We went to see some iguanas yestrday. They were big. We fed them Cheeze-its and bits of apple with our freinds on Starry Night. Then we dived on a wreck and I killed a lionfish. My dad killed three and one had its tail bitten clean off by a moray eel. When we got to Staniel cay we saw some huge dog fish and went snorkiling in this cool natural cave.
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We are in the Bahamas and, breaking news, there is another kid boat! this brings us up to a startling total of…3. Anyway my father wants to check out every wreck we pass. We checked out a plane wreck and we mistook it for a strange rock. Luckily, we’re coming home in 30 days. I miss the States. This morning we went to a grocery store and they had 1 loaf of moldy bread 7 cans of soda and a can of chef Boyardee spagetti and meatballs cost 6 dollars. The Bahamians like their music REALLY loud.
Yesterday we went to Carnival opening. The only reason I agreed to go is beacause all these big events are one big advertisement and sometimes they give away free stuff! So, we kept asking around and we eventually ended up on some steps downtown. Fifteen minutes later, a dog walked up and lay down by the steps. But, before you hear that story, you have to hear this story…
We had just pulled into Dominica, and we had to go to customs. Unfortunately, I had to come along. After about 15 minutes, my sister said, “Mama, there’s a dog following us,”. And sure enough, there was a little tan dog with big ears, which looked like it had puppies or was going to have puppies. A few minutes later, we passed a bar with two dogs outside. We all looked back, and sure enough, there was the dog. The two dogs went over to sniff it, and we thought we’d lost it for sure. But a minute later, who came into view, but the dog. Thirty minutes later, when we walked into customs, the dog was right behind us. When we went inside, it sat down on the steps to wait. We saw our friends from Scott-free who we met on a river tour with our guide. After we told them about he dog, they left, and the dog got up to follow them. At the gate, the dog paused and looked back at us for a few seconds, before running after them.
Now, back to the present. Right down to the Chinese-like markings on its collar, it was the same dog! After a while, my dad decided to go get fried chicken, and he asked us if we wanted some. While we were eating our chicken, four dogs came up and parked themselves by the first one. Later, we heard some loud music and saw a truck inching its way toward us. Then, when it was about twenty-five yards away, it stopped. Thirty minutes later, some people in costumes with plastic strips glued all over and fright masks, started parading down the street. After these people, who I have nick-named the evil chickens, had walked down the street a couple of times, my dad and I decided to go down and see what was the hold-up. Nothing much was happening. There were some people drinking beer and sitting around.
When we came back, a lady had taken my spot and my dad asked, “Hey, do you know what the hold-up is?” She said, “Oh, they’re just setting up for the parade. It takes a while.” And sure enough, thirty minutes later, the truck started moving again. Let me tell you, it was loud! If I didn’t have my ears plugged, I’d be deaf by sixteen! I also know why Portland has an open container law. People were drinking rum straight from the bottle and getting refills from people in the trucks.
Now, my dad had had enough of waiting, so he said it was time to go. When we were walking back to the boat, a few trucks were giving away stuff. I got a hot pink blackberry shopping bag and three pieces of candy, but I ate them.
Right now we’re in Les Saints, a few small islands near Guadaloupe. One day, my father, the hiking maniac, decided that, surprise, surprise, we all had to go on a hike to Fort Napolean. Well I’ve never seen a castle, but if I had, it would look like that. It had a draw bridge and everything! Archery slits, check, moat, check, cannons, check, dragons, check. Unfortunatly, the moat was dried up and the dragons were iguanas. But anyway, it was cool.
5. my mom bargaining with a guy selling jewelry on the beach. (true)
4. having your friend’s dog pee on the dock (true)
3. going to Devil’s Bay and having a huge wave wash away tourists: camras, towels , snokels, and even 1 lady’s bathing suit bottom (true)
2. rub a dub dub 2 men 1 women and a dog in a 5 foot wooden dinghy without an engine (true) (they had 2 oars and a kayack paddle)
1. watching an old man in a 5 foot wooden dinghy with one oar pass them (true)
The weirdest thing of all: seeing a naked couple on the beach!!! I was dropping my dad off to go on a hike in the dinghy. We were looking for a place to land when a guy walks down to the water to wash off his feet. At first I thought he was wearing a flesh colored bathing suit, but then I saw this thing hanging down… so I looked at my dad and he looked at me and said, “Let’s go a little farther down”. But when we drove past we saw a woman under an umbrella with the guy next to her. True story no lie!!
Nothing much is new here. It’s 80 degres and papa is itching to get going. Our freinds on Starbound just had a birthday celebration for their 2 now 3 year old daughter. I’m sitting around rereading books. So, as the title says, I’m bored to death. EXCEPT I saw an albino pigeon yesterday. So other then that nothing is new.
We are in Saint Marten a French speaking island. Oh yeah I forgot a partially French speaking island. The other side speaks Dutch. Why some one would divide an island I have no idea. You can’t actually divide it, it’s an island. Seriously people you cant spray paint a line down the middle, you’d run out of the same color paint! Anyway, there is internet halelulia! so I can update my apps. I have 16 updates breaking my record of 11. Unfortunetly when you leave the area you’re un-updated apps are stuck wating! So for the past 2 days I have been stuck in the marina office updating. Breaking news! Bloons tower defence four is in the app store! #22 top out off 25 top apps.
part 1: andy
It was a dark and stormy night in the BVI. Okay, it wasn’t dark or stormy, but it did rain a bit but thats another story. I don’t think it was night either, but that makes it sound more dramatic. Anyway a man walked up and said are you John? So my dad said, “Yes and you must be Andy.” So, he walked away and came back with… a paddle board!
part 2: surfing
So, I and my sister took turns paddle boarding until my dad said, “Let’s go paddle bording at the beach!” So, when we got to the beach I and Georgia took turns surfing. Actually, I was the only one who actually surfed, but on to part three.
part 3: the secret revealed
Part 1 is actually factually flawed. Here is what really happened; when Andy said, “Are you John?” I was part way up the mast so my dad actually said, “Yes, and you must be Andy. Jasper wait here.” And then he walked off. So I climbed up to the spreaders and saw my dad talking with Andy and I bet you know what Andy had in the back of his truck. So when my dad came back he said I’m going to take you down and have you restring the halyard so he hoisted me up to the spreaders again and then it started to rain. Now, BVI rain storms are not like US rain storms. Instead of being long they don’t last more than 20 minutes. But they come down hard! So if there is anything I hate worse than being stuck in a rain storm, it’s being stuck on a mast in a rain storm!
catchphrase of the week:
me: the internet keeps crashing.
my dad: that’s beacuse you’re knocking around the booster
me: Inever knocked around anything! Except for Georgia.
Hello loyal fans, as you probably have guessed, this post is about Skype. This issue was brought to my notice by my good freinds, Kirk and Keith. Some people want to talk with me face-to-face, rather than through email. Skype lets you talk with people through the computer. To download Skype, first go to Skype.com and click download. Then, add capt. john. sommer to your contacts list. I don’t know exactly how to add to contacts, so you can fiddle around with it or wait for my next blog post with more details. To get Kirk and Keith on Skype, email me at jasper@svindulgence.com . Also, for those who want my autograph, here it is. jasper . Now, copy that on to a peice of paper and print. Right now, we are in Nanny Cay with internet so download Skype quick before we leave!
P.S. I will keep doing blogs for the non-computer oriented.
Right now, we are in St. Thomas, USVI, the shopping center of the Caribbean. Can you believe that they didn’t have any good DS games the day after Christmas? Seriously, they only had stuff like “Dora’s rainbow adventure” and “Rudolph the red nosed reindeer”. Well, I got my early birthday present, the game of Risk. But, now we’re leaving, so I’ve gotta go!
P.S. We saw the Disney cruise ship and watched its movies with binoculars.
