This is a test, this is only a test, of the emergency broadcast system

There are lots of days to catch up on and each day will be posted separately.  The days have been full of action and drama, but updates were a bit delayed due to a bit of emergency precautions for Tropical Storm Emily (shoutout to Belferea).

Before reading the following posts, many of you may be wondering: Who are these people? Who are all these characters I'm traveling with? Or if you're a friend or relative of one of my friends, who the heck am I?

Hopefully this will clear some of that up.

MEDINAS HAYAM PRESENTS: INTERVIEWS

Name: “Galley Wag” Ben

Favorite Color: Sunburn Red

Hobbies: Sailing, Boating, Yachting, etc.

Pull-ups: One-armed

Ended up on this trip because of: an unalterable chain of cause and effect envisaged on high and affirmed below

One word characterization of your cabin-mate: Cuddly

Favorite trip location (can’t say air conditioned bathroom): Maho Bay

Worst trip location: TMM

Finish the sentence:

The worst part of waking up: peeling the sunscreen-glued t-shirt off my back.

I now appreciate: how isolated and vulnerable true sailors must have felt.

I’m beginning to: feel at home.

Name: Ariel

Favorite Color: Cerulean Blue

Hobbies: Intellectual activities

Pull-ups: Enough to look impressive, and let’s stop there

Ended up on this trip because of: a well-timed phone-call

One word characterization of your cabin-mate: Clingy

Favorite trip location (can’t say air conditioned bathroom): Maho Bay

Worst trip location: Cane Garden Bay

Finish the sentence:

The worst part of waking up: peeling the sunscreen-glued undershirt off my back

I now appreciate: flush toilets

I’m beginning to: get a sunglasses tan

Name: Amichai Levy

Favorite Color: Red

Hobbies: Rock Climbing, Wrestling, Computer Programming

Pull-ups: Two fingers, one on each hand.

Ended up on this trip because of: my sailing lessons from when I was 11 years old.

One word characterization of your cabin-mate: Beautiful

Favorite trip location (can’t say air conditioned bathroom): deep water soloing at Monkey Point

Worst trip location: I don't have one.

Finish the sentence:

The worst part of waking up: mosquito bites.

I now appreciate: kosher restaurants.

I’m beginning to: feel severe withdrawal from computer programming and wrestling.

Name: Chana/Channa Gila Ovits Levy (CG)

Favorite Color: Blue

Hobbies: A bunch. Singing, sailing, painting, laughing, dancing, reading, fencing, running. Crossword puzzles.

Pull-ups: In my dreams.

Ended up on this trip because of: a lust for adventure.

One word characterization of your cabin-mate: Hot.

Favorite trip location (can’t say air conditioned bathroom): The Bitter End

Worst trip location: The kitchen when we're all cooking

Finish the sentence: 

The worst part of waking up: is discovering you've blown off course.

I now appreciate: dry underwear.

I’m beginning to: peel.

Name: Yoni

Favorite Color: Blue

Hobbies: Swimming with dolphins (which I’ve never done)

Pull-ups: ?

Ended up on this trip because of: bullying by Sammy

One word characterization of your cabin-mate: Salty-dog

Favorite trip location: Fallen Jerusalem

Worst trip location: TMM

Finish the sentence:

The worst part of waking up: not knowing whether the goo covering your body is sweat, sunblock, seawater, or insect repellant.

I now appreciate: Americans.

I’m beginning to: develop a taste for seawater.

Name: Captain Sammy Steiner

Favorite Color: A color I saw in a dream when I was about five, in the dream I knew it was my favorite color, but I have not seen it since.

Hobbies: Reading and writing. Rock climbing. Sailing. Long, moonlit strolls along the beach.

Pull-ups: Right now?

Ended up on this trip because of: a dream that was six years old.

One word characterization of your cabin-mate: Astounding.

Favorite trip location (can’t say air conditioned bathroom): the boat.

Worst trip location: the office at Spanish Town harbor.

Finish the sentence:

The worst part of waking up: listening to my alarm.

I now appreciate: my friends.

I’m beginning to: plan my next trip.