Fajita Goes Boat Shopping

Hey, everybody! Fajita here with my friend Taco the Dragon. Remember him? Have you ever seen this kind of a boat before? Does it go fast? Can we really find pirates on sailing ships? Why do they say “arrrr” all the time, anyway? What qualifies you to be a “matey”? Can I be one? What exactly do these ropes do? How come Yeti and S’mores always get to do the fun jobs?

Can I climb up that pole thing? Will the sails fling me into the water super fast if I’m on them? How does wind work, anyway? Where does it come from? Where does it go? Where does it come from, Cotton-Eyed Joe? Who is Cotton-Eyed-Joe, anyway? How did he get cotton in his eyes? How can he see?

How come they need this green thing? If if floats, does that make it a boat? What makes a boat a boat, anyway? And what does “ship-shape” mean? Aren’t all ships the same shape? This one is weird, for sure, but most of them are curvey. Are all those white things kids are sitting on ships? Or boats? When does a boat become a ship? Or a ship become a boat?

When will this canoe leave the beach and take off into the lake? Can we paddle to the ocean in this thing? How long would that take? How come we need lifejackets to use a boat? Who will make life jackets for us so we can take these boats out ourselves? What are lifejackets made from? When were they invented? Why aren’t there any for us??! Why?

Katie said these are her favorite things for lakes because you can go super-duper fast. How do they work? Can we sail up into the air and surf on the wind with them? If not, how did they get their name? Can we go surfing sometime? How come surfers say “cowabunga”? Why did the Ninja Turtles steal that phrase? Who are they and where does all their pizza come from? Can we get a pizza for lunch?

Why is this donut-type thing called a tube? Aren’t tubes long and filled with things like teethpaste? How fast do you go when you go tubing? Or do you get squished flat and stuck into a tube with that minty goop? Gross! When we have a chance to ride this, will I get flung into the air? Can I drive the boat instead? Who decides who gets to drive? I’ve gotta go find them and make them put me in charge.

Talk to you soon!

-Fajita