An Ode to Gilligan’s Island

 

Many people ask us how we keep ourselves entertained in the evenings with no television.

We are lucky to have a WiFi amplifier which allows us the internet; however, you can only surf for so long.

So, prior to heading out, we sorted through all of our movies and put them in a folder CD/DVD case. We ended up with 3 of them chock full of movies.

However, one thing that has become a ritual for us is our nightly 2 episodes of Gilligan’s Island. We had downloaded 3 complete seasons of it. Its amazing how that show, which started way back in the early 60’s, is still fun to watch. What is even funnier is that we know them almost all by heart….thanks to the televion Gods for sindication. And, YES, Mary Ann is still hotter than Ginger - she is just so innocent. It’s fun to walk down memory lane when you see the cast covered in feathers and being mistaken for life on Mars. We do find it a bit ironic that our favorite show is about shipwrecked castaways and we are watching the show on a sailboat.

Because of the energy management that has to occur when not being on shore power, we have found the best practice for us is to watch the movies on a laptop. During the day, when there is energy being made, we make it a point to charge up the laptops and anything else. Once night falls, so do the volts stored in the shipboard battery bank. We also have a set of externial speakers that run off of AAA batteries. These also are rechargable. Thus, when the sun is shinning and the wind is blowing, we get a CHARGE out of it… J