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Captain Morgans crew had but one last trip to make back to shore, to pick up the remainder of the spoils from their successful invasion of a town at Lake Maracaibo.
Without warning, the Spanish attacked; regrouping at the last moment, in a desperate effort to save their pride and hopefully bag the few buccaneers, left guarding the last of their ill gotten plunder.
Will a few exhausted buccaneers fend off a counter attack from the determined Spanish garrison, or will
they become food for the sharks?
In the hot Caribbean sun, the enemies clash... |
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With a lucky thrust to the right shoulder, the buccaneer disables the Spaniard.
Enough time is gained to allow Morgans returning men to land and assist the few buccaneers guarding
the booty. Evenso, the buccaneers must retreat, leaving a few crates of goods on shore.
The Spanish win the final battle, but have lost most of their prized possessions to that infamous buccaneer,
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We participated in "Discover Oak Island Days", organized by the Oak Island Tourism Society on August 2007.
We set up a historical display, focusing on pirates, to commemorate the legend of Captain William Kidd supposedly burying his treasure there.
Our static display was set up at the local community center, we participated in the local parade, (won two prizes), and later staged a reenactment of the burying of Kidds' treasure right on legendary Oak Island itself.
The tourists/visitors loved us and a great time was had by all. |
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As you can see, there was quite a crowd on the island that weekend.
The tour went well, and the visitors appreciated our Captain Kidd treasure burying reenactment.
The last few people to leave that day, noticed a human shaped shadow, but nowhere could they see another person. Could this have been Kidd, bedding us good riddance or inviting us back next year?? (See last photo). |
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