13 Haikus
by Robert Tusso
Neck-hair Bon Jovi
Upon a steel horse John rides
Please get a haircut
White kid from winter
Don’t need no silly sunscreen
Peeling’s easier
Be less self-centered
Ten books about me tell me
It’s not about me
There’s no “I” in Team
Especially Team Audax
Plenty of “meat” though
What does “Audax” mean?
Courageous to the point of
Too long a meaning
Hooters playing cards
Sharlene, Darlene, […]

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Tuesday
1015 –Location: The Bakery. A computer screen straight ahead, coffee on the right flank, remants of a delicious muffin on the left…heaven and happiness What have we been doing these past 24 hours… not much and it sure feels good. A much needed day of decompression after good […]

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Saturday
1920 – Sunset at the colored chairs (complete with cheese, crackers and red stripe)…..wonderful!!! Once again our “go to” island of Peter did not disappoint. Beach time, frisbee, swimming, reading, an oil change, some speed scrabble and the use of a swell anchor has us sitting nice and cozy as Bibo makes […]

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Flagstaff Yacht Club, and
West Point Yacht Club, together
Ruling the high seas

For a limited time: Team Audax needs you!! Help batten down the hatches, explore exotic islands, avoid urchin spikes and hungry sharks, pull in the main and be a part of the same old game. We need 1 […]

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From 2 sick herrigels….to emergency room visits! Anchor dragging and Easter Enchiladas. Hearts extravaganza and warbler identification. Fish tacos and fried plantains. Its life aboard the Audax and its all good!!

Tuesday
0738 – Working to enjoy pancakes at Cinnamon Bay courtesy of chef extraordinaire Jordi. Brother Scot and myself suffering […]

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Hi everybody! (as in Barny from the Simpsons, I believe). Well, how can I explain what it is like to be down here? I think that I would not be wrong in reiterating here my initial assessment: Paradise, or at least a Paradigm of absolutely – and ambiguously – Southern quality. […]

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Friday
0540 Shama – lama – Caribida –madoo. Translation(I think): “Keep it real, keep it in the moment, island life rocks!!” You know you be living the good life when the sun just begins to set and you find yourself sipping on a wonderful rum concoction whilst playing speed scrabble topside […]

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Sunday
1110 – We were at eight and it sure felt great!! Stevey + Jordi + Josh+ Chelsi + Suzette + Bryn + Ethan + John = a ton of fun under the sun. What more can one say. We busted lots of rhymes, we danced, we were entranced. We ate […]

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Wednesday
0711- As the sun rises a new day dawns and life starts anew. Keeping it in the moment, keeping it real….we be cruising whilst doing a little boozing and probably a bit too much snoozing!
The crew assembles: Josh on Friday, Suzette on Saturday, Chelsi on Sunday.
Day 1: Sunday - Over the channel […]

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Saturday
1448 – Success and look at us now! A splash of tennis, a dash of swimming, half a cup of peanuts on the beach whilst reading the Power of Now, café Americano’s and free wifi….Red Shank is really Red Hook and Bon Jovi is really Journey! “THAT’S RIGHT!”

Island life rolls on […]

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