Fifteen Men on a Dead Man’s Chest
Yo Ho Ho and a Bottle of Rum
Drink and the Devil Be Done for the Rest
Yo Ho Ho and a Bottle of Rum
“Ok Grip the bar here, Yes?’
“Yes…”
“Now stand over there, OK?”
“Unh Hunh…”
“Step a little closer to the Edge, Yes?’
“Yes…”
“Are you OK?”
“Unh Hunh…”
“Ok… Just step off the Edge - you don’t have to jump, OK?”
“Uhhhh..”
“Are you Alright Maam?”
“Unh Hunh…”
“OK… Step off…”
“Unh Hunh…”
“Step - OFF Maam!”
“S T E P - O F F - NOW!!!”
“Unh…Hu…Aaaaiiiiiiieeeeeeeeeeee!!!!!!”
Or
sumpthin’ like that -
You
do remember that she is just Mildly Acrophobic, too close to a 3rd
floor balcony and it's sweats, teary eyes, etc -
Of course there was that Zip Line in Alaska , but that was
only because she was in the front of the line, on a shaky rope Bridge, and it
was the only way down… but who’s counting.
To
be sure - various videos of the Jolly Pirates of Aruba Signature event can be found all over
the internet including Jolly Pirates' own site.
HOWEVER... WE have for you HERE
THE EXCLUSIVE
– Not To Be Missed Release - of
{YouTube Version
The file's to big to upload}
Thus
the Opening Dialogue which we will spare you from repeating again here, only to note that she was AGAIN in a line she could not retreat from, whining all the way to the ROOKIE:
Suffice it to say, it was so Exciting, Brenda
went twice as did Monica and Dave from Ottawa ,
other Roll Callers who met up with us on the Pirate Ship.
"I REALLY don't want to do this..."
Suffice it to say, it was so Exciting, Brenda
went twice as did Monica and Dave from 
And
Yes -
All
we have is Chuck y stepping up to the
rope and
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And then Swimming back to the boat.
{lessons on video taping are forthcoming}
Of
Course she bemoans,
‘If I
had my iPhone we wouldn’t have this problem!’
Yeah…
Right!
After
a leisurely cruise back to Moomba Beach and another Military Exercise in
tendering the well baked {in more ways than one – “Free Fruit Drinks”} Crowd
back to the dock.
Then
came the Taxi Back Saga.
Monty
gave us a card to call him and he would come get us.
Wellllll…
that’s what was supposed to happen. What
really happened…
While everyone has their noses in electronics taking advantage of Free WiFi from next door...
While everyone has their noses in electronics taking advantage of Free WiFi from next door...
“15 –
20 minute Sir.” She says
Now
we’re waiting…. Waiting….Waiting…
30 minutes later...
“Did
you Call Monty Direct as we asked?”
“Oh
no sir, we cant dial Cell Phones from here, we called dispatch.”
By
now, Rob, Brenda, Monica and Dave are heading to the gate to see if they can
find another cab, Chuck y heads to
the shade and decides to use some of his at&t Island
Finally,
a van rolls up to the gate, and out pops “Yeager” who explains Monty was tied
up but he was here to rescue us since Monty couldn’t get 6 in his SUV but Yeager’s
van could. YEA!
We
have him drop us off in the tourist area near the port for a Dragon Lady tchotchke excursion, Brenda needs
a Phone to change her Flight reservations and heads for the Radisson. Monica
& Dave look for a Bank so we split up to meet on the ship later.
Tchotchkies
in hand {T-SHIRTS… What else} and we trudge back to the Ship through another
Mall Built solely for the purpose of extracting Tourist Dollars as the only way
back. But First...
The Obligatory Aruba Sign Foto
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| Pose - Grin - Click - One More - OK |
Then a push past several street-side Flea Markets with lovely but very pushy vendors –
“No…
No…
Thank
You, No…
Yes
it would look great on...
{my Grand daughter... if I had one}
{my Grand daughter... if I had one}
But…
NO!”
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| Steel Drums Welcome us back to the Ship |
Back onboard the Freedom -
{read that - Freedom from tchotchke vendors}
its Hot Shower – Rinse the swimsuits & Snorkel Gear, and Grab some Beers and a Pizza time... Uh...
Ooooppsss… its after 3 – the Lido Buffet is Closed causing a line across the endless pool deck for the Pizza Bar that needed 2 more attendants to keep up with the lack of preparation.
{Another note to the Corporate office}
Hey Chef…this happens
every day - Staff Better.
So it's a swing past Guy Fieri’s Burger Bar – one of the better 2.0 "upgrades" - to grab a burger to split with 2 cold beers on our Balcony – sorta pre-dinner
appetizers.
A Call from Michelle to Rendezvous with MD-NK-M&M for pre-dinner cocktails
in the Atrium and more Dry Rob Roy lessons for a different bartender - sooner or
later they'll teach these guys how to use a bar spoon
Now…
you may also recall,
Today is The DRAGON LADY'S BIRTHDAY!!!! YEA!
An
occasion she has given explicit instructions
WILL NOT BE CLEBRATED
with Candle On a Cupcake–Big Fuss Being Made-Waiters all singing:
“Hoppy Bersday to chew… Hoppy Bers….”
{Ok… you get it.}
UNDER-ANY-CIRCUMSTANCES…
Yeah…Right…
Hey…
Chuck y Promised HE wouldn’t make it
happen on the ship {as much as he wanted to} but on registering for the cruise, we had to
give her birthdate and of course those clever FUN TIME CARNIVAL folks Had noted
this on the Maitre d’s log so when we were seated, Chucky noticed her handing the
hostess a little slip and just knew it was gonna happen. {cringing because…
he was gonna catch the blame no matter what}
Now of course Michelle also alerting the serving staff… Oh… No, she wouldn’t do
that…….
Sooooo
of course after a delightful – nondescript meal, you know what’s next….
Piece
of Pie – Candle – Giggling Waiters – Smirking MD-NK-M&M all with cameras
ready and….
Hoppy Bersday to chew
Hoppy Bersday to chew
Hoppy Bersday Eyelayana
Hoppy Bersday to chew
I kept my promise… I had nothin’ to do with it…
Can’t
say the same for the rest of the table who had been waiting the whole cruise
for this.
Another
post dinner trip to Alchemy bar – Ray has the Cognac
As we gathered for more "FunTime With Seth"
As we gathered for more "FunTime With Seth"
the Cast from 88 Keys {karaoke} stopped in and delighted us with songs to a LIVE piano and a good time was had by all.
We
closed the place {as usual} since tomorrow was a sleep in and after all those Free Fruity
Drinks, a Rocky Pirate Ship, and Strong Sun, we were fading fast. And this got WAAAYYY longer than planned... Really... I Mean it...
More
on the Adventures of the Latest Member of the Jolly Pirates hardy crew
tomorrow.
“Arrrrgggghhh Maties!!!”
“Arrrrgggghhh Maties!!!”
{crickets...}
Now - That’s
Better…..
“I S A I D – “Arrrrgggghhh Maties!!!”
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| Arrrrgggghhh... |
Ciao 4 Now,
Uncle Chuck & That Swingin’ Pirate
Chic, The
Dragon Lady
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