As much as Jodie liked Mats and Daniel and spending time with them it was sometimes a relief to do something without them and enjoyed it when she could get out on her own or to do something with Sally.
Fortunately on
their days off Daniel and Mats were late risers and as Jodie was always up with
the lark, she managed to get away well before they surfaced.
Sometimes she
would just set off through the wood or take the dinghy out and sail up and down
on Roman Water Lake or on other days she would get on her bike and explore the
island.
However on a
Saturday at the beginning of September she had arranged to meet Sally by Roman
Water Lake.
Even though it
was the beginning of September it was still quite a mild and sunny day with a
gentle breeze.
Jodie was the
experienced sailor of the two, because she had been brought up by parents who
loved to sail, and her mother Debbie still moored her sloop down in Spaniards
Creek and they often went out together.
That day however
they were in a dinghy, and she took the tiller and Sally just went along for
the ride, they noticed they were not the only craft on the lake, there was
another dinghy close by, but they couldn’t make out who the occupants were.
After about half
an hour Jodie noticed the other dinghy appeared to be on the same tack as them
but was making better headway.
On closer
inspection Jodie realised it was Geoff
Chapman and Adam Jackson from Crag Edge Farm.
“We’ve got
company” Jodie shouted
“Are they
pirates?” Sally asked and chuckled
“No they’re yummy
farmers” she replied
“Oh goody, yummy
pirates” Sally said in a lecherous manner.
When they were a
few lengths astern of them Jodie let her sail go slack and a few moments later
the other boat did the same and they came along side.
“Hi” Adam said
from the tiller “We’ve been looking for you”
“Really” Jodie
said
“Yes, we went to
the farm and your mum said you were on the water” Adam said “so we came out on
our boat”
“Now you’ve found
us what do you suggest we do?” Jodie asked the other captain
“We could change
crew” he suggested
“What a great
idea” Jodie said and was about to give Sally the heads up just as her friend
was literally jumping ship.
Once aboard she
relieved Adam who was holding the two craft together and he stepped
effortlessly from one boat to the next.
“We’ll meet back
at our jetty at one o’clock” she said to Geoff.
“Aye, aye captain”
he said and pushed off.
They spent the
next hour and a half racing up and down the lake until they both came to a halt
alongside the jetty.
“That was fun”
Sally said as she stepped onto terra firma
“We can do it
again later” Geoff suggested
“Or we could just
go into St Pierre to the pictures and a meal afterwards” Jodie countered
“That sounds even
better” Sally said enthusiastically
“We’ll pick you
up at two” Adam said as their dinghy drifted away
“Make it 2.30”
Jodie shouted and then her and Sally waved them off.
“That was very
well played” Sally said
“Not bad eh” Jodie retorted “Now we need make ourselves gorgeous”
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