Where'd ever'body go?

Salty Dog · Sailing Master Posts: 10060 **191991 Gold** -

Welcome back Gun!!!!! It's good to see your smiling face again, and it's great to see Carmen again! We've come up with some pretty good stuff since your last visit.

Gun Pierson · Gunner Posts: 809 **5053 Gold** -

ExtraCrispy · Boatswain Posts: 3923 **39052 Gold** -

Welcome back! Smile

Salty Dog · Sailing Master Posts: 10060 **191991 Gold** -

Gun s the man! He convinced me to use the small boats and I have much enjoyed it ever since! He also invented the Fencing Academy and the Dance School!

Roland · Helmsman Posts: 4085 **22541 Gold** -

Salty Dog · Sailing Master Posts: 10060 **191991 Gold** -

OK Gun, I had not realized I hadn't played the game in several months (possilbly 6 months), so I fired it up again.

Named my Pirate Gun Pierson in your honor!

I wanted a quick, snappy game so I chose Adventurer level, Navigation as the skill and English in 1660.

I sailed into St. Kitts, found about a Dutch Smuggler in a Pinnace so I went after him and took his ship and made it my flagship. Then I sailed back into harbor and got ready to voyage. I then sailed due south and took out two Treasure Ships and the game was off to a good start.

I focused on the real mission of the game - liberate your four relatives and bring Monty to justice. That's what I did and halfway through the game I captured a War Canoe and made it my flagship. I went ahead and found all four Lost Cities but did not concentrate on getting all promotions or all points. I finished as Duke for France and the Dutch and married a French beauty from Florida Keys. I retired in Curacao as Governor with 116 points but the important thing was I was 29 and in good health.

The game went quickly and I was happy to retire in good health, keeps things in perspective. Following Gun's advice of using small boats really does cut 2 years off the game time!!!

Thanks Gun!

ExtraCrispy · Boatswain Posts: 3923 **39052 Gold** -

I've been spending a lot of time on Quora lately.

Shocked

Rusty Edge · Rigger Posts: 1977 **2992 Gold** -

I've been politically engaged.

sparticus · Helmsman Posts: 5818 **44872 Gold** -

Salty Dog · Sailing Master Posts: 10060 **191991 Gold** -

I was at sea for 22 days! Here's where we went:
Barcelona
Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy
Palermo, Sicilly, Italy
Civitavecchia, Italy
Livorno, Italy
Monaco
Barcelona
Palma de Mallorca
Alicante, Spain
Malaga, Spain
Cadiz, Spain
Funchal, Maderias Islands, Portugal
and then Fort Lauderdale, Florida

sparticus · Helmsman Posts: 5818 **44872 Gold** -

Roland · Helmsman Posts: 4085 **22541 Gold** -

Salty Dog · Sailing Master Posts: 10060 **191991 Gold** -

I am leaning strongly in the direction of Santorini as being Atlantis. There are good TV shows out there documenting their findings and Santorini in the Greek Islands looks like the winner to me.

I have already booked our next cruise - we will be returning to the Caribbean just like 2 years ago. I will be sailing the Spanish Main too! Ports from the SMP game will include: Florida Keys (Key West), San Juan, St. Martin and Curacao. We will also visit St. Thomas, Dominica, Aruba and Grand Cayman Island. Should be fun with lots of sun and warm water to play in.

Roland · Helmsman Posts: 4085 **22541 Gold** -

Regarding Cadiz, check this out:
http://www.nbcnews.com/id/42072469/ns/technology_and_science-science/t/lost-city-atlantis-believed-found-spain/

This travel article considers four candidates, including both Cadiz and Santorini:
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/22/travel/my-quest-for-atlantis.html

About the only major candidate not considered in the article is Morocco, which is defended by the author of an Atlantis book here:
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/2015/03/150318-atlantis-morocco-santorini-plato-adams-ngbooktalk/

I have read this book. The author visited and researched half a dozen sites before settling on Morocco. But the book was mostly about how obsessive members of the Atlantis subculture can be about their pet theories about Atlantis. The author takes it all a lot less seriously than many of his subjects do.