"That was the most scared I have ever been in my life." He later confessed to me.
I would have to agree, it was the scariest moment of my life. At the time, however, there isn't time to be scared. The true terrifying paralysis and subsequent joy in life only really set in afterwards.
As I lay on the bow a hand slipped out from underneath the forward hatch.
"Topher.....pancakes"
It was mid-afternoon and I had been very busy in the storm all morning on almost no sleep.
I didn't even have to move and there it was, the best damn looking breakfast of my life.
So here's to you Alex Bamberger
Topher loves you more than you will know
(whoa whoa whoa)
God bless you please Alex Bamberger
Heaven holds a place for
those who make me pancakes
P.S. Alex always takes the pictures so I took one of him taking pictures so a picture of him would on here somewhere.
10 comments:
Thanks for taking a picture of Alex, Topher! We miss seeing him. And I like your song too! Love, Mrs. B
Hey Topher-We are glad that you are taking care of Alex & that he is taking care of you. (You did listen to good advice & we say prayers that you two will be safe.)Take care! -----Votre voisins.
Chris,
Your stories are both amazing and terrifying! Call home collect, I want to hear your voice!
Mom
Alex, read email or call home or both--we are paying bill! Love, mom
merci de nous avoir permis de suivre dimitri pendant cette traversée ...bonne route à vous ...et si vous passez par la france , nous serons très heureux de vous accueillir ...
Les parents de dimitri
alex,
everything sounds crazy out there. topher, alex is defiantly the best person to have around in bad situations, weve all been there haha. the pictures look awesome and i am so jealous of your badass adventure. Stay safe out there and have extra fun for me too (although I doubt i have to tell you to do that.) Any good mutiny stories haha. keep the posts coming and let us know what the plan from here on out is.
take it easy both of you,
-swan
topher!,
was with jess this weekend and she showed me y'alls blog! you guys are crazy though i am infinitely jealous! get back happy & healthy! y'all are lucky for all the craziness that safety follows! God bless!! :)
-brittany
Hey Topher & Alex- Take care of each other & keep in touch with your parents. On the night of July 6th I had a dream about both of you! We will tell you about it later. I STRESS ONCE AGAIN-ONLY TRUST EACH OTHER! Everyone that knows you guys is worried. Votre voisins
I love that people are enjoying and commenting on the stories!
Marie and Josette; special thanks go out for all the comments. Most of your posts say Anonymous but we know it is you :)
yo swan,
we will def have some extra fun for you. I'm bringing something home for you that I know you'll enjoy. Lets just say it puts Sailor Jerry's to shame.
To everyone else,
If we listened to you're 'be careful' comments, we wouldn't have these stories to tell. So while we love, the comments, we're not going to listen.
and to Anne F,
I know crossing the Atlantic isn't a picnic, but that is not why we left the boat. Give me the right boat and I'll do it, cause to me a picnic is hanging onto the boom after dropping the main sail while the boat gets pounded by 12 foot swells and 60 knot winds. I had a huge smile on my face during our first storm, its just that the boat wasn't safe with our skipper.
Alex
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