Ahoy,
well what a beautiful second day in Leixoes, really it all started last night when I met Sjoerd and Suzette in the bar. There are so many reasons to like bars and I have to say these two sailors were no exception to the rule. After a few drinks to line our stomachs we had a few more before deciding to catch up the following day. Sjoerd is a professional skipper and has the beautiful ship Elena, the chance to ask loads of newbie dumb ass questions could not be missed.
Inset are some picture's of the fish I caught that Suzette cooked better than I could ever attempt. We also ate on Elena which felt a little like a night on a cruise liner to me.
This next passage may not be for those of a sensitive disposition, if so move on now. After we had eaten dinner we decided to play Backgammon and chew the the fat so to speak,Both Sjoerd's and Suzette's English is excellent, he does still have an accent and this is quite important to the following explanation. As we chatted and played, while drinking shot's of Gin with lemon juice the conversation came round to "Useful sayings" If in doubt stay out, One hand for you and one for the ship, A halo round the moon rain coming soon and so on. When the conversation moved on to Whisker poles( a pole used to stop the foresail collapsing), the accent, with no disrespect, made me chuckle at this one "Don't put the pole in the sheet hole" I know, I get a slap on the back of the hand for that one.
I hope I meet Sjoerd and Suzette again, with luck in Amsterdam, fingers crossed.
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