A day on Bob

09.00 - Wake up to the sound of Scott frying an egg or to the smell of Ciara making coffee.
09.01 - Open my eyes to see a very messy cabin and 4 bodies still attempting to sleep amongst the chaos.
09.20 - Eat breakfast that someone else has made for me (usually a full breakfast, French toast, pancakes or porridge)
10.00 - Shave my legs on deck and bathe in the sea.
10.10 - Rinse off using the fresh water from the tanks to avoid getting a rash from the sea water.
10.15 - Get dressed.
10.25 - Listen to Alex complain about having to do galley duty and someone has left the jam jar open.
10.30 - Wait for everyone else to get ready.
10.45 - Still waiting.
10.55 - Everyone is just about ready.
11.15 - Squeeze into the punt with another 4 people and steadily go to shore.
11.16 - Pray that the punt doesn’t sink and destroy the electricals that I am carrying in my bag.
11.30 - Wonder round the town looking at the shops and boutiques.
11.45 - See a beautiful item of clothing in one of the shops.
11.46 - Walk away from the item of clothing as it’s expensive and I can’t afford it.
12.30 - Find somewhere cheap to have lunch.
12.45 - Order chicken roti.
13.00 - Eat chicken roti.
13.20 - Pay 12EC$ (about £3) for the chicken roti.
14.00 - Take the usual punt journey back to Bob.
14.15 - Head to the bow of the boat with a cushion, a bottle of water and a book.
14.15 - 15.30 - Read and sunbathe.
15.35 - Start playing Mah Jong.
15.55 - Win the first game of Mah Jong.
16.25 - Win the second game of Mah Jong.
16.45 - Win the third game of Mah Jong.
16.50 - Stop playing Mah Jong because the others are bored of never winning.
17.15 - Put a pizza in the oven
17.15 - 18.15 - Hold the oven knob in a depressed position constantly as the oven doesn’t work otherwise.
18.20 - Eat pizza.
19.00 - Go to shore.
19.15 - Drink at the local bar where they sell 3 bottle of beer for 10EC$ (about £2.50).
22.30 - Try to unlock the padlock on the punt whilst intoxicated.
22.45 - Failing miserably at unlocking the padlock.
23.00 - Still failing.
23.15 - Unlock the padlock and go back to Bob, finally!
23.30 - Make some toast using just the gas hob as the pizza earlier wasn’t enough.
23.40 - Eat burnt toast.
23.55 - Clear the mess from my bed and put it wherever I can find space on the floor.
00.00 - Sleep.

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