Here is a funny email that I just received from
Martin and Garry while they were sailing to the Canaries from Gibraltar.
Martin writes:
"Well it happened. After 5 days at
sea, Garry is wearing women’s clothing. I guess, that if it gets cold enough for a long enough period of time; a man will resort to wearing women’s
clothes.
Garry came from sunny, warm Hawaii, where it
never gets below 70° Fahrenheit. Lacking proper clothing for the winter in
Europe, Garry borrowed a hat, gloves and fleece pants from me. Then he purchased a heavy sailing coat and
boots. From France to Gibraltar, he wore
everything that he owned under his sailing jacket, trying to stay warm. At
times he would wear his four mid-weight shirts and a fleece jacket under his
layers of clothing for his night watches.
However, finally the cold and harsh elements
got to him and he broke. He knew that
Kym had a brand new pair of Gill sailing overalls that I had brought over to
France. He couldn’t stand the cold any
longer and squeezed into her overalls.
He said, ‘Sorry Kym. They’re
tight but they’re warm…'
Since they were made for a woman, he couldn’t figure
out which was the front from the back since there was no zipper. I wasn’t too much help either in helping him
to decipher between each side. So, each
night that he wore them, he would switch to a different side. Saying, ‘Thanks Kym for helping me to stay
warm.’
It was always comical to come up each morning,
seeing Garry at the helm, keeping us safe and on route… in women’s clothing.”
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| Because Garry would not be photographed in Kym's gear, this is Garry at the safety class in Gibraltar—NOT in Kym's clothing. |
Interesting
fact: In 1519, it took Magellan 6 days to sail from Gibraltar to the
Grand Canary islands. This being the
first stop of his circumnavigation around the globe. It only took Amara 4 days to reach the
Canaries from Gibraltar. …However, there is no record of Magellan ever
wearing women’s pants.
*It should be noted, that I (Kym) purchased a
LARGE pair of overalls not knowing who was going to need them and wanted there
to be ample room for anyone that needed to use them. Of course, any woman’s worst nightmare is to
have a man fit into any piece of any kind of her clothing—or maybe just MY
worst nightmare. What I didn’t factor
in, is that these VERY large (wink. wink) pair of overalls would be needed for
a man! I hope they kept you warm, Garry.
