ister Patricia’s Boat

ome time ago Baron Von Lodge was the head of a small country near Switzerland known as Lilliland.

While the Baron’s relative, Sister Patricia, was in a convent in St. Petersburg, Russia, it was forcibly taken over by terrorists. The convent was ultimately destroyed and the nuns had to scatter in fear for their lives. Sister Patricia found refuge with her cousin, Baron Von Lodge.

Sister Patricia stayed secretly with Lady Angela of Alpine Castle. She discovered that she had inherited a large sum of money from her mother’s estate that was kept in a Swiss bank account. The money was hers to use as she saw fit. She devoted some of the money to help enhance the lives of the elderly people of Lilliland.

One day while walking around the boat basin on Castle Lake, she noticed a boat for sale. The owner could not pay for the boat repairs and the dockage fees, so he wanted to sell it. Sister Patricia had an idea, so she bid on the boat and the bid was accepted. She now owned the boat and renamed it Hope.

The boat was refitted to accommodate thirty elderly citizens for the purpose of day cruises on Castle Lake. Since the lake was four miles wide and ten miles long, there was plenty of space to have an enjoyable cruise.

The cruise began in the morning, a lunch picnic was served at noon and the trip ended about 3 p.m. Since the entire trip was free to the elderly citizens of Lilliland, it was an instant success.

The Baron and Lady Angela asked Sister how she came to thinking up this boating idea. She replied that many elderly were shut in by themselves too often, and this was a way for them to get out and enjoy a cruise on the beautiful lake with their friends, all with the compliments of Sister Patricia.

Since Sister Patricia was still in hiding from the terrorists that destroyed her convent in Russia, she had to make sure that no one knew that she owned the boat called Hope. The elderly people who cruised on the boat never found out who the person was who had planned the wonderful outings for them.