Capo I.T Being The sailor Dream

On Saturday it was our Capo's birthday. Wow, a birthday of his happened on land, which is not often the case- and the Sailor who will be happily stranded so for a while, (which is the reason I am writing less).Capo I. T. took advantage of the occasion- and  threw a several - days-long  birthday party.
I too participated during one slice of the birthday party to which he invited a whole resturant full of friends, and competing girls who where doing their best to impress, compete, and trip up other girls, in order to hunt down marry our fantastic Mr I.T.


Of course the Capo  was loving it! Entirely forgot about the days of being stranded on anchor in front of the Alcatraz prison. ..




There is a bonus side to being sailor in Croatia.. Sailors are popular among women. They are the Croatian alternative- to an investment Banker in London, and many girls of a marriageable age- seek sailors. Sailors in comparison to the "Land men" have strong buying power , own their own properties in a country where everyone else is waiting lifetimes to inherit houses from parents- and are living together with family often for an entire life time.
A sailor to a girl may seem what a few decades ago was " The American dream"... Yes today ,in Croatia, a sailor boy, who has worked diligently for years on his ship, has all the assets to be perceived as " The Sailor dream". As all the deer females of the herd gather around the alpha male Stag, in the case of the sailor, a heard of women  naturally forms around a bachelor sailor in the same way- and he can choose which he likes.

Let's just say that the mariners are aware of their charms. They like the attraction power which they carry, and at the same time become cynical towards women, - in case they are just out for their money..
There is a cliche syndrome in Dalmatia of the  "Sailor's wife".. The wives who are pampered and wear for a walk in town all the most expensive things that can be bought or found , dragging aobut a tiny dogs in tiny expensive queer outfit..



But as you see there are peaks to the mariners career!
Who will our I.T marry out of dozens of the girls hunting him down at his birthday party?- Or will he replace them all for a new set next of huntresses next year? Will he marry at all? Who cares. We shall continue to follow Capo I. T, when he embarks his ship again in a couple of months..

For now I wish him a happy birthday and a year full of good things to come. !