Thank you for that, Sail. I know I hit writer's block from time to time. The main reason I engage in this hobby is to keep my creative juices flowing. When the book I am writing slows down, I come here for a bit.

With that said, if we continue to write on a daily basis, the activities aboard the [i]China Doll[/i], we will leave, and it will die. I feel it is time for a time skip. The ship should arrive at New Melbourne. Hook wants to go shooting with Abby and fishing with Captain Strand.

One more thing, as a writer, I must point out when stating the title of a ship, book, periodical, television show, movie, etc., it should be [i]italicized[/i]. You'll notice any reference I make to the [i]China Doll[/i], it is such. For me this is not a game or a role play, but a Creative Work of Fiction (CWF). We are all authors collaborating on a story.