Flint's treasure

“That was Flint's treasure that we had come so far to seek, and that had cost already the lives of seventeen men from the Hispaniola. How many it had cost in the amassing, what blood and sorrow, what good ships scuttled on the deep, what brave men walking the plank blindfold, what shot of cannon, what shame and lies and cruelty, perhaps no man alive could tell.”
― Robert Louis Stevenson, Treasure Island


A couple of days ago, I reported that Captain Flint and his villainous crew had been partying on our local beach. There was some speculation in the village that they might have buried their treasure among the dunes to keep it safe. Well, it seems that this was the case; this morning I was attracted by a marker flag and sure enough last night's gales had uncovered a treasure chest.

Our first class tickets to somewhere nice on the Spanish Main have been booked!