Now this is what we'd encourage people to do June 30th. Come early in the afternoon so you call experience the China Sea Marine Trading Co. store in the Old Port of Portland, near the corner of Fore and Pearl streets, near the Customs House. Capt. Bunker and his wife Sharon maintain an incredible twilight zone of nautical bric-a-brac from at least the seven seas, There are pricely antiques to droll over, practical marine hardware at reasonable prices, and a lot of other clothing items and books to check out. When you first walk into the store, the smell of old tarry ropes immediately assails your senses. If you'd like a cannon for your Boston Whaler, there's a nice one most lately in use by Malay pirates. If your boat is somewhat larger than a Boston Whaler then you might want to try out the 12-pounder cannon. Or maybe you would like a West African fetish, or a mahogany mermaid. You thirst for nautical clocks, there's a whole wall of them. You need a ship's wheel for the back of your van, they're piled up in another corner. You'll also get to meet Shanghai, Bunker's rainbow cockatoo.

The basic message is stop by the store before coming up to the barn in Gray for the party.

The party itself will take place in Bunker's workshop-barn, attached to his old farm house in Gray, about 20 minutes north of Portland, two miles off Interstate 95. We'll have basic food prepared to eat at 6 pm, and a keg of beer. Other food and liquid refreshments are welcome. Last time around (was it really 3 years ago?) there was continuous singing and storytelling.

When in doubt please re-check the initial invitation post to this thread, ignoring the initial date.

Cheerily,
Charley Noble
Roll & Go