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Welcome to Pirates! Fact- Pirate Ship- Life on land.
When the pirates returned from their plundering escapades, they were ready
for fun. If returning from a successful voyage, the pirates quickly depleted their
blood stained prizes in the local taverns, and alehouses. Often times, drunken
pirates in their daze for pleasures, spent thousands of pieces-of-eight in a single
night (in those days 10 pieces-of-eight bought a small herd of cattle!). Pleasures
such as rum, food, wine, and gambling, made poor tavern masters rich overnight. In
short, the pirates wasted in the taverns all they had earned, by giving themselves
to all manner of voluptuousness they could afford. Life on land wasn't’t just fun
and games. For the successful pirate it involved a heck of a lot of work. This work
was carried out before the pirates were to sail again, and concerned preparing the
ship for the next voyage, and making sure it was in good working order. After a long
voyage, barnacles and seaweed would attach to the bottom of the vessel, and the
bottom of the vessel would need to be careened (scraping debris from the bottom of
the ship). After a good battle, sails, and rigging would also have to be replaced,
or repaired. One of the most important tasks was to stock the ship well enough with
fresh supplies of water and food for the next voyage. X
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