Chapter 4. Sharks and Whales?

On Wednesday morning, when Captain Boxer Shorts woke up, he went to look outside. This is what he saw...

This is what he saw

“Shiver me timbers, Admiral,” he said, “It's a lovely day today!”

“The Admiral poked her head out from under the sheet.

“Is it really?” she asked.

The Good Ship Mithril was at anchor in the River Arade, pointing towards Praia da Rocha.

“What a lovely view!”

“What shall we do today?” asked the Admiral, when she was fully awake and eating her oats for breakfast.

“Not much,” replied Captain B.S. “We'll have a rest day today.” The Admiral thought that this was a very good idea. She connected up her internet dongle and began to check her emails.

Captain B.S. Wanted to know the time. “Either it's four o'clock or our old clock isn't working,” he moaned.

“Why don't you put up our new clock,” suggested the Admiral.

“What a great idea!” said Captain B.S.

He opened up a cupboard and pulled everything out to look for the new clock. It wasn't in that place, so he opened the next cupboard and pulled everything out of that one. This went on until there were so many things pulled out of the cupboards that he couldn't move.

“Help! I'm stuck” he shouted from under a pile of books, CD's, bits of old computers and boxes.

All the Admiral could see was the tip of his nose!

At last the Captain found the clock and started to put everything else away. It took him all morning to tidy up.

After lunch Captain B.S. Decided to fix the clock on the wall.

It looked very smart and shiny in it's new place. Captain Boxer Shorts was very proud of it.

The Admiral thought it was very hot. “I need to keep cool,” she thought. She went into her cabin and put on her new black swim suit.

“I'm just going outside,” she called to Captain B.S. He was busy doing something with lots of bits of wire and one of his five multimeters and didn't hear what she said.

Suddenly he did hear a loud splashing from outside.

“Oh my goodness, what's that?” he cried.

“Is it a shark?”

                                       “Is it a whale?”

He rushed outside to see what was making the noise.

It was the Admiral, having a swim around the Good Ship Mithril.

It was the Admiral!

She was wearing her black swim suit, her goggles and her yellow swimming shoes.

“I thought you were a whale!” laughed  Captain B.S.

When the Admiral had finished her swim and had a shower, she cooked them both some supper.

"What will it be tonight?"asked Captain B.S.

"Chicken in white sauce," replied the Admiral.