At Sundown the tradition here is to blow the conch horn. A lot of places we have anchored there is at least one boat that has a conch horn and someone on board knows how to play it. You think this is an easy thing, I’m sure – not so! That is unless you are a trumpet player, which neither of us is. We can barely whistle.
We have found several nice conch shells and were given a couple of exceptional shells by Ken & Kathy on ‘Coconut’. We will make sure all our visitors get to take one home with them.
Anyway – last week Jeff decided it was time to make a horn. That was the easy part, since we have a dremel tool on board. And then came the hard part – oh what a sad sick sound came out of that horn. All dogs within earshot were howling. There happened to be another cruiser close by (Sandy onboard ‘Manatee’) that is an expert conch horn player and she gave Jeff some lessons, followed by more the next day by another cruiser on ‘English Rose’. Progress has been very slow. Rick on ‘Sojourner’ asked us yesterday if there were whales in the area as he was sure he heard one bellowing.
You get the picture.
We are hopeful that at least one of us can master this instrument. We will make sure all our guests get a chance to perform as well.
Speaking of guests – our good friends Steve & Terri Brothers, from Chattanooga are to arrive here next Monday, after making a stop at the Miami Boat Show. We are excited about their visit.
We have found several nice conch shells and were given a couple of exceptional shells by Ken & Kathy on ‘Coconut’. We will make sure all our visitors get to take one home with them.
Anyway – last week Jeff decided it was time to make a horn. That was the easy part, since we have a dremel tool on board. And then came the hard part – oh what a sad sick sound came out of that horn. All dogs within earshot were howling. There happened to be another cruiser close by (Sandy onboard ‘Manatee’) that is an expert conch horn player and she gave Jeff some lessons, followed by more the next day by another cruiser on ‘English Rose’. Progress has been very slow. Rick on ‘Sojourner’ asked us yesterday if there were whales in the area as he was sure he heard one bellowing.
You get the picture.
We are hopeful that at least one of us can master this instrument. We will make sure all our guests get a chance to perform as well.
Speaking of guests – our good friends Steve & Terri Brothers, from Chattanooga are to arrive here next Monday, after making a stop at the Miami Boat Show. We are excited about their visit.
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