Linkswarm's West Coast Treasure Hunt, Pirate Party and Bad-meep Barbecue.(Planning Stage)

Do we have to con/kidnap a kid for our team, or will you have some available on a rental basis?

godog- I'll bring a spare.

Spanky- Cutlass:Supreme.

Aye, mateys! Already thinking out me pirate garb for this momentous weekend. Thank you for providing the cutlasses, since I don't have one.

GAME TO ADD:

Similar to cow chip bingo, divide up sections of the party area and raffle off each square. If someone barfs in your square, you win a priez!

I want to do something I find outrageous before I die. This counts; can't wait. Side note, I'm coming as a wizard. Pirate wizard if you're meep about it.

You are more than welcome to come to the party in whatever alter egos you have.
I'm looking foreward to witnessing the spectacle of a dozen horrendously drunken, grown-meep men in costume staggering all over Morro Bay swinging swords, singing and alternately burying and looking for treasure.

I think it'd be more fun to do after dark, but finding landmarks would be a meep.

Do we wanna do a whole pig again?
If so, somebody needs to babysit it besides me.
(I wanna go have fun this time.)
We could just do some tri-tip, steaks and stuffed jalapenos.
Those are all easy and cook pretty fast.-Plus you guys are free to bring whatever food you'd like to sneak into the Buffalo if you want something different.
I'll have plenty of wood AND it can run on propane now.

I checked and there'll be nearly a full moon on that weekend.
If the cloud cover isn't too thick, there should be plenty of light for nightime shinanigans.

I'm in for Meat on a Stick. That went quick last time.

I'm trying to figure out how to make it to this drunken pirate picnic.
If I leave right now it's only 4.25 miles per day. But tomorrow it will be more.

how much lube do you figure on using during this little shindig?

If by "lube" you mean RUM, then I'll have at least a half-bottle for each grown adult.
I'm picking up two bottles every payday from now until then.
Good, gold-medal booze.
Here's the list I'm following;
Cruzan single barrel
El Dorado 15yr
English Harbor 5yr
Mount meep Extra Old
Neisson Rhum Reserve Special
Pusser's Navy Rum
Pyrat XO Reserve
Rhum Barbancourt 15yo
Santa Teresa 1796
Zacapa Centario 23yo
Mount meep Special Reserve
Prichard's Crystal
Rubi Rey Reserve
Ron Botran White
Santa Teresa Blanco
10 Cane
Khukri
1 Barrel
Vizcaya VXOP
Mount meep Sugar Cane
Prichard's Fine Rum
Ron Barcelo Imperial
Tortuga
Gosling's Black Seal
Diplomatico
Pyrat Cask 23
Ron Zacapa Centario 23 Anos
Rhum Clement VSOP Rum
Rhum Clement Rhum Vieux X.O.
Rhum Jim Gold Rum
Rhum Jim 1997
Rhum Clement Premier Canne
Agua Luca Leblon
GRM
Fazenda Mae Ouro
Ypioca 160

Reading the descriptions, it sounds as though each one is radically different from the other.
This is gonna make for some interesting drinking.
I'll try and get as many off this list as I can.

you sir, are a true gentleman

@spankerchief

I don't know if it is available in the States, but you should try to get a bottle or two of Bundaberg Rum as well. It is a good dark rum, and Australias only home-grown spirit.

I looked around a bit and so far I haven't found a SINGLE ONE of the rums on my list.
I went ahead and picked up a few of the newer(and fairly well-rated rums that I COULD FIND)

After sampling, I like Kraken the best so far.

I'll keep hunting for the rums on the list, but I'm probably gonna end up having to order it online.

:Whistling merrily:

oops
Pic #2:

I have some seashells we can put in the Pirate's Chests if you so desire...let me know, and I'll pack them up with my grog. Just a couple per chest, but the kids'll like them. Most are from the East Coast.

I always like to get a couple of rolls of SquawBucks for stuff like this...best coin of our modern age.

Awesome!
Anything you guys wanna add would be helpful.
I'm gonna have five small chests to fill and I have no idea what with.

Stone soup treasure sounds delicious.

There had better be chocolate. Any pirate worth their salt will expect to find that in a treasure chest.

Chocolate coins and treasure(ish) meep from Pier 1, various stores and donated shells it is!
Also:

My work ethic is meep lately.
I should've been done by now. :(

Your text to link here...

Perfect for: Celebrating a lucrative raid.
Yarrr factor: The British Navy issued a rum ration to its sailors until July 31, 1970. This was the last batch, and just a few dozen bottles made it to the US. 'Nice and musty,- Cate says. 'And it smells of the sea.-
$1,100

muthameep

Black Tot Last Consignment

Jeezus, I read the last post first and thought you'd lost yer f#cking mind.

Then I checked the site and took note of the pricetag.

THAT removed all doubt.

YOUR FLAMING SWORDS IN ACTION:

This is not a bluff. We spent the day scouting some serious "you gotta be a meeping buccaneer" pirate treasure spots today. Climbed cliffs, scaled hills, fell down rocks. You'll just love it in the dark. Watch the video, and see why.

F#ck, my voice sounds HORRIBLE.
I'm not talking on video anymore.

Anyway, This is the Sand Spit:

Which is not where we're going because it's a real long, boring, sandy b#tch of a hike to reach.

This is the northern end of Montana De Oro.


Lots of good, firm rock:


...good surf:


...and (if you're clumsy or stupid) some REALLY interesting structures to fracture various limbs on/fall off of:

Gentlemen;
We have five months left to prepare for this celebration.
For MY part I have all the alcohol(minus the beer), two of the six themed chests, nearly three dozen fine swords, the first of the six maps and a fully retrofitted rolling pit barbecue for smoking the everliving f#ck out of anything meaty-looking that blunders across our path.

YOUR job is merely to get here.

You might be thinking:"It's too far and a lot of hassle."
But think on this:
When will you ever, as an adult get around to doing something out of your routine?
-When did you last leave your "safe place" and happily do something silly?
Will you go to your grave without some memory of yourself being someone else for a couple of days?

There will be a few people roaming the beaches here, but how could you possibly be embarrassed with a hundred fellow pirates(and one wizard) at your side?

There will be great food, drink, music and of course games and prizes. Plus anything that my fellow revelers care to bring.

Besides, Do you really want to see the one freaking kid that showed up going home with an armful of swords, chests, etc?
All that food and booze going to waste?
Because that's my worst fear here.

Put aside some money now. You have FIVE MONTHS to scrape together the cash to get here.

It will be worth it.

We have a glass blower on board...

Sweet!

Speaking of glass...
I found some saki to refill the snake wine bottle, so I had a shot for my birfday.

We were talking pirate beads, and other goodies, his girls are 12 & 15, and sea worthy for the hunt...
He is good with milliafliories, and other types of marbling techniches. 20+ years in the craft. Should be able to make some good meep. We've worked together before.
So cool he's back on the Mainland.

Oh, yeah, Birfys...need to replace the Early Times.

Early times bottle #2 purchased.

Thank You so very much. Bottle One did just what it was supposed to, just when it was needed most.

Any time :)

Let's see...
I've got the oak chest, Zelda chest and Wells Fargo chest completed...
The monster chest just needs paint...
and I'm gonna figure out the titty chest if it kills me.

That leaves one last chest to design.
I'd really like to get some input on this last one.
Anybody got a design they'd like to see?
(It doesn't necessarily have to be pirate-themed.)

Ahem...