Gilligans Log Monday 19-May-2003 Day 3 - Stonehaven > Blue Pearl Bay. Night 3 - Blue Pearl Bay. The first 2 days had taken their toll on MI and MII crew. Things were just a little subdued this morning, especially for Alan who got up at 11. The togs and underwear stolen by Pat (AKA Snowdropper) during a panty raid from Minnow I were returned in a gesture of good faith. After the "Poo Chronicles" of the night before, much interest was taken in the substance of the morning's ablutions coming from the back of the boat. We now have details on who does and doesn't chew their corn. It appears that the Minnow I crew may have been falsely accused of stealing Shena's choc chip cookies. The culprit may have none other than MII's Andy "The Ferret" Sleeman. In further investigations he and Suz may have consumed the majority of the Baileys. Retribution in the form of a spanking, or plank walking is planned. Minnow II once again anchored first and left no room for Minnow I to manoeuvre, much to the chagrin of the Minnow I crew. Who yelled abuse - such as, "Avast ye lubbers" and "We'll swab the poop deck with yer livers, harrrgh!" Both yachts used the public mooring points at Blue Pearl Bay, which meant we didn't need to drop anchor. These have a day time limit of only 2 hours. We were there for 21. Luckily Suz had some disabled parking tags to put on the window, and the parking inspectors were few and far between. Blue Pearl Bay is off Hayman Island and all crew disembarked for the inviting white beach on Hayman Island. Snorkelling gear and the beach volleyball kit were also taken along. It appears that being proficient at triathlon or marathon has no bearing on volleyball ability. The volleyball court was made up largely of coral and shell grit (just like playing on broken glass), making everyone's feet a little sore and resulting in instant body exfoliation if you dived for a ball. While snorkelling, Chelsea was only scared by 2 things - any fish over 5 cm and a Ben shark. Tennille, Thomas, Chelsea, Ben and Alison also saw a very large (1m) fish, possibly a Rass. Out of the thousands, millions and billions of pieces of coral on the beach, Kirsten had to find one that looked exactly like erect male genitalia. Shena, Kirsten and Roofi swam with a turtle and even patted it. The turtle put up with it, but was obviously miffed at having tourists pester it out of season. A climbing expedition was mounted by many of the crew. Suz (AKA Sir Edmund) proved a fearless risk taker in the slippery conditions. There was concern that no one had a pocket-knife for arm amputation should anyone get trapped. Of more concern was the fashion victim statement made by the combination of bikinis and walking shoes. Andy was very careful of his "Angels" and made sure they were pampered on the expedition. While the hiking and snorkelling continued, the tired Gimp decided he liked the look of the picnic table and had a little nap underneath it. Obviously his attempts at barefoot skiing behind the yacht had worn him out. Roofi and Shena found the turtle again and bothered it a little more. Tennille was now REALLY pissed off because she loves turtles and despite a previous trip to the Whitsundays and a Minnow I sighting of a turtle, she missed them all. At the end of the afternoon, the Minnow I crew left the beach and boarded the vacant Minnow II in an attempt to panic the Minnow II crew. The Minnow II crew, still on Hayman, were totally oblivious to the pirates, making the wind-up a dud - oh well. The roving reporter (Roofi) made to the Minnow I for an update on adventures to find Alison shaving her legs on the transom. An offer to help with her bikini line was apparently un-welcome. Roofi returned to find the Minnow II going off. After several Bundy and cokes, he made amends. The night was very long and twice as much booze was consumed as any other night. Shena let her hair down after the stress of being Captain for two days. Her pole dancing antics had the boys much amused and money was offered. Nip, nip, nip, nip, ching, niga, niga, niga. After sleeping on the boom net on his own for two days, Roofi finally managed to find company. Shena and Suz made up the rest of the threesome. Want to know more? Torture us! The inter-crew relationships also blossomed on Minnow I, resulting in an orgy of arms, legs and sundry appendages on the boom net. All that can be said with any certainty is that Tennille was quite tipsy and Alan was "surprised". At what he will not say, but a new game, based on Ring-a-ring-a-Rosy, called "Pass the Pash" has been invented by Minnow I. In other news, Chelsea's hair is curly. Dinner: Minnow I - BBQ Steak, Vegies and Mango Minnow II - BBQ Steak and onion, potato salad, roast eggplant and carrot. Chocolate Bavarian.