The Pennypackers Go on Vacation by Lisa Doan

Author:Lisa Doan
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Roaring Brook Press

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They had arrived at the Blue Haven Marina on Provo, Turks and Caicos, at dawn. As the sun crept higher in the sky, Charlie lay in bed, amazed that they had actually landed somewhere. As the man from immigration boarded the boat to stamp all the passports, Charlie wondered how long it would be before the mobsters figured out where they went. It might be a couple of days. The men had gone to Eleuthera on a ferry, not their own boat. Hopefully there was no airport there and they’d have to return on the ferry to Nassau. Then they’d have to figure out where to look for the Aladdin’s Dream next. Maybe those wise guys had just made a fatal mistake. They’d put themselves so far behind the Aladdin’s Dream that they might not be able to catch up.

Olive provided a repetitive backdrop to his thoughts as she complained in the adjoining cabin that one hundred of the Dalmatians were still missing. It was her current theory that the dogs had been left behind in Miami and they should go back and get them because they were lost and nobody would feed them. Mrs. Pennypacker was gamely explaining that since everybody loved Dalmatians, they were no doubt eating three square meals a day. Mrs. Pennypacker only hoped they would not get spoiled from all the food and love.

As Charlie thought about the captain’s situation, he became more and more convinced that the most important thing he and Gunter had heard the day before was when the captain had said that after a few more trips like this one he would be back on track. It must have some important meaning because it made absolutely no sense. His Disney-like cruise was awful, and he was on the run from the mob. What was going so great about that? How did the captain expect to keep running these trips with the mob on his heels? Did he have a plan to get rid of them? How many passengers could he actually convince that Cinderalla was a charming princess? The Yelp reviews would kill him off faster than the mob. What was going on that Charlie couldn’t see?

Cankelton had to be the key. Whatever the captain was up to, Cankelton would know. Charlie and Gunter would just have to force him to spill the beans.

The crackle of the loudspeaker interrupted his thoughts. “Good morning, folks,” the captain said, “and what a beautiful morning it is here in the Turks and Caicos. Not a military coup or cholera outbreak in sight. If you will make your way down to the dining room, Chef Mickey is preparing a marvelous breakfast of his world-famous scrambled eggs. Also, cereal will be available, no matter what he says. At ten o’clock sharp, you will meet Cinderalla on the aft deck and be off on an exciting excursion. After an invigorating hike where you will view the native flora and fauna, you will experience what few have done before you—a conch safari.

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