Stranded in Bimini

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Thursday, March, 10, 2005, 12:23 UTC
Bimini Bahamas

As luck would have it, inclement weather prevented us from sailing on Tuesday. Instead, we stayed at the dock in Bimini. All was not lost though. While some ventured off to the beach, Tom, Shine, Marc, Christian, and Andrew headed out in the rough waters in the dinghy. Two valuable lessons were learned: 1) Don't stick 5 college guys with no clue of how control a dinghy in the water. 2) Don't stick 5 college guys with no clue of how to control a dinghy in the water during a storm. During the first trip out, we got completely soaked and swamped by waves. We ended up bailing with a gatorade bottle. On the second attempt, Dan, Shine, and Christian got stranded and had to be rescued by a boat fortunate enough to pass by. Later on, Dan and Shine got stranded AGAIN on a sandbar, but this time it was Shine who had to jump out and personally tow the boat off of the sandbar. On top of that, Andrew and Paul took out the Kayak and passed through an oil slick, messing up the kayak. It's a wonder Capt. Mark hasn't killed us yet. Later on, Marc, Shine, Tom, Andrew, and Christian went to a shipwreck right on the rocky shore of Bimini and climbed through it. It was quite an adventure, except when Tom was crossing the bow and nearly got swept off by a giant wave that crashed over the ship. Later that evening, after Christian lost a bet playing cards, the guys made him fulfill his obligation by delivering a crowd-pleasing rendition of "I'm a Little Teapot" complete with choreography infront of complete strangers at a bar. Though it took ten minutes of whining before he did it, it took no time at all to strip down and go running into the ocean to skinny dip in front of the same strangers once he was promised a beer. Wednesday provided little relief from the bad weather. However, we did manage to sail to a shipwreck. This was particularly enjoyable since we actually got to SAIL the boat and work the sails, even though there were torrents of rain coming down. Mike, Tom, and Shine were the first to brave the wrecked ship and climb up to the top, jumping thirty feet to the blue waters below. It was a also a great place to go snorkeling. On the way back, Christian made the first catch of the week, reeling in a nice sized Spanish Mackerel for food. The victory was bittersweet though, as another lost bet resulted in him being forced to eat an eye. This was followed by projectile vomiting off of the bow. Note to self: I need to stop making these sort of bets! The rest of the evening involved card games on the boat while anchored in Bimini Harbor, as the weather was REALLY bad. Hopefully things will start to clear up soon.

-Guest Christian
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