9.10.2007

WACKY WAHINES DO ...

While blow-drying my panties early one morning at a hotel in Morehead City, NC (everything got drenched in the transfer from the research boat to the USCG tender, and what didn’t get marinated in seawater got soaked in a downpour during the wild 60-mile ride back to port!) I paused to think how many incredible experiences I’ve had.

Here's my accumulated list of what 'Wacky Wahines do' -- feel free to add your own!

Wacky Wahines ...
  • Kayak with the Orcas off Vancouver Island
  • Skinny dip in the bay at Sint Maarten
  • Wake up at the roly poly anchorage at Santa Barbara Island to the smell of fresh brewed coffee
  • Eat what they catch (hah!)
  • Have ruined at least one camera
  • Await the dawn and arriving raceboats in a leaky dinghy outside le Vieux Port of La Rochelle
  • Get wet
  • Visit sick sea turtles at Mote in Sarasota
  • Always dip their toes (at the very least!) in a new body of water
  • Don’t take a 747 to Hawaii …
  • Ooh and ahh over dolphins no matter how many times they appear
  • Carry sunscreen
  • Wait out the weather at Cojo anchorage
  • Confidently jump from the research vessel into the awaiting arms of handsome young Coast Guardsmen
  • Have at least one article of clothing with squid ink on it
  • Dance, dance, dance!
  • Watch while the fish’s stomach contents are revealed and counted
  • Have friends on every continent
  • Hike all eight miles to Pt. Bennett (and back) on San Miguel
  • Pee in a bucket
  • Trust that the float plane will return to pick them up from the Alaskan slough
  • Enjoy a little scotch with their water while sailing in Scotland
  • Kayak with the greys in Baja
  • Ask for more ice in their cocktails to the chagrin of the bartender in St Malo
  • S-w-i-n-g onto an oil platform like Jane of the Jungle
  • Volunteer to protect the marine environment, even if it means counting little pelagic birds at 1 a.m.
  • Don't mind a little sand in their sandwiches
  • Feast on champagne and oysters in Sydney
  • Sing bawdy Dutch pub songs while slaying fish in Hawaii
Now send me your Wacky Wahine list (just nothing too randy girls, in case my Mom logs on …)

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