A Conversation for Wind force twelve abaft the Beam

The Bridge

Post 2021

Pierre de la Mer ~ sometimes slightly worried but never panicking ~

this time of year? you must be nuts

speaking of nuts: why don't we find us a neat little island with some coconut-palms, white rum, an old buried pirate-treasure and whatnot?

smiley - pirate


The Bridge

Post 2022

F F Churchton

this time of year? You must be nuts

It's cold, the natives are celebrating the upcoming harvest & it's fairly stromy weather!!!


The Bridge

Post 2023

Kes

smiley - offtopic Quick greeting from mari-rae and me. We're OK, but largely off-line ... and missing all you guys!!!!

*Pops onto the Bridge with a tray of Daiquiris*

Crushed nuts? No, my voice goes like that because of the cold weather .... smiley - winkeye


The Bridge

Post 2024

shagbark

can anybody read these instruments well enough to tell me where in the heck we aresmiley - huh


The Bridge

Post 2025

F F Churchton

Somewhere between Iraq and a hardplace!!!


The Bridge

Post 2026

Alec Trician. (is keeping perfectly still)

*turns on radar scanner thingy and twiddles with all the knobs*

*pushes all the buttons on the GPS and makes it go 'beep'*

*winds up the clockwork Loran receiver and gets out the special charts*

*tunes in the BBC Droitwich 1500m signal and turns the handle that goes through the roof to the directional antenna*

*disappears through the wheelhouse door with Kes' sextant, a bottle of rum and some suntan oil, muttering something about a sun-shot*

alec.smiley - clown


The Bridge

Post 2027

Archibald (Harry) Tuttle considered a radical HVAC technician, Zaphodista, Descent3 pilot

You mean we're not in Hobart Harbour any more!! Yikes!


The Bridge

Post 2028

Alec Trician. (is keeping perfectly still)

*returns through wheelhouse door, puts Kes' sextant back in velvet lined wooden box*

Don't Panic !! i know exactly where we are...smiley - biggrin

Our present position, allowing for magnetic declination, continental drift and the El Nino effect, and given that the REAL Navigator only pops in here occasionally is exactly...

er give or take oh say 300 ft.

er...

42degrees,54minutes South, 147degrees,18minutes East.

There...told you i could get a fix.smiley - nahnah

alec.smiley - clown


The Bridge

Post 2029

Archibald (Harry) Tuttle considered a radical HVAC technician, Zaphodista, Descent3 pilot

Whew!!! That puts us just a few minutes from Hobart. A short commute to the brewery.


The Bridge

Post 2030

F F Churchton

Although maritime traffic around the habour is atrocious!!!


The Bridge

Post 2031

Pierre de la Mer ~ sometimes slightly worried but never panicking ~

well take two of these then and call me in the morning if you're not feeling any better

smiley - piratesmiley - doctor


The Bridge

Post 2032

Alec Trician. (is keeping perfectly still)

...a short commute indeed Harry, it was actually the lines still fastening us securely to the dock that gave our position away,

...that and the fact that 'the plank' is resting on the brewerys loading dock...

alec.smiley - clown

look, i'm holding TWO sextantssmiley - nahnah


The Bridge

Post 2033

Marjin, After a long time of procrastination back lurking

In that case it is clear what we should do:
Roll in the barrel!


The Bridge

Post 2034

Pierre de la Mer ~ sometimes slightly worried but never panicking ~

yup smiley - ok and sing a hearty song while doing so smiley - smiley

smiley - pirate


The Bridge

Post 2035

Kes

... and if anyone's planning on using that sextant again, I find it works better if you put the little half-mirror thingy back into it. I've been using it as a shaving mirror, but you only have to ask .... smiley - winkeye .

*Fiddles with the twiddly things on the LORAN and locates Start Point somewhere inside the drinks cabinet* smiley - silly


The Bridge

Post 2036

Alec Trician. (is keeping perfectly still)

Mr. Navigator Sir *salutes smartly*smiley - cheers


The Bridge

Post 2037

F F Churchton

Well at least some one around here has shown a touch of class and loyalty!!!


The Bridge

Post 2038

Pierre de la Mer ~ sometimes slightly worried but never panicking ~

oh, i'm sure all of the crew has shown a touch of glass smiley - tongueout

smiley - pirate


The Bridge

Post 2039

Kes

A glass of loyal tea, did someone say? Don't mind if I do .... with a large tot of rum in it, of course!


The Bridge

Post 2040

Alec Trician. (is keeping perfectly still)

...and go steady with the smiley - tea


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