And then it became 2014

Well, after a Christmas spent "alone" eating, drinking, walking and generally enjoying life, New Year was different. Different how? Well, we had a couple of friends on board with us, and hence were with friends eating, drinking, walking and generally enjoying life. Do you spot a trend building here??

Who were the unlucky people forced to live afloat and eat the output of our dodgy galley? Well, it was Stephen and Alison. You "know" him already, from previous trolley shopper comments. Yes, we had one of the trolley shopper experts on board and we treated him suitably royally of course....

The dodgy galley output was aided by finding that Wallace (of Wallace and Gromit fame) had become the chef for the night (or at least his hands did):

Now for the drinking bit. As you can see, one glass isn't enough for Stephen:

Alison seems able to just ignore his obvious alcohol issues.

Stephen is also a world authority on chocolate. Eating it, that is. He needs a regular fix of the stuff but follows the "quality not quantity" motto. Witness him checking out the rather low budget chocolate we keep on board - it is always a pleasure to see an expert at work:

However, following the nautical "any port in a storm" approach he did eat some low percentage cocoa stuff we had, then topped up from the stock he had brought with him later on. Sensible move.

Around midnight, we watched some of Jools Holland and his superannuated guests on TV. They either have to increase the budget for that show to get some younger guests or they will be filming it in a nursing home next year. If you missed it, don't bother with I-player.

Finally, a little update for you on another friend of this blog. Coleen, our transvestite 747 captain who didn't crash the plane in Johannesburg shared a nice video clip with me. You know how some people had jobs that you are jealous of because they sound like all play and no work? Well, watch his last flight piloting a Lightning jet here:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7S7Mj33jhek  That will only consume 48 seconds of your life but is well worth it. Then realise that if you are a UK tax payer, you paid him real money to have that much fun. Sickening.

Of course, some people think that a job where you are given fast cars and nice motorcycles that get changed every few months, get to fly around the world and experience lots of different cultures is also something to be jealous of. Trust me, they are wrong. Save your jealousy for Coleen and watch that video one more time.