Grab a bite ta eat, kick back n see if yous kin find yerself in hyar! Wees hopes you had as much fun as wees did this yar!
'Twas the calm 'fore da storm. We wuz enjoying a nice calm sunny Friday afternoon. Me kids couldn't wait to see their favorite vendor, the skeletor guy, scary as 'e might be, even me youngest loves 'im! Nary a soul on da esplanade, coulda shot da cannon n no one gets hurt. Stopped by r favorite eatery, the Blue Bouy n dey was all smiles in dere....
As usuall, wees enjoy'n r supper n hyar comes some beggar outside da establishment. R neighbor n friend "Donna" try'n ta git r fish troo da window. Den sum o da Treasure Island Pirates along wit da Oshun Shores Pirates pose'n fer a moment.
Den came Saturday morn'n. All wuz quiet, Pippy Longstockings o da Oshun Shores Pirates wuz enjoying 'erself dockside, gazing upon da good ship Lady Washington when all o suddden a ruckus developed. Seemed like a angry mob o pirates decided to mutiny ship n come ashore, intenshuns unknown.
Hearing da commoshun on da warf, a crowd formed, unbeknownst o da danger that wuz soon to come ashore....
Low n behold, da ringleader turnt out ta be da werst ting since scurvy! Da scourge of da southern seas, a pirates pirate, a pirate no one wants to cross,......Short Fuse Frankie n 'is nanny n wenches 'e keeps under tight control! Oh Lord 'ave mercy on us all!
Dey jus kept coming n coming,..dere wuz no hope fer da fair seeside town o Wetport. Wees had to give in to dere demands n hand da key to da city to 'em. Dey got all r crab n salmon, all r cranberries and werst yet, took all da candy outta da Sweete Shoppe! Durty rotten scoundrals!
Peeples wuz at a quandry, din't know which ways ta runs,....look'n fer help frum wherever it may come. Den outta knowwhere here comes da man wit a plan, da boss hos, da city Administrator, his highest highlyness......
Sir Randolph Lewis, our town hero!!! ;)
Jus a couple crowd pikters and cross section of peeples dat come ta see whut da festival is all about. Even da mutties get into it!
Above hyar we 'ave the beginins o da scallawag contest. Dere wuz a lot o good look'n lil pirates hyar, fearsome dey wuz! Notice da money in me very owns Loose Cannon Katie's clutches. She wuz flaunting da loot in front o da judges, know'ns dat dey kin be bought. Shameless she be....(I pat me self on da back fer do'n dat)
Yous kin feel the tension in da aire, cut it wit yer sabre. Da judges are confirin wit each udder, try'n ta narrow da field.
Da judges STILL confirin n by da looks o it, dere's at least two lil pirates that are gittin a bit testy. Notice da crossed arms and hands on hips! Note to self, do not volunteer to be a scallawag judge!
Deys got it narrowed down ta five but now da really hard decision is ta be made. A couple lil pirates dat wuz close but di'int make da cut, me thinks da judges got some explainin to do. Ya never felt the wrath of a rubber sabre? You'd never fergit it once you've endured a dozen er so whacks from a scalawag trained in the fine art of rubber sabre warfare.
Me knows it wuz a hard decision, judges contmplating da money,....rubber sabre lashings, last good eye being gouged out......
DA WINNERS! Me wuz so surprised dat me own Loose Cannon Katie di'int win with all the loot she was showin. It wuz a whole two dollars! She only gots third. Me thinks da judges wuz sceered of dat lil gurl dat took first, she be mighty threatenin look'n. Well, congrats to da winners n next yar we knows we gonna have da same problem,.....how much DO ya have ta bribe a judge ta win???
We 'ave Mike n Val performin aboard the so-so ship Buccaneer, anudder crowd pikter n r great lil fun n friendly pirate train dat wuz busy all weekend. Me had ta hike up da viewing tower ta git a shot o da akshun frum high above.
Batton down da hatches n git da cannons loaded wit da cheapest tableware. Da Shady Isle Pirates frum British Columbia be battle'n da Jade Dragon Pirates. Dey be use'n dere carbide cannons n manuverin truout da marina try'n ta git da best of each udder. Quite da naval experience. Hair raising as it wuz, no one gots hurt r sunked. Davey Jones was once again disappointed.
More o da crowd and then one of the Oshun Shores Pirates lett'n kids aboard dere ship n take'n pikters. Dey be a great group, one o da many we 'ave hyar.
Dere be a lots more pikters to post up hyar, n it gonna take a bit but it'll git dun in da next few dayz. Trust me, I'm a pirate...???