” When my friend and his wife were sailing in the Mediterranean , they found themselves being circled by 3 pirate boats- the pirates didn’t know who they were messing with. He had served in Viet Nam so when he outfitted his yacht, he had installed enough firepower to defend against this very thing…..he didn’t have to fire a shot- the pirates would not have had a chance….” excerpt of a conversation at our Bed and Breakfast
The Summer of 2008 we had 3 different couples make reservations to stay with us over the same weekend- one couple ran their own B and B- the other two were related. The older couple was from from Florida but spent most of their time on a yacht. I’ll call the older man Al.
I sensed they were pretty well to do. The next morning at breakfast, all three couples were sitting around our long harvest table sharing stories as my wife and I served breakfast. Al had never stayed in a B and B before-he could not wrap his mind around the idea of allowing complete strangers come into your home and spending the night- “Aren’t you afraid someone will steal something?” he said to all of us.
“Why? asked one of the other guests- “Do we need to keep an eye on you? That brought a big chuckle.
Al told us yachting stories- My favorite was one about his buddy who had been bushwacked by pirates- the thing was, the story left me hanging- How much fire power would you have to have to singlehandedly defend against 3 pirate boats????
If you’re reading this and you think you might know the answer to that question- leave a comment OK? 
Al mentioned his buddy had written a book about his adventures sailing the 7 seas, I would love to get a copy of the book- if only I knew the name of it
The word “Hospitality” literally means “lover of strangers”- Both my wife and I love to entertain and meet new people, so having a small B and B is a perfect fit for the two of us @ this season in our lives- plus we get to experience the world literally coming to our door- We’ve had people visit from as far away as New Zealand, England, India ,Washington State, New York State, North Carolina, California, Arizona, Texas, New Jersey, Utah, Colorado, Kansas…etc.
If you ever come for a visit, make sure you bring your cook book and some stories to share- As always, thanks for reading my stuff. DM
DM man that was pretty mean. Update your Facebook status to this link with visions of swashbuckling pirate stories only to find out that now (I too) have to make up my own! lol
Incidentally, I made three cruises around the entir Med and never saw a single pirat. However maybe one of the Naval Aviators saw them after they launched of the cats.