One of our cruising buddies, Dave, founder member of the Australian folk group, The Bushwhackers, and his crew Jean composed and played this ditty telling the story of our crossing from Galapagos to Marquesas. Enjoy.



Pan Pacific Banana Ballad

Pan pacificers please come now
Join in Stuart's happy hour
Too many bananas left to devour
Ten hours every morning

The tsunami tried to chase us out
More anchor chain to ride it out
All in all it came to nought
Soundly slept till morning

Omweg dropped into Villamill bay
Local police sent them away
So they missed their Galapagos stay
Sad departure in the morning

Pan pacificers please come now
Join in Stuart's happy hour
Too many bananas left to devour
Ten hours every morning

Eliana's captain is solo Dave
In Santa Cruz he was feeling brave
Took Jean on as his galley slave
All day not just mornings

Esperanza crew ashore for a day
First up Florian runs away
Then there's music he likes to play
Almost until morning

Pan pacificers please come now
Join in Stuart's happy hour
Too many bananas left to devour
Ten hours every morning

Ta -be Russel likes to crow
Treads all over the radio show
Calls 7 knots as going slow
Every bloody morning

The silver fern will be hard to beat
Faster than the Aussies what a treat
A kiwi shout when we next meet
Jane and Russell fair warning

Van KEDISI is the brains trust boat
They won the quiz so they can gloat
The thought of Stuart's single malt
Likely gone by morning

Pan pacificers please come now
Join in Stuart's happy hour
Too many bananas left to devour
Ten hours every morning

The problem for the pan pacific fleet
How many bananas can one eat
Brown and squishy, no longer a treat
By the seventh morning

Muffins, pancakes curries too
Even chuck them in a stew
Anyone know an alcoholic brew?
Tell us in the morning

Pan pacificers please come now
Join in Stuart's happy hour
Too many bananas left to devour
Ten hours every morning

Paddy and Caroline had bad luck
A crack in the night, what the fuck
Forstay gone but on they truck
Happy to see the morning

Villomee comes loud and clear
No nonsense Trev gets into gear
True magnetic? you should fear
At ten on Tuesday morning

Pan pacificers please come now
Join in Stuart's happy hour
Too many bananas left to devour
Ten hours every morning

Yachts from north, welcome down under
"Where woman glow and men thunder"
Underneath the southern cross wonder
Lasting until morning

Lenny and Ginger joined the fleet
A Yank to teach us radio speak!!
Even Roger Roger can't compete
At ten every morning

Thanks Stuart for controlling the net
Safety first, we're in your debt
The Scottish accent we love it yet
At ten hours every morning

Galapagos Marquesses what a run
3000 miles to the setting sun
Separate journeys shared as one
Starting fresh each morning

Pan pacificers please come now
Join in Stuart's happy hour
Too many bananas left to devour
Ten hours every morning