Tall ship experiences needed!

Sea Fever

I must go down to the sea again, to the lonely sea and the sky
And all I ask is a tall ship and a star to steer her by;
And the wheel's kick and the wind's song and the white sail's shaking,
And a grey mist on the sea's face, and a grey dawn breaking,

I must go down to the seas again, for the call of the running tide
Is a wild call and a clear call that may not be denied;
And all I ask is a windy day with the white clouds flying,
And the flung spray and the blown spume, and the sea-gulls crying

I must go down to the seas again, to the vagrant gypsy life,
To the gull's way and the whale's way where the wind's like a whetted knife;
And all I ask is a merry yarn from a laughing fellow-rover,
And quiet sleep and a sweet dream when the long trick's over.

-- John Masefield


Tall ship experiences needed!
Putting together some info on tall ships, and looking for input from others in the small world of tall ship sailing...
Anything you can send along, contact me at shesalt at hotmail.
Thanks.

Mar 14, 2006: Victoria, BC

Headline: BACK IN CANADA

WHAT: possibly ruptured a ligament in my ankle (Talofibular Ligament), doctor in Mexico said I needed surgery and I almost vomited on him I was so upset...

WHO: Dr Escamilla a US-trained orthopedic surgeon... hoping a Canadian doc will recommend physio

WHERE: messed it up while working on the ship in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico

HOW: don't know... wish it was some cool story like 'I swung down on a rope to rescue a drowning child at the snorkle area, and on the back swing fended off impact with the ship only it twisted my ankle' (not bad?)... or how about 'dancing on the tables at some roadside Baja bar after too much tequila' (closer?)...

WHEN: did it on Dec 27, 2005, but continued to walk/work... and it got worse not better, so now I am back at my Dad's in Victoria, BC, to deal with it...

WHY: because I can be covered by BC Medical and not have to worry about exhorbitant costs, and I trust the medical system here more... an unexpected $7000 medical bill would not be fun...


Community News:
Seeing as I have only left the house twice since I arrived, I can't say like I feel like I am participating in the community!... went for a Sunday drive, and today my brother took me to a local pub for a beer.... beautiful view of the islands off Sidney...

Weather: It was snowing while my plane was landing!... the daffodils and crocuses were shivering in fear!... what a rude shock after 80 degrees down in Mexico

Environmental news:
I'd say the weather is totally freaking out... seems global warming is more than just a conspiracy theory... all kinds of erratic weather moments... and two feet of snow in Central Park, NYC is nuts... thunder storms here in March, I've never heard of... can you say, melting Polar icecaps?

Checking out the Planet:
hooray, it's still there!... get out and see it while you can... hear they just found an embalmers workshop in the Valley of the Kings in Egypt... do think it would be a blast to work for an archeologist on site digging oup burial chambers there!


Sports: I am completely immobile but I will soon get into watching WWF (wrestling) if there is nothing else to do...

Book reviews:
Looking at Eyewitness "Top 10 in Paris"... great format, nice pocket book... don't know if I'll make it to Paris soon, but think this format will work for my book in progress

Movie Reviews/News:
Seen a lot of TV movies with ads (how yuckky) the last few nights... best I've seen lately was North Country... really want to see Crash and Brokeback Mt.

Quote of the Week: Everything you can imagine is real. -- Pablo Picasso

Coming Events: Doctors appointment on Friday ... wish me luck