Talk Like A Pirate Day 2022
I will be writing the Paul & Darlene ship’s log for Sarah Wilson, and @btwxsixesandsevens will be writing Bucky Barnes’ journal entries.
All I can say is, Heave Ho and make sure your hatches are battened….
The Paul & Darlene’s Ship Log - Sarah Wilson, Captain
19 September, the Year of our Lord, 1722
Dropped anchor off the coast of Hispañola.
Several of the crew went ashore to pick up provisions and supplies for the last leg of the voyage home to the port of New Orleans.
This campaign was a success as this time we lost no hands to illness, sport, or in battle. With spoils so rich, we’ll all be able to be with our families through Hurricane Season and none of us will suffer.
The loas were kind and generous to me, my crew, and my children. The idea of any of us making orphans of our babes doesn’t sit well on my heart, but this is our chosen way.
My late husband’s parents are still alive and spry, and willing to look after their grandchildren while I’m away. That they refuse my offer of payment, preferring I set it aside to purchase land for the boys’ future, is a kindness I won’t forget.
Along with the latest scuttlebutt from other ships, the quartermaster returned with a sealed message that The Shield was recently in port and is on the same route back to New Orleans that we are.
The Shield is Captain Samuel Wilson’s ship, and their main mission is to find and arrest pirates.
For months, one of their targets has been the Paul & Darlene, her crew, and me.
We’d spent a good month careening the ship, and now even loaded with supplies, provisions and the booty from this recent run, ours is still one of the fastest brigantines sailing the sea.
Definitely faster than a Royal Navy frigate.
The quartermaster also reports hearing that The Shield picked up a civilian passenger. A former officer in the Royal Navy, a friend of the Captain, and who is also on his way to the port of New Orleans.
By the time they weighed anchor, we had the wind at our backs and were making good time for a rendezvous.
We knew they’d spotted us when the lookout reported seeing what appeared to be the battle ensign hanging from the Shield’s mainmast.
Seems the Captain is spoiling for a fight, still feeling sensitive because the last time we met, unbeknownst to him, when we made our escape, along with his ship’s wheel, we took one of their crew with us:
~~~~Sarah Wilson, Captain
Sarah’s Ship Log: Entry 2 / Entry 3 / Entry 4
Bucky’s Journal: Entry 1 / Entry 2 / Entry 3 / Entry 4 over on @btwxsixesandsevens blog.
Dividers from @firefly-graphics .