Gilligan's Crew (7.19.12)

(The weather was rainy and the seas were not calm.  So, it was fitting for us to sing this song as we headed toward The Baths.  I'm hoping one day to find the video of it from Todd's flip camera.)

Just sit right back 
And you'll hear a tale
A tale of a fateful trip, 
That started from this tropic port, 
Aboard this tiny ship.
The mate was a mighty sailin' man, 
The Skipper brave and sure, 
Five passengers set sail that day, 
For a three hour tour, 
A three hour tour.

The weather started getting rough, 
The tiny ship was tossed.
If not for the courage of the fearless crew
The Minnow would be lost.
The Minnow would be lost.

The ship set ground on the shore
Of this uncharted desert isle
With Gilligan,
The Skipper too.
The millionaire
And his wife,
The movie star,
The professor and Mary Ann,
Here on Gilligan's Isle.

Survival bracelets (7.19.12)

The average 7 inch survival bracelet has 50 feet of paracord (yes, the cord that is used in parachutes).  You never know when that amount of string might become handy.  That's exactly why we made survival bracelets on this trip (and, it was our rainy day project).  If needed, we could unravel the bracelet and use the cord for tourniquets, shoelaces, fishing line, you name it.  We could probably even mend a sail.

Plus, they are very stylish.  

How Do You Catch a Sting Ray? (7.18.12)

How do you catch a sting ray?  The answer... cut bait on an 8 lb. spinning rod.  Just about bedtime, Harrison reeled in his first catch close enough to the boat for us to confirm what it was by flashlight. Lloyd had warned that we weren't going to be able to boat this guy, however, the ray broke the line before we had to figure out how to cut him loose.

Fireball (7.18.12)

The fireballs that Aragaron builds are impressive, even when they are not on fire.   But since Jeremy, the owner of the Cyber Cafe, was going to light one just for us, we had a quick dinner and hurried back.   Our adventure was posted at the following link:

http://trellisbay.posterous.com/sanderson-family-enjoying-fireball

Sunset at Trellis (7.18.12)

Fish Bait (7.18.12)

While we were out, Harrison caught some bait for fish that we'd use in the days to come... 4 hard tail jacks.

Catch That Breeze (7.18.12)

Trellis Bay is kind of like Midtown Memphis.  You have the artists, the hippies, and of course a coffee shop.  Different from Midtown is that Trellis has a cool tree house and hammocks for resting.  Before dinner, we went in to shop at Aragorn's and for a look around.