On the boat with Captain Eli...yarrrgghh!

For reasons that are not entirely clear, but are obviously linked to the fact that he's a five year old boy, Eli often becomes a pirate when he's on our boat. On a recent trip down to the beach for a surf, Captain Eli was the first on board and here he is, ready to go, with his hands on his hips and his crooked pirate 'smile'.


He even kept is pirate smile on whilst driving the boat...

...and here he is navigating his way across Weyba Creek with First Mate (Uncle Tyden) watching on. He did a really good job (not too much oversteer!) and I think he looked very much at home behind the wheel.


After much prompting from me, he eventually dropped the pirate smile for one more typical of a landlubber (I think his cheeks were starting to get sore)...