⛵ ⛵ ⛵ ⛵...(Tour of "High Island")...Continued...
[Last time...]
Gathering what little strength he had left he stood up and began to walk through the narrow row of shacks on the western shore. Finally, fear pushed him forward in a slow jog as he headed towards the shore of Great Lake Ontario. The sandy shoreline was softer on his bare feet and he kept moving, heading slowly but steadily west into the darkness.
(See: @joshuaslane/silver-adventures-captain-joshua-slane-14au25-ding-ding-ding )
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[On the Silverton…in the dark of night…]
“Tar hail! Light the lanterns!” Cockpit Officer Bleujay yelled from the forecastle as Lieutenant Gratefuleveryday mounted the steps in a hurry.
“Moving on up... to the east side!” He yelled as he vaulted the steps two at a time, “What’s happening?!”
“Commander Galligan and crew are in the river Sairrr!”
“In the river?!” Grateful exclaimed in surprise as he turned around and shouted down to the main deck, “You there, Standing Officer Trumpman and Petty Officer Tamaralovelace, get a longboat in the water on the starboard side!”
“Aye Sairrr!”, “Aye, aye!”
“Sairrr, I want to go!” Bleujay said with urgency.
“Aye, go officer!”
With little time to spare, the crew lowered the longboat into the water with a splash and clamored down the rat-lines and took up the oars! As they moved away from the great hull of the Silverton, Bleujay called out…
“Galligan?! Galligan?!”
For a moment there was no reply. The crew strained their eyes to see anything in the moonless night...
“Och, we be drawin' closer, look there, in the middle of the river!” Tamaralovelace said as she pointed.
Suddenly dark silloettes appeared a hundred feet ahead of them…
“Galligan! Kerrislravenhill!” Bleujay shouted again.
Then came a weak reply…”Won't be long now!”
“That’s Commander Kerrislravenhill!” Bleujay exclaimed in excitement, “We’re coming Sairrrs! Hang on!”
As the crew corrected their direction they began to see more clearly. Commander Galligan was slowly stroking with one arm while holding Junior Petty Officer Trayan’s head above water! Next to him, swam Kerrislravenhill and Warrant Officer Pocketechange who had a hold of Able Seaman Daveks by the neck! Both were struggling to stay above water!
“Hard starboard rudder! !pimp, !pimp!” Trumpman ordered as Tamaralovelace brought the longboat out into the center of the river.
“Keep your heads up!” Bleujay encouraged, ”Over here! Over here!”
In a last desperate effort, the five half-drowned crewmen made their way slowly towards the longboat. In a moment, Trumpman threw them a line and Kerrislravenhill quickly grabbed it and held it in her teeth! As she did, the other four took an hold of her jacket and like a stringer of struggling fish, they clung on!
“Pull! Pull!” Bleujay ordered as all three of them grabbed onto the rope and brought the beleaguered sailors to the starboard side.
Kerrislravenhill quickly grabbed the gunnel and the crew hauled her in with a splash of river water!
Next came Galligan who pushed a nearly unconscious Trayan over the side. He then turned and helped Pocketechange push an equally exhausted Daveks into the longboat before the two of them finally were pulled in by the boat crew!
“Greetings sailors! So glad you’re alive!” Bleujay exclaimed in great joy!
“Welcome back Sairrrs! ipimp!” Trumpman said with a smile.
“Congratulations, outstanding job!” Tamara said happily.
Suddenly a familiar deep voice rang out from the ship….
“Yo! Whit’s aboot?!”
”We’ve got ‘em Keptin Sairrr! We’ve got ‘em!” Bleujay yelled back in great cheer.
Galligan struggled to an upright position…
“Where’s Ripper?!” He asked as he gazed out across the river.
Suddenly they all stopped and gazed about. No one was to be seen as far the eye could see…
“Ripper, Ripper....where are ye headed now??” Tamaralovelace said in a half-whisper.
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On the far west edge of town, a lonely figure stumbled along the shore of Great Lake Michigan, moving slowly westward, holding one arm across his chest…
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📝 Note: "If th' Toor o' High Islain' has caught yer intrest, all o' me stoatin' adventures kin be foond by searchin':
Silver Adventures of Captain Joshua Slane
Oan yer 'Hife Search tool' an' sae forth." 😉 -Keptin
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References: - Pictures from: www.freeimages.com, www.pexels.com, pixabay.com, Hive.blog, Wikipedia an’ www.google.com/maps. Data also loosely interpretted froms: historica.fandom.com, Wikipedia, an' sometimes finely crafted reit from th' author's extensiff personal experience an' such.
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"Confused? Ascared? Seasick? Need tae gab with th' Keptin?- Skelp th' 'Reply' button muckers!" - Keptin
📝 "Remember maties, bein' crew oan th' mighty Frigate Silverton ⛵ is a sure cure fur loneliness! We sail together...ur nae at aw!" 🙌🏼🤝👲🏼🥷🏼👩🏼🍳👨🏼🔧👨🏼💼🧑🏼🎨🧕🏼🤵🏼♂️🤵🏼♂️🦹🏼💁🏼🙋🏼♀️👩🏼🍳🤴🏼👮🏼♂️💂🏼♂️🕵🏼👨🏼⚕️ 😉 -Keptin
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