Drinks
Friends. Family. Awesome people we’ve never met. We’d love for you to fly out and join us. Have a week next January? Great! But um…. we’re not sure where we’ll be. Maybe Fiji. Maybe Thailand. Maybe Japan. God help us all, not San Francisco. My point is, you’ll have to wait until the last minute to buy that flight. Um…. that’s probably pricey. And, um….. I’ve learned to never count on going sailing when visiting the boat, because the boat has a way of putting you in your place. It does this by needing maintenance. We may employ you on your “vacation” to help us beach the boat, sand the hull and paint it again. I’m just saying. So maybe joining us isn’t the best idea for you.
But wait! You still want to enjoy a little bit of this sailing adventure! How about we all have a drink down at the tiki bar watching the sunset over the ocean?
Maybe you can’t be there, but you can still pick up the round. Here’s how:
1. Figure out what drink you would like to buy a round of.
2. Figure out how much 3 of those drinks cost in the part of the world we are currently in.
3. Send an e-mail to drinks@syzygysailing.com or post a comment below with your name, drink choice, and (optional) toast you would like recited
4. Click the button below to connect to PayPal and magically (electronically) buy us a round.
5. At PayPal, follow the steps. Sign up if you don’t have an account(it’s easy).
6. Wait for us to put up a picture of us and the drinks you chose, with your name written on a sign. If you send along a particularly good toast, we’ll try and video that and post it as well.
7. No fair asking Jon to drink from the yellow Nalgene. Or asking Matt to toast by reciting love sonnets to Karen.
So there you have it. In 6 easy steps you’ll be drinking in an exotic locale. Sort of. Merriment to be had by all!
Here’s some video of us drinking rounds you bought.
We have brazenly pirated this idea from our friends on SV SoaCahToa, three guys who sailed around the world. Since they have finished sailing, we felt it appropriate to continue the tradition of letting others live vicariously.
February 26th, 2010 at 10:47 pm
So I figure a couple dark ‘n stormies might be the perfect warm weather drink (of which I have had my share while sailing in the BVI) – though since I only kicked $10 I would recommend waiting to spend it it Mexico. I love your site and my wife and I have the same ambitions, eventually. We just bought an Alajuela 33 last year (also a 1978) and we are currently trapped in the Great Lakes (currently on the hard in Green Bay, WI) but not forever. Good luck to you both and fair winds. Keep posting the videos, I need to sail vicariously until the ice leaves.
If you can manage throw on a cheese head or a Vince Lombardi fedora for the drink photo, you will earn my undying respect. Prosit! Salut!
Mark & Laura McCormick
S/V Palindrome
Madison, WI
Also, I would guess you are on a budget, but if you want a great restaurant recommendation in San Diego, try Candelas http://www.candelas-sd.com/candelas_main2.html (spendy but great.)
February 26th, 2010 at 11:41 pm
mark, you’re the man. thanks! drink page with pics and videos on its way, and best luck to you and laura as well. I’ll check out candelas, just to see . . . thanks again
March 18th, 2010 at 1:18 pm
Hi Matt and Karen!!! Hope all is well so far. I am extremely jealous of your traveling around the world. I am sure to you guys it might seem like the worst idea on certain days/times, but hopefully most of the time it is the best thing you have ever decided to do. I really wish i could meet up with you guys, but as you guys have warned us, it might be really hard to do that. So instead I would love to buy you both a drink (or a few as your journey continues) in Mexico. I have donated $20 for both of you to enjoy a few Mexican drinks. Please choose the drinks wisely (no worms in them) as I don’t want to be the cause for you missing a few days due to illness. My only request is to somehow make it in a Video blog…maybe with the drink of choice in your hand and the Mexican cheer “Salud!”
Please continue to keep video blogging as I love to see the updates of how you guys are doing… I am going to Greece in May for a couple of weeks. I wish you guys were going to be there when I am there, but instead if you guys decide to go there and maybe we can compare some of the stories during your adventures or even provide suggestions…
Note: I tried both links on this page “Buy us a Drink!” and they both reulted in a “Fatal Error” page. No worries, I was able to find the link again on Karen’s site, but I don’t want you guys to lose some free drinks by this same issue for other willing contributors.
Have a good day/night and stay safe!
Your cousin,
Kyle
March 18th, 2010 at 5:03 pm
thanks kyle, you’re good to us. And look for your toast, though it may end up coming from french polynesia rather than mexico, we’ll see! again, though, wish we could meet up and who knows maybe it will happen. best, matt
April 30th, 2010 at 9:49 am
Video blogginging is an exciting way to share your daily experiences with your family and friends. I have just started video blogging:.~