A day like today, Captain William Kidd was hanged.
By marguicha
@marguicha (224064)
Chile
May 23, 2024 10:58am CST
In 1701, after a trial that ended by deciding that he was a pirate, Captain Kidd was hanged.
Hangings still occur in this world we live in. But what shocked me was that he was then exposed in the Thames river for 3 (three) years
That is something I just can´t imagine. Friends, we are beasts!
Did you know that we still have pirates around? When My friend Humberto brought the sailing ship Halcyon from Panama to Chile, there were several ports that denied them an entrance. The reason was that there were too many pirates around and the port did not have guards to check the ship.
Friends, the Halcyon was the ship where I had a holiday in Gunayala, Panama, years ago. The sailing boat was so small that there were 3 "rooms" and one small one for the crew elsewhere. I slept in one.
I had to jump into my bed as there was no "side" of the bed. And as I have long legs, I had to close the bedroom door to use the bathroom with an open door.
Now, where would pirates hide there? We were 5 adults plus Ariel, Humberto and Dixie´s eldest grandson, then 9 or 10.
Humberto wrote the chronicles of this last trip and they were hungry some days as they could not go to a land at some places to buy groceries. Dixie was very happy but Humberto soon put on all the weight he had lost.
How is it where you live?
That is something I just can´t imagine. Friends, we are beasts!
Did you know that we still have pirates around? When My friend Humberto brought the sailing ship Halcyon from Panama to Chile, there were several ports that denied them an entrance. The reason was that there were too many pirates around and the port did not have guards to check the ship.
Friends, the Halcyon was the ship where I had a holiday in Gunayala, Panama, years ago. The sailing boat was so small that there were 3 "rooms" and one small one for the crew elsewhere. I slept in one.
I had to jump into my bed as there was no "side" of the bed. And as I have long legs, I had to close the bedroom door to use the bathroom with an open door.
Now, where would pirates hide there? We were 5 adults plus Ariel, Humberto and Dixie´s eldest grandson, then 9 or 10.
Humberto wrote the chronicles of this last trip and they were hungry some days as they could not go to a land at some places to buy groceries. Dixie was very happy but Humberto soon put on all the weight he had lost.
How is it where you live?10 people like this
9 responses
@marguicha (224064)
• Chile
24 May
Humberto is editing his chronicles now. I´m trying to persuade him to give them to an editor to be sold. He is an amazing writer.
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@marguicha (224064)
• Chile
24 May
@just4him He told me that he would also write about the trip to Gunayala years ago. Now that he is half retired, he has decided to write about his voyages.
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@FourWalls (69540)
• United States
23 May
I’m sure you could have hidden 50 or 60 midget pirates on board of a small boat. We have a baseball team in America called the Pirates. They’re too bad to play baseball, let alone pillage.
Seriously, there are videos on YouTube of ships being attacked by Somalian pirates…and with the firepower on the ships, it doesn’t bode well for the pirates.
We have a baseball team in America called the Pirates. They’re too bad to play baseball, let alone pillage.
Seriously, there are videos on YouTube of ships being attacked by Somalian pirates…and with the firepower on the ships, it doesn’t bode well for the pirates.2 people like this
@marguicha (224064)
• Chile
23 May
Years ago I read that ages ago, the animals and birds people hunted were then hung by their neck. When the body fell off they were ready to eat. I can imagine that man, so rotten that his body fell off his head.
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@FourWalls (69540)
• United States
23 May
@marguicha — some people thought leaving the bodies (or the heads) on display was a deterrent to crime. Um….nope.
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@celticeagle (168932)
• Boise, Idaho
24 May
Yes, we sure do still have pirates. I think that might be what happens to some people who are lost on boats out at sea. Pirates come along and pillage and kill them.
Not able to get into port for groceries, huh? Poor guy!
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@celticeagle (168932)
• Boise, Idaho
26 May
@marguicha ........That would be hard to be out at sea and unable to get groceries due to the weather.
@marguicha (224064)
• Chile
24 May
The Halcyon is a small sailing ship. So they could not buy many groceries at one time.
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@marguicha (224064)
• Chile
24 May
When I went with them to Gunayala I had one room only for me but the bed filled the whole room.
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@JudyEv (342670)
• Rockingham, Australia
25 May
@marguicha Boats tend to be like that. 
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@LindaOHio (183218)
• United States
24 May
I've seen movies about the Somalian pirates. There are areas where you don't dare sail. Have a good day and weekend.
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@marguicha (224064)
• Chile
24 May
I´ll have a wonderful weekend. I just accepted another invitation.
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@LindaOHio (183218)
• United States
25 May
@marguicha Yes, so I read. You are really fortunate. I spend most of my days alone since my husband has been gone.
@RasmaSandra (81194)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
23 May
I find pirate stories fascinating. Many different famous pirates like Blackbeard, Of course, also all the Hollywood movies Pirates of the Caribbean made it interesting,
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@marguicha (224064)
• Chile
24 May
I loved Pirates of the Caribbean. But that was just a tale.
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@Charlesbronson (952)
• Indonesia
24 May
I live in a congested urban area. I try to live in the countryside when I get old.
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@marguicha (224064)
• Chile
24 May
I live in a house that is too big for me now.
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@marguicha (224064)
• Chile
24 May
@Charlesbronson I live alone in my house now.
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@Charlesbronson (952)
• Indonesia
24 May
@marguicha If I may, how many people live with you?
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not sure, really. i am not a lady of the sea, love land more
@marguicha (224064)
• Chile
24 May
When I went to Gunayala I was afraid that I´d be seasick but I never was, not even when there was a torment.
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@grenery8 (11336)
• Zagreb, Croatia (Hrvatska)
25 May
@marguicha that is great. on 2 boats, i was sick so not sure if i wanted to repeat the experience
