest on the way once again to the Baltic!
Id drifted across hear instead of the port cross becouse we were meeting to talk about our final plans for summer to arrange to keep in touch and say farwel!
We arrived the evening/night befor Dave in his Chassiron was there when i arrived dropping my stern anchor,Michel arrived as we had the BBQ going and drinks ready!I asked why they dident use a stern anchor??Comeing in stern to is slower.
We had a wonderful night!We ate and drank far to much.The girls or rather the woman Madalain Suzy Marie-Luise Sandrine and Stella were there Suzy is married to Jean-Paul and Madalain to Jean-Pierre The others are from the sanary tribe!And were frequent visitors to Suzy who lives abord a Benetti 23(meter)i think? and Madalain who lives abors a larger steel sail boat.
We spoke of our plans Dave (whos an American) was off to Sardinia to explore.Michel was going back to Corsica as there were enough bays he knew that jet skis dident get to!And other bays where there were enough Italians and French anchored to discorage them!!!!
We were haveing a great time the girls from Sanary were great! Then they asked if they could come with us?We said we were going in differant directions,to the frozen waists of the Baltic indeed!!
In the end Sandrine and Michel were set to sail together to Menton where Sandrine has a sister,Dave would take Marie-Loise to Sardinia! She had always wanted to go there and she had family in Bastia so she could visit them on the way back.
Stella asked if she could come with me to Sete.How could i say no! Her red gold main catching the light and flashing with health.
Marie-Luise had arrived with her Dufor 2800.We wondered why she dident sail her boat?? She was leaving it hear!!OK
Next day dawend another fine day for summer (and it was just April!) Afeter breakfast of Tea or Coffee musli (lidel 1.80 euros/kg) bread (baked last night) marmalade (home made market fruit rest) we wondered why the girls were to come with us?? What had we done?
We have no money no home beyond ore boats and no fixed place,for woman a disaster!Madalain came accross, we told her our worries? She said the girls have divorced have had some bad experiances and like you.youve always helped them been like a brother??
We had indeed helped them move decorate transport funiture advised them listened to them ate with them and protected them!!Once.
All set then Suzy came accross "your last day hear"? yes for now! Could you help tidy up the place hear? Yes! Off we set sweeping leaves sand clearing up the BBQ area,10.30 finished we went abord and brought off bottels of wine they were wine we had bought and we each brought a sample that we could try each others final choise.
As Dave went to get some bread Madalain asked us if we could look at her water pump? Off we went fixed the fuse that was missing and re attached the contact where the screw had come loose,back to impritant matters! Then Madalain said "the bilge pumps stopped" Back we went to clear the filter of hair.She ment the shower evacuation pump!
Could you look at the bilge pump while your hear?? Yes?? we looked cleaned and went back to out wine by now mid day!!!! Suzy came out " my heads blocked"Could you look at it???
Which heads?? The Blakes Oh but you have two electric ones?? Yes but it would be nice to have it going ---- It was 12.00!! I said but Suzy i have to get some fule for my cooker Dave said he had to collect imprtant emails and Michel said after lunch!
We left! What do the woman have??Perhaps its spring cleaning?? We hadent had anything all morning!We took the Landrover into town and left it outside the bread/cake shop where the Girls would take tea and wait for us to get them,the landy on the parking would assure them
We went to the pizzaria (only for tourist it sells great lunches and pizza only on demand!)We went to the garden at the back incase the girls found us! we orderd 1 liter of local red (Bandol!!)a salad chickin livers toast and a cold cockalette.
What was wrong with the woman?? Fixing the heads?? They had had us at it all day??The girls! i liked Stella the others though they like the others but we had no money no home nothing??? so what do the y want??? Never mind! we orderd another Liter more bread and some local goats cheese!
We asked for toast.Amazing what Ricardo can make in his oven!And fine it was with olives
Another wine and it was almost 17.00 oclock!! the girls would be waiting.Off we went there they were! Sandrine took the keys we sat in the back and back we went.The fire was doing well our wine was still on the table!We tried anyway but couldnt say what we realy thought.
I started the flat breads on my stone that i dusted the hot ashes off the fish meat potatoes leaks onions garlic were bakeing.
we drank more wine ate wonderful filled flat breads with hot chillys that had been soaded in spice salt and oil the dried and crushed umm it was a wonderful end to the winter and sad that we had to go our way for the summer.
The woman then made coffee,i took a cup as did we all! then to our total amazment the woman poured brandy,i added asuger cube this was unexpected! another and a third then the Brandy bottle was sealed.That had never ever happend befor ever!!! We dident think about it just enjoyed,though the woman Know we cant drink stron drink like that??
We three staggered with help back on board,the girls helped us into our bearths Stella said she would start out now for Sete it was 2 am?? i said something and fell asleep!
I woke up my lee cloth tied the water burbaling against the hull i looked up and saw a lioness her hair bright red and gold,she saw me and came down stroked my hair tucked me up and kissed me!!!
This was a dream!! I slept on later the course changed and i was up!Yes a 90 degree change i was around the lea cloth then rememberd i had a pilot!! With golden red hair! i went back to sleep the wind was nothing.
A bit later i heard the splash and felt the chain and line going out???In Sete we come into port??I went up on deck,as i looked out even i saw we were barely west of Cassis in a bay,as i lookeded about ,i knew well!!
Stella finished with the anchor,ther wasent wind so i decided not to check!!Anyway all the strong drink had left me baddly off,i really can drink much strong drink after wine!Normal i drink a small drop when on passage with cocco or tea.
Stella came into the cockpit she was radiant and took off her cloths and said "well swimm ashore" Yes? i said she dived in before i could say more.she looked around,i looked at the crystal clear water and knew that ment it was freezing! She said "come on" its wonderful!! UMM i jumped in!!
Ashore we walked along the sand to the empty huts we stopped and she said " You must stop drinking" its bad for you! She then said it was making me fat!She said i ate well but the alcohol was bad for me.I said ok.
Woman mafia!!
She then said i was 90 kgs i said 62kgs as always NO she said Valerie (my dentist and girl friend) Had been told by Dr Dollart (my doctor and friend of Valerie,we all eat together) i was 91kgs!!! and that he had told me for more than 20 years not to drink as you drink to much!Now you must STOP!!
Yes i said? she took my hands and said i MUST stop please,her damp hair smelt still had her perfume of frsh flowers.We were naked! She laughed held me then ran back to swim back.
I padeled in the now even colder water as she got to the boarding ladder i dived in the ice cold sea!She turned as i knew she would and smiled!I was indeed her brave man??
When i got on board dried and pulled on a pair of shorts i said i thought she was 100% i would agree.i went below and forward to where i had 6 bottles of good Champagne and two bottles of very very good Champange! as the water was so cool i put my had down in the forward bildge to take one of the two!
It was Perrier fizzy water?????? I looked again ten Stella came down and looked at me i stood up,she said the girls had taken all my alcohol off! there was only water.Then she said i would have to stay hear for a week to get better.She had left my petrol as well and there was only about 5/6 liters petrol.So we couldent leave without wind ,which there was littel and nine forcast
I looked at her her bright blue eyes looking into mine,i thought what a brave lioness hes red gold hair flashing,her feet planted on my cabin sole telling me not only was there no wind forcast no petrol beyond that for a sailing emergency but all my wine and strong drink had been take off!
I thought that this woman this girl was so brave to stand there and tell a man not only had she abducted me she had taken my drink and was telling me how i should conduct myself!! If she and i were Muslim she would have been killed or at best very badly beaten.Im not an ignorant muslim nor is she.
My brave lioness a careing female and i couldent understand why??I had no idea how she felt??I kissed her!!
We went almost at once into the cockpit and to my renewed total amazment came both Michell and Dave!!When they arrived and the three girls were in strength they anounced we had been abducted and the price for our release was that we stopped drinking(as much) We said we would do our best!
The girls went to michels Sangria to talk we stayed on my boat,we had been abducted we had been plied strong drink that we slept and trusted our captives as the weather had been good they can handle boats well and we all felt awfuf!
We also suspected Suzzy and Madalaine of forceing us away that they had time to take off our supplies!!!!Woman but i said Stellas wonderful i feel eak when im with her.The others felt the same way about Marie-Luise and Sandrine!
Where would we sleep? I said it was unfair that the berths on my boat were barly enough for one! e spoke about sleeping and the girls wealfare!
Dave said he had some wine aboard, i said i hoped i had we agreed to look whe n the girls were ashore,Just then Marie-luisees dufour 2800 came around the headland toeing a 4 winns mobo
They rafted up and befor we could say a word the Girls were aboad the Dufor 2800 suzy looked about and said good bye and left!Before leaving she brought sardines and tomatoes.
We went ashore and set up a BBQ the girls came over and we ate.
Next morning at 5.30 we were up.Thats not difficult as we all normally get up about then and drink tea or coffee untill abot 11.00am!
The girls saw us and told us we had to swim ashore (in that freezing sea) we did as we were told!!(what is it woman have??)we then walked 15/20 kms and swam back then came over in the tender to start the BBQ we had salad sardines violets and musels we had scraped from the rocks/pole from an old jettee,we had of course fresh lemons!
The girls said after a week we would fell so much better!
not to make this post to long!
We had 60 liters of wine aboard my FB which was in an old petrol tank and Dave had 40 liters in his life raft.20 liters we had aranged a carbon dioxid pump the other 20 was a sealed?(we hoped reserve)
I also had about 3 litersof Brandy in an alcohol container! We played cards every day aboard michells Sangria as the girls had found everything he had has!! But then like a French Espace the Sangria dosent have a lot of smugaling space!!
So long we stayed playing aboard his ship we were safe!! I just gad to fill a 2 liter bottle before we began playing cards! Sometimes id walk across to my boat to "get something" but the woman become suspisous.yStella found my Brandy and was VERY angry!It was her man????? that was cheeting on the cure???(she dident say that to the girls only to me later)
I was dreaming of the cool Baltic when Michel came across to Daves boat with 5 liters of wine we spent the mornings happly playing cards after our walk and swim.
So it went on, to be quick, we swam ashoer walked then did exersises we drank water with breakfast lunch and dinner! Two liter each time and each!
Then there came a German MOBO two were wearing skirts! I said id like to as well? that ive delt with in another post!I have to hurry!!I cant ask Stella to type for me as i have a qwert key board!!!
Then it was time to leave! more than a week had passed and what a wonderful time! the weather had been walm calm and dry no morning humidity just perfect but the sky said change!!
we got ready to leave. We spoke in the evening by the BBQ fire drinking coco (and apple brandy!!!) about the Baltic about Corsica and Sardinia, Dave promised Marie-Luise that he would repaire and change the wireing in her small house in Ste Agnes (just by Menton) I promised Stella i would help her at her cottage in Brittany but only for a week then i was leaving !!Dave and Sandrine would and did go to Sardinia together!Sandrine has family in Corsica to visit together later(august??)
my batteries 34% hurry hurry!
Our time came to an end,the season was begining and boats had been passing,though with 4 rafted up we got no more that coller and tie day boats
The last day came we decided what we would do.We got ready,Sandrine said i should swim ashore with Stella,as i would leave her very soon for my travelles and Stella would like to remember walking along the beach together.
I asked Stella if we should?she said she would like that! She dived naked into the barly walmer water i held my breath why do i say these things and dived in!The clear water was still freezing!We swam ashore she waited and as i came ashore she said" this weeks done you good! You used to sound like an old steam engine"!!!
She ran off i walked after her gathering my breath!!Woman!!We sat in a wind shade by the huts the sun hot out of the cool wind.She asked me again if i could come with her to Brittany i said i would. We saw the others getting their anchors in (mainly danforth types as we were in sand)
We walked back we kissed! Stella swam to the womans boat the Dufor 2800 i waited by as she went on board we held hands and i swam to my boat now alone.The dufor under full sail and engine left the bay befor i was back on board.
I took my towle dried and went below.
I had no shorts!! Only skirts!! and two pairs of lace unde ware!!! all my cloths had gone! Sandrine had left a note to say Stelle had no part of this!!!
Naked i got my main up Danforth up and jib set then when my couse was set the autohelm 1000 found and set i started the engin!An 8 hp marina i havent yet tried.with only 5 liters in the tank or less!! Woman
They were well away i went below and got the spinika i set it and saw they had done the same!!Damm! i was furiouse!!! I would catch them!!
I sat very still tuneing my sail as best afaraid to move less i loose. i was gaining??I had an idea i went below put on a pleated skirt and took a seconond one I rove a block and set another skirt under the main!! tied the ends out i would catch them!!!! And i was! Dufores are quite good but no match for an angry FB!
DAmm those Woman!!! as we got to Cap sicie i was nearing almost to the point of shouting at them!! They put their engin on and left.I looked at my remaining drop of petrol and swore and stamped my feet!!!
As you know to come into the bay i have to round cap cepet and then need in these winds my engine or patence!!!!!That i dident have.I managed to motor sail the last part.
As i got to our port the radio flag was up i switched on the VHF CH23 and called Suzy was there and told me i shouldent need to anchor there were corpo mortoes (lines)
Damm! The work boats were beck??? Oh well thats it no week with my lioness!!Anyway Woman!!(But nor Stella.she was not apart of it)
I came in wareinf an off white pleated skirt flat at the front,Id remembered what had happened when the button had given way and had sewn with my sail thread the skirt beyond the button.There was no risk of it letting go now!!
I came in bows to as always id run out of petrol! I took the jib down (the spi had gone as i rounded the cape) droped the main walked forward fended off and took the line tied on Stella was there! She passed me the line and took one her self.we walked astern tied up
Her hair flashed and her eyes were wild.i said, "that was quite a race there? Who got your spi going??? She had WHY?? i asked She said she dident know her hair still smelt of the bay and our fire,
We waited then went forward, i was wareing a skirt,dont be angry Stella said,I was exhasted after that chase! I went ashore and saw the woman as i walked briskly towards them not knowing then what id say a car arrived and MDM Bousseau got out!
Shes in charge the ports is hers (more or less and absolutly as far as we go) She looked asked us if we were ready? The wonan said they were, MDM Bousseau asked if we had cars,the woman said "they" had and that the "men" could indeed go in her car
In we got! Mdm Bousseau complimented me saying how well i looked in my skirt!And how that was a good point to show that men and woman are equal!!!???
We arrived MY GOD!!! it was a reuion for the directors and capitains of ports and the prefectuer and concil general!!!!!!! The food would be the very best the wine as well
The girls were there we joined the group I told Stella i would try all it was indeed fantastic!! I took a glass of the best champange accepted caviar(not sure if it was 100%) Never mind!! Champagne at these events is only becouse it costs a fortune foe "vintage" but the local wine suppied to the "poweres that be and more" was the very very best!!!!!The red and white was magnifisent!!!!! The sardines were so well done they surpased the caviar
t was a wonderful evening! I was complimented on mywareing a skirt and that it suited me???????????I looked very well i was told often!But these are politicens
I have to admit that ashore and in the cool of the evening my skirt was wonderful!Without a knife i couldent take it off anyway
oing to the loo is far less stressfull no zip to spoil the day!!!!Just up and then drop the sail!
WOMAN while very happy and together with Dave and Michell and by the best Bandol ive seen since president chirac moved hear i borrowed a phone and asked if another car was available? She was!
Next morning 5.00am I drove my landy to Jean-les-pins where for more year than i like to admit i have a garge space there we keep our cars, my 1959 landrover went in i took off the battery conection,found the key for the wild cat!She has a drink problem thats why i arrived at 6.30 and then only by luck of the traffic
I started her she purrred we moved out i shut the door.we glided in silence out into the morning sun,i called suzy to ask Stella to be ready id be there in about an hour
I went on to the autoroute checked the radar detectors with known radars they worked i got to the autoroute took her up to 180 kmh then back this wasent the place to speed in a car with French numbers!!!
As i passed the payage at the turn off to Cogolin etc i took her up to 260kmh she needed it a confined cat! Her V12 almost silent as we glided at 8mpg towards Toulon!
Shes old with few miles and has the HE oxygen sensors and a clean head giveing 380bhp on the static test!
I arrived at the port wareing now shorts!! Id bought a pair form the emmuas secondhand!(2 euros)
Stella put her things in the trunk mine as well.I asked if i had shorts or just skirts!!!??But what about my boat?? i forgot to say!!
Mdm Bousseau (Claudine) and a patient of Valerie and-- produced a paper for us all to sign.It said we the undersigned agree that the lines are our resonsability and and damaged ditto!!! We can stay on the corpo morto untill 14th April 2008!! But must have proof of absence of one day in four months.
Whant a coinsidence!!i put another skirt on kissed Suzy Madalain And Sandrine the others had left I was wearing another of Sandrines skirts!!! She said nothing kissed me Stella and i left towards as all said "the Baltic"
Afterall i dident get past Brest last year either!!!
Stella her hair and skin glowing with health and well being said good bye she was to look for her mothers gite to clean when the guests have left. I said one week
Suzy said she would show people my boat if i want to sell her????????????????WOMAN
We left i set the clima control at 18 degrees the cruise control at 180kms the radar detectors at maximum as we left the ticket entrance to the auto route and our wild cat accelerated in just 9 seconds to 180kmh her V12 happy and free i thought it would take me 9 hours to earn the money to pay for the petrol!!
As we criused alongi silence the climate control keepings us cool Stella put her hand on mine and said " you wont buy a car like this will you? The landrover is perfect" No i said we will keep our landrover.
So i arried once again in Brest on the way once again to the Baltic!
