With the sun shining down upon us, we decided to take to the waters again but today we bypassed the kayak for a bit more adventurous fare. Given the level of excitement over the recently held Pirate Day at school, Isabelle and Logan were ecstatic to take part in Pirate Adventures, a true pirate ship that sets sail from Hog's Back and traverses Mooney's Bay. It is a fabulous time for kids young and old, including pirate garrrrrrb, face painting, and buccaneer names for each passenger, plus on-board they spin a tall tale about treasure maps, ghost ships, evil pirates and the key to the chest filled with gold. They searched the waters for bottles and flags, and even got to do battle with Pirate Pete, first bombing him with water cannons and then witnessing an on-board duel that ended with Pete walking the plank. Isabelle has been steadily inquiring about his fate ever since he took the plunge. A great time was had by all and we headed back to boring old land, with its civilian clothes and normal names. Won't Monday seem mundane after sailing the seas, battling pirates and making off with golden treasure? Ah, the life of a kid. Couldn't be better.The youngest buccaneer
Smilin' pirate
Spinning an old yarn
Attentive junior pirate
A whole-hearted pirate salute
When can we use these things?
Man the cannons!
Soaked the evil pirate!
Behold the pirate booty
Once again, don't take my gold!
Haven't quite grasped the limbo yet
Battling pirates makes me thirsty
Popped pirate
2 comments:
that looks like SO much fun!!
It was. I'll have to tell you about it - it was this huge story they were all involved in, including mass battle on the ship and Pirate Pete walking the plank and going splash into Mooney's Bay - not to mention spraying him with the cannons etc. Really fun day.
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