Arcarius of Plymouth - Mischief HIHO Mischief doubles the trouble. Oh my god (American accent)

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Arcarius of Plymouth - Arcarius. Spoken to soon!!!!

"Spoken too soon"Why did I end the last blog with the immortal words "It was good to be at sea again"?Pontadel Garda, on San Miguel, The Azores largest Island.A beautiful, green place where the winds howl and yachts cling tightly to the pontoon, sailors wrap their oilies around them and then seek refuge in a tot or two of warming rum.The tired cold sailors, arriving that morning toured the Island, on a coach, learning the farming techniques of the area, pineapple growing in greenhouses and dairy farming for the export of powdered milk.Some learnt more on this trip than others, the rolling of the coach around the hairpin bends sent some tired sailors off to sleep.Rested, Arcarius welcomed on board for pre-dinner drinks, very thirsty crews from Shenanigan, Webster, Jonny and Lyle from the. read more...

Arcarius of Plymouth - Fwd: Arcarius. Blog 1, from Bermuda

A Day at the RacesA double full moon, over Webster, lit the start of the second leg, as the gun went off Captain Horacio Webster lead the Amandawith his dosy crew, the two tricle miners and their Solvinian Tumbling acrobat.  Webster was in first position leading the fleet through the channel and away from Bermuda to the cries of Hi Ho! Arcarius, a smaller vessel formed part of the B class and the Skipper looking cool didn't raise the jib until the last minute.  Some of the Bermudian children were diving from rocks on one side of the channel and on the other, the committee stood and some members of the public to salute the fleet as they left the security of Bermudas harbour. The infamous Bermuda Triangle, outside the protected waters, awaiting the chance to lure in any boat. read more...

Arcarius of Plymouth - Arcarius. "Hells Angels"

"Hells Angels" ARC coach trip missed, so now our only hope of seeing the Island's Caldiera is with the help of 3 scooters!We cling on and turn the accelerator staking out our "Arcarius Chapter." The Scare-Pirate determined to burn tyres and graze knees!!!!!The First Mate lead the Angels, exhausts firing through the quiet hamlets and beautiful countryside of Fiail. The Atlantic vista often presenting itself as we head up to the Caldiera stopping occasionally to record the view points photographically and to adjust the oversized, ill fitting helmets that obliterated the view of the road. This precarious form of transport however, proved very successful and we managed to catch the ARC group and arrive in time catch the view and make perfect images of the outstanding scenery before us. The. read more...

Arcarius of Plymouth - Arcarius Seems like "A load of old BULL to us!"

Seems like "A load of old BULL to us!"Bull running? Yes an interesting pass-time that the Portuguese have traditionally embraced for hundreds of years.Not sure who decided it was a good idea or why.Six, incidentally girls, gorgeous white shirted toreadors, I presume that's what they are called, grip a long rope with a bull tethered at the end.Half way along this restraint are three more toreadors, also extremely handsome in white shirts.Not sure they are chosen for their bull taming skills.The idea is that the toreadors run a bull through the public streets but must prevent the bull from crossing the white"safe line" 500 meters ahead.A number of civilian dressed, professional bull tormentors are also placed in the street, their role, to antagonise the bull with red umbrellas until he is. read more...