Alas young lady my invite must have been lost in the post but more likely my past indiscretions have caught up with me although I once had the pleasure of meeting Harry's granny. Very nice lady, gave me a lovely badge :chuckle:

We can be very gentle if we really, really, have to..........

We may miss Houston and dock in Galveston instead. How ever did Glenn Campbell manage to make a hit song out of Galveston?

CRAP!! typed a post here 4 times and its vanished. Sod I'll give up for today

Actually we had three days in Jamaica, but time flies when you are having fun.

Now in Galveston -- there are literally miles and miles of white sandy beach on the East side, bordering the Gulf of Mexico. Lots of lifeguard stations spaced out along the beach, so I'm sure you can find some well tanned hunk to satisfy your desparation. We'll keep an eye on you (for you personal safety's sake of course) from the bars across the beach front road. :supercool:

Hello again Red - We are in Galveston completing an extremely profitable cargo transfer. A couple of days ago I did post a post asking for ideas as to where my fellow crew members would like to go, but todate I don't think anyone has shown the slightest interest. If I don't hear in the next day or so I'll figure out somewhere where we can enjoy the finer things in life ----- wine, women (men for Red and song in an idyllic tropical setting. :thumb:

Glenn Campbell?...thats in Jockland innit?

Now thats a great idea Tom. The finer things in life for us gentlemen sounds fine by me.

That sounds good, I was going to suggest Hartlepool, but your idea sounds fine. Any chance of some good bugs to study?

The answer was probably "maybe" anyway, Sir William.
Or perhaps "half past six".

Basingstoke, Old Man, Basingstoke.

(G&S for context)

Beachcomber once said "Taunton? You can't just say Taunton" and of course he was quite right.

Short Time, ago, Redser was admonishing us for being smutty and chauvinistic and not writing nice little tales of nautical derring-do. Next she is telling us all about her pan-jamises!!!! What ever next on her road to Damascus?? Farmer lay a course for Latakia like a good man.

Well, that one worked 'cos I can read it. Hmmmmmmm.......

Acapulco.

Lots of beach, plenty of small bars and restaurants some years ago. Might be worth a look.

I understand many have lost their minds there over the years.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iyKl5HKbPQs

I am fifth from the left. Let's stay a shortish time.

That well loved Motown group, the five Tops. someone's been at the turps. FJ's narrow upbringing would not allow him to wear a red suit and John Collier didn't stock them. He would be more at home as one of Adge Cutler's Wurzels, set course for Taunton, Mr Mate.

I think I've got it -- only a short trip East of here is the Mississippi River delta and the port of N'Orleans. We could take Sir Williams launch (with his permission, of course) to the Blue Oyster bar & grill, or take a day trip on the stern wheeler riverboat Natchez, and otherwise immerse ourselves in the delights of this Cajun city, jazz, zydeco and all. Good time to go there before it gets too hot in the heat of summer.

If anyone doesn't want to go there raise your right leg.

Got it -- sailing for N'Orleans tomorrow. (I think I'll drink to that.) :pint:

way down yonder in new Orleans, in the land of crazy dreams....dont spare the horses.
Look forward to this adventure.

Will you edit your messages before they go to the galley please Sir. W.

Bloody roast horse again for tonight's dinner and I suppose it will be stablestall pie for tomorrow's.

I remember, when money was hard to come by, making a stew for the family when on holiday in France. Sausage ingredients were mainly "Ane". My French could sort that, luckily no-one else could.

Good stew.

I can't help looking at the remaining Panama Mule.

Money in short supply so we take the family on holiday to France. Am I missing something here?
Oh yes my children, you'll learn a few wee phrases in French but you will spew-up all around you every time you see a donkey.
I'm taking my family on a cheap day-trip to Blackpool to see live donkeys and asses and mules and if they get sick it'll be the candy floss.

I didn't want to mention the chateau ( is that where you keep cats?).

steak and chips in Dieppe used to be a regular thing till I found out it was horse meat. It was not so delicious after that. (slice of horse rump was good too)

You only had to go to Burger King a few years ago to enjoy horse meat.
Something to do with Government plans to encourage everybody to avoid obesity and enjoy a stable diet.:chuckle:

Mr. McCloggie -- please rig the pilot ladder on the port side. Boarding fee for the pilot is 6 bottles of their best Bourbon. (Getting off lightly!) Dartskipper, Dead slow ahead. Farmer John, please serve the usual Four Bells "prior to docking ration" to all on the bridge.

Will have a starboard side tie when we get to the cruise terminal. Please let the nurses at the local hospitals know that we are having an open house aboard this evening. :big_tongue:

Brace yourself Mr Tmac, you and me are going ashore for an RC Cola and a Moon Pie. Let the buggers on the Bridge have their choice, when we return the remainers will be ever so grateful.

After the electronic bronco, there are no buggers on the bridge.
Silver tankards of Four Bells all round, from the Special cask.

Lead on McDuff, :chuckle: Lets show these heathens how injuneers can party :thumb:

Just don't be sick down your boiler suit.

As if. Someone could get a smack in the chops for saying less.

If I say nothing at all, will I be obfosculated?

I've never been obfosculated.

Free speech is always welcome Farmer John provided you agree with the injuneers at all times otherwise you may find yourself disgruntled. :supercool:

There isn't much worse than having your gruntle removed by an irate injuneer.

I admire free speech but not on my ship.

Relax Skip your gruntle is not going to be removed, merely smacked, a lesser pleasure.

way too much disgruntalising going on. Smack?? thought that was a small fishing trawler...one of those in the mouth would hurt a lot for sure.

I think I'm gong to head out to do some "clubbing" (No - we're not sending out a press gang today!).

https://www.google.ca/search?q=new%2...8!2i254!4f13.1

This looks like a good place to start.

Tom, count me in.

After all the grumbling on-board I'm all for a night ashore drinking Southern Comfort and Mint Juleps, listening to good music and chatting with a shipmate.
Lets give the buggers the slip, we will pretend to go ashore to read the draft and make a run for it, Farmer and Varley will never catch us up and Red 17 will still be in the shower.
We have all the time in the world ....................

If you are mixing Southern Comfort with Mint Juleps I would keep us to windward if you don't want us to meet up. One fart with that mixture and a dead dog with no nose could track you down.

Ah yes indeed Varley. The effluential gasses...powerful stuff that.
Personally I feel like a nice hotel bar and restaurant. Nice drinkies with pleasant music followed by an excellent meal and a taxi back to the ship for a nightcap.