Stormy Sleepless Night
Published On: 01-29-2012 12:00am
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Category: Captain Skulduggery Dug's Journal
Due to very rough seas in the night, I only managed a few hours sleep in my bunk last night. The roaring wind and the heaving waves threw our wee galleon around like a baby throws its' ship in the bath tub. Even this old sea dog couldn't sleep through that.
My Pirate Pixie Crew spent all night bailing out the bilge, as the pump has broken, or trying to lash down anything that moves. Doubloon spent the whole night hiding under the galley table with a saucepan on his head. His sad howl could be heard all over the ship. It did nothing for moral. Scurvy Dog!.
Thankfully this morning the storm has blown itself out and the waters are very calm. Most of the pixies are sleeping. They are exhausted from their efforts. We need to make our way into land sometime soon and fix up all the damage the storm caused. I hope the pixies will agree to do this. They so hate going ashore on unscheduled stops. They are in such a hurry to get to the island they have ringed on the map, but they won't tell me why. I have no choice but to go there or they will go on strike and I'll have no crew and we all know what happens when the Galleon has no sailors and Doubloon at the helm!.
Little Pirate Pixie Effie managed to save the mainsail with some quick thinking and strong hauling. She dragged it off the mast and down below into the hold. Where she found the strength to do it with the wind tugging it over the port side railing, I'll never know. These Pixies definitely have some magical powers and thank heaven for it, because if she hadn't have saved the sail we would be scuppered. Left drifting at the mercy of the sea..
I better get up on deck and start making a list of losses and damages. So for now dear Journal I will leave you..
My Pirate Pixie Crew spent all night bailing out the bilge, as the pump has broken, or trying to lash down anything that moves. Doubloon spent the whole night hiding under the galley table with a saucepan on his head. His sad howl could be heard all over the ship. It did nothing for moral. Scurvy Dog!.
Thankfully this morning the storm has blown itself out and the waters are very calm. Most of the pixies are sleeping. They are exhausted from their efforts. We need to make our way into land sometime soon and fix up all the damage the storm caused. I hope the pixies will agree to do this. They so hate going ashore on unscheduled stops. They are in such a hurry to get to the island they have ringed on the map, but they won't tell me why. I have no choice but to go there or they will go on strike and I'll have no crew and we all know what happens when the Galleon has no sailors and Doubloon at the helm!.
Little Pirate Pixie Effie managed to save the mainsail with some quick thinking and strong hauling. She dragged it off the mast and down below into the hold. Where she found the strength to do it with the wind tugging it over the port side railing, I'll never know. These Pixies definitely have some magical powers and thank heaven for it, because if she hadn't have saved the sail we would be scuppered. Left drifting at the mercy of the sea..
I better get up on deck and start making a list of losses and damages. So for now dear Journal I will leave you..
