The rest of that day and the following day were thankfully uneventful. A steady wind had them sliding across the ocean to the coast of Western Australia and ever closer to home. The evening before they were due to dock the crew held a party.
“Did you invite his Lordship?” asked Sandy, for the nickname Bird had given to their captain had stuck like tar.
“Yep, but he said he was busy,” said Bird who was tipping all the remnants of the vast collection of spirit bottles into a large bowl to give the punch extra…punch.
“Pffft!” said Chad. “Sulking more like it.”
The Captain’s absence at the party cast no more than a fleeting pall over the celebrations and soon everyone was in a party mood due in no small part to the not very delicious but potent punch Bird had created. Chad had hooked his i
