A New Year, A New Voyage

March 2nd, 2011

Hi All,  I am in Alabama, helping out while the crew prepares the boats for the next season.  Things here are the same but different. We are in a beautiful home on Dauphin Island but we work at the ship yards which are so dilapidated. I took some pictures. It is pretty interesting. I'm doing a combo of cook, tour coordinator, assistant to the first mate, and I'm revamping the tour system and gift shop inventory. Much more responsibility which is fun. More later...

March 6th, 2011

Things here are very busy. Our hours are much like during the tour season but now we are prepping the ships for the tour. Lots of work. It feels really similar to building a set for a play. We are at a skeleton crew: 5 boys and myself. The captains are away and there are about 4 crew on leave with 1 or 2 spots still available.

The work that I have been doing has been repairing sails, cleaning every inch of the Pinta, going through the food stores and sewing various items to camouflage the modern racers etc. on deck.

The weather has been stormy mostly since I've been here. Yesterday there were lots of storms. 

Today is our day off and they usually go golfing. But not with today's weather. There is, however, a fort and a bird sanctuary that I think I will walk to.

Please send me word of what's new with all of you. You can write to me at thompson.kathy@comcast.net.

Take care, and send my love to everyone!

Kathy