Our Captain

Yesterday, Ron shared with you his experiences with the licensing and the Croatian officials. The rest of us thought we should share some observations of our leader. First, as all of you who know Ron, know that he can do just about anything, which comes in very handy when you need someone to captain a boat. Just a few comments on the boat, it is HUGE, Oprah would feel right at home on this thing. I have taken to referring to it as “the big ass boat”; we are making a statement when we sail into port. So, having an experienced, fearless, competent captain helps us all sleep at night. Next, as you all know, Ron is a walking encyclopedia; he knows something about everything, which comes in handy if you are writing a term paper. What you may not know is that he has a laundry fetish. The man loves to do laundry. Now, in his defense, he packs light and is very tidy, so washing frequently is a must. However, when you are on a boat and wash out your clothes, you need a place to dry it. So, as we sail the Dalmatian Coast, we have laundry flapping in the breeze off the sides of the vessel, sort of like the “Klampits visit the Adriatic.” We are thinking a new TV series is in the making.
We had an interesting night last night, the Germans – a couple of boats over – were up partying until the wee hours of the morning, which meant that we did not get much sleep either. Then, this morning, the German right next to us took issue with our use of the generator, and had a few words with Ron Thomas. So we got under way rather quickly. This has not been our experience in the past, folks are usually quite friendly. We are on our way to the island of Hvar, which is becoming quite the hot spot with celebrities, the next “new place”. JayZ and Beyonce were there before we left, so who knows we may spot someone famous. We’ll keep our eyes peeled and let you all know.

Diane