Popeye's 60th birthday party, Harlingen May 5-7 - 5:58 PM, Jun. 4, 2006 |
Aboard the SV Poseidon, based in Harlingen, formerly ( 100 years ago) a cargo vessel, now lovingly restored and converted for tourism. Accomodates 32 passengers in 14 cabins, with 4 heads, 2 showers, and the best equipped galley I've ever seen (OK, no dish washer, but with 33 pairs of hands on board, no problem). Poseidon came equipped with its skipper, Mischa, and the mate, Sil, both highly competent. Mischa handled what looked like a complicated boat with expertise ( we beat all the others on the way back to Harlingen) and Sil briefed the "crew" ( us) in pidgeon English ( pull / slack) We arrived Friday evening, left Harlingen Saturdy morning, spent Saturday night on the island of Terschelling, and returned to Harlingen for 17.00 Sunday. The crew was 50/50 family/friends, one of whom Popeye hadn't seen for 25 years. We did our own catering - everyone was asked to bring a dish for Saturday / Sunday lunch ( the resulting buffet was splendid!), and enough booze for their personal consumption plus a safety margin.Saturday evening we ordered in a takeaway; which was so copious that doggy bags were distributed to take home.Strangely enough, there were no doggy bags with wine! Were wonderfully lucky with the weather - probably the only sunny weekend we had this spring. Everyone was unanimous that it was an unforgettable party
This is not "Poseidon", but very similar under sail:
Popeye, son n°1 and son-in-law:
The saloon, with M reading a birthday poem:
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