Shmoobliher 🎩🥷🏼🐲
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Still going, though I probably won’t finish this story this year, haha. After visiting a restricted area, bribing our way in, and chilling on an island, we headed back. It was already getting dark. The plan was to disembark at the village of Bayahibe, hop on a party bus, and get the tourists back to their hotel.
We got to shore, and I quickly found our ride and tried to get everyone on board... but then, out of nowhere, they all needed to use the bathroom.
Bayahibe isn’t a very big place (although it looks bigger on the map than I remember it being, haha). There’s just one road leading into the village. There’s a large parking lot for tourist buses, lined with blue porta-potties (back then, there was no proper restroom yet, but they were building one). Beyond the bathrooms, the road runs along the beach and basically ends in a dead end. There’s also a cute green building with a veranda and a rocking chair.
All the other buses had left, it got dark, and my tourists had vanished... 6 replies
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We entered a strait where we weren't supposed to go. This group was supposed to snorkel there, but only one person really wanted to do it. So I decided to take advantage of the moment. While we were snorkeling, a boat appeared on the horizon and started approaching us. It turned out to be the coast guard. They pulled up to our boat and started talking to the captain, who, frankly, seemed to be expecting this and was fully prepared.
From their conversation, I understood that they were bargaining. The captain had a bribe ready, but he wanted to keep some of it for himself, while the coast guard wanted more than he was offering. I have no idea how much they finally agreed on, but they agreed.
Honestly, I'm pretty sure the coast guard knew in advance which yacht would be where and when. After that, nothing special happened. The tourists drank and had fun... they even invited me to join, haha. But on the way back, another problem arose! 😅 3 replies
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Up in the North, where the snow’s bitter cold,
Christmas they shun, so the legends are told.
Saturnalia feasts in the dead of the night,
Guts on the trees—what a horrifying sight!
!attack north 🏴☠️🐌 , let the bells toll loud,
Drive out the chaos, disperse the dark clouds!
No carols, no joy, just madness and fright,
We’ll bring Christmas cheer to the frostbitten night!
Reindeer run wild, their eyes burning red,
No stockings or gifts, just fear and dread.
They cling to old gods, the cruel and the vain,
We march with the star, their kingdom to claim!
!attack north 🏴☠️🐌 , let the bells toll loud,
Drive out the chaos, disperse the dark clouds!
No carols, no joy, just madness and fright,
We’ll bring Christmas cheer to the frostbitten night!
For gingerbread men, for snowmen so bright,
For cozy warm hearths, and soft candlelight.
We’ll banish their terrors, their strange revelry,
And gift them the magic of a proper tree! 3 replies
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