h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

*swims round boat happily performing tricks in return for the yummy food*
Hey, the pool is looking good! How are you going to get me on board girls?

*Gwennie produces a gian fishing net*

Is this large enough?

A hook and a big glob of squid might be more efficient.........but stick with the net, I think Coelacanth would prefer it!

NM

NM, put that hook and bait away now!! sheesh...do i have to watch you all the time??
*stands back and admires her handywork then begins to install the liner so the water can be added*
monsy

*Shazz rushes up with huge hosepipe and proceeds to fill the pool*
Now, about the temperature! What do you fancy... and in which temp scale? Centigrade, Fahrenheit or Celsius?
shazzPRME

Ok, I think everybody is ready. Time to set sail.

Hmm, I think I have forgotten something, but I just don't know what.

*creak, creeeeeeeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaaaaak, crash, claaaaaaaaaaannnnnng!*
Um... Captain Sir! Did we actually NEED that anchor thingy and all those ropes/sheets whatever? I was just asking because they seem to have all stayed behind on the dock!! Quite a nasty hole in the stern too!
shazzPRME

Ah buggar, I did it again. Well, just get out the Garibaldi's No More Holes, "Where we know what it takes to fill a hole"

Anyway, now maybe we could get on with some real stuff and get this boat out to sea.

Anyone got a favourite place they want to go to? I hear the sea between Florida and Bermuda is a nice place to go to this time of year

That sounds a great idea I have always wanted to go there
Is that ok with everyone else?
shazzPRME

ps... are you SURE that stuff works Captain?

Hey, they are paying me for the trip, I am the one who organised this trip. So if they don't like it, may be they should swim back to shore.

Ooops, sorry a bit grouchy today, my wisdom teeth are killing me. Is there a dentist on board?

Oh Shazz, how could you, you know Garibaldi products come with a 100% life time guarantee, well almost, you have to read the fine print. But you never see me use anything else.

Hmm... Anyone know what the weather is like? It was fine a week ago, but well you know the weather changes it minds just as often as I change my underpants

eerrmm...uuhhh....between Florida and Burmuda? Can I get off now?......I think swimming might be safer!

They tell me the weather changes there as often as the aliens want it to!
NM

Hmm, NM is it worth wasting all the money? I am sure we will be fine. I haven't lost anyone on one of my trips!!! *thinks for a bit* Well none that I can remember. Here go have a bottle of wine on the house.

Hmm, aliens control the weather? Well they must control changing my joks then.

Don't be such a wimp NM! Really... what could possibly happen to us on one of Mr Garibaldi's fine trips? We all survived the last few......just
Have we got Coely on board yet? I would hate to leave her behind!
shazzPRME

Who is Coely? If she is not on yet, she might have to swim, but I wouldn't as that is shark infested water

Of course Coely's on board. Gwennie helped her aboard whilst your backs were turned and I was mixing another drink. Talking of which, anyone for a cocktail (or three)?

Oh yes, I'm here! Thanks for the LOVELY pool, just the right temperature, and lots of chairs all around for my poor friends with no fins. Hope you all remmbered your towels!

*Gwennie wonders if her memory is playing up but takes Dr. John's word for it that she brought Coely on board*

Righto then! *Throws towel on a deck chair* Last one in is a ninnie!

*Splash!* Glug!

*greets Gwennie with hugs from all fins*
Thank you all for taking me on the voyage! I'm going to need a small portable pool when we get there (where ever it is).

So far so good I will have a triple with you please Dr John... just to celebrate the succesful launch of this fabulous cruise
*slips gently into the pool and splashes about with Coely and Gwennie*
What a life huh?
shazzPRME

Thanks for the wine, Garibaldi......I will put it to good use!

Glad to see the ladies did such a fine job on the pool......but forgive me if I keep an eye to the sky! In this part of the ocean...the Vogons may be about!

NM