Way back in the beginning of the year, I wrote about Forbidden Island’s (the best tiki bar in the Bay Area) Kill-Devil Club, where one can earn fame and permanent liver damage by drinking one’s way through a list of 97 rums, some sublime, some really good, some not so good, and some down right horrible. Well Peggy and I started on this spiritual journey in late march, and now we have but 24 to go! We think we can finish and earn our names on the wall by the end of the year. We asked Martin, the owner, that we have both our names on the same double-wide plaque “with a little heart in the middle” since we have done it as a couple, and are the first to do so. We’ll see if he can honor that request. Meanwhile, I am sure you are dying to follow our progress, so I have added a countdown meter at the top of the right sidebar of the blog.
Friday I also had a nice surprise at FI in meeting Dominic, author of the Life on the Alameda Estuary blog. Dominic is also a Kill-Devil devotee, having started last month. He and his sailing buddy Steve were there to pre-lubricate in preparation for racing their 5.5 meter boat on Saturday. Hope they did well!
Did you keep a rum diary? You really must reveal your favourites!
We keep short, blurry notes on the signoff sheet itself. When we are done I’ll try and compile a list of favorites. Generally, you get what you pay for, but there are some real good-value sleepers on the list as well. It’s been a very educational experience!