I think everyone needs a standby place where they know they can go to just have a good time, no matter what. For me and some of my friends here, that place is an Irish pub in a touristy part of the city (totally un-Barcelona, but it’s a guilty pleasure).
One of the best adventures here involved a pair of ruggedly handsome Croatian yachtsmen. Their names were Christian and Ivan and after we shared a few drinks with them, they invited my friend and me to take a tour of their boat. At 5am and after several giant glasses of Heineken, it didn’t seem at all out of the ordinary to respond “Sure, why not? I’ll go with you relative strangers to an unknown destination surrounded by deep dark water.”
What we saw was definitely worth the risk (which turned out to be non-existent). Their boat was a giant, beautiful luxury yacht. With a dining table for ten outside on the main deck, hardwood floors, plush white carpeting, comfy furniture, flower arrangements and vases full of decorative stones; which always strike me as fancy simply because they are completely devoid of purpose.
We had to take off our shoes and stow them in a cabinet, we were handed bottles of Perrier, we were even shown the owner’s bedroom closet (he wasn't there), which contained about nine baseball caps with the boat's name embroidered over the brim and three Tommy Bahama shirts. I guess when you’re that rich and just hanging out on your yacht, you don’t need pants.
My friend actually found the boat online. You can check it out and see some pictures here:
http://www.charterworld.com/index.html?sub=yacht-charter&charter=inclination-1335
The guys were nice, the boat was cool, but the joke possibilities were endless, and I think that was my favorite part. A few favorites were:
- Calling Christian (the captain) Cap’n Crunch- which was mostly funny because he didn’t get it
- Telling people the next day that the captain let me sit in his chair and check out his equipment (ba dum bum)
- Insisting that they use the stars to find their way from the bar to the boat instead of taking a cab
- Exclaiming that we needed to abandon ship when we decided it was time to leave
- Followed by “Yeah, let’s go, I’m aboard”
- Too many references and questions (on my part) about the captain’s power to perform a wedding- it probably caused more discomfort than humor
- Referring to Ivan (the first mate) as Tennille
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