Tuesday 5 May 2009

DAY 1 THE ADVENTURE BEGINS !!!!!!

Hello, me heartis

Captain Pete here. This is the log of the good ship Greyhound!!!
We started our voyage in the year of our lord 2nd May 2009. After filling with supplies, the skurvey crew boarded the Greyhound, with helmsman John steering the way. We made our way down the M40 gulf current, only stopping at Oxford Park Island to replenish our supplies. There were several ships in dock, and one of the crew, shipmate Harriet tried to board and capture one of the other ships (coach) single handed. She was quickly repelled, and returned to the ship aiding our quick escape.

We continued our journey under the sweltering heat crossing into the dangerous waters of the M25. After acquiring some damage we pulled into port at the Island of Mitcham after navigating the narrow rocks (cars) of the Mitcham channel. After landing, we came across a stranded crew from Beckenham and Mitcham whose ship had sunk due to do hitting the rocks earlier that week.

We had parlay and the games began, with an old pirate game called rugby:
Due to the heat, it was agreed that the game would be played in quarters. (For the pirates amongst you that means 15 minutes) The Worcester Greyhound girls started strongly and soon scored. This carried on for the rest of the quarter with a further three tries. The second quarter brought with it 11 fresh sets of legs (none of which were wooden), which did not affect the game play.

More changes were made as the battle continued. First mate Keith then had further parlay and both crews intermixed for the final quarter, which made the game a lot more even and enjoyable for the girls.

As the crew was all women, the ref was a young male slave who had been captured by the Beckenham Mitcham crew.

Navigator Nic took a fancy to the slave (ref) and was quickly rescued by the rest of the crew, with Nic protesting "it’s all right, I don’t need saving."

We all went back to their camp and the festivities began. While the Beckenham and Mitcham crews were not looking Commander Kim rounded up the shipmates, re-boarded the Greyhound and continued on to the Island of Tourtuga (Truleigh hill). We navigated the narrow straits that protect the Island of Tourtuga. Second mate Trich rowed ahead with haste to Tourtuga to prepare for our arrival. We eventually arrived at Tourtuga, and the crew seem to be tired after their hard battle.

Captain Pete’s harem (mummies) then prepared the food and the crew feasted, and the party began.

The Captains table was called and present was, Capt Pete, Boson Bruce, Asbo Aide (first aid), Seaman Simon, Capt Pugwash (Matt), Navigator Nic, and First Mate Keith, with Commander Kim keeping a close eye on the crew with a hand from Second Mate Trich. After a long night of merriment, the Captains table retired to their quarters, with the crew still running riot. In the middle of the night brought an attempted mutiny from Asbo Aide but it was quickly crushed, and order was restored by the morning.

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