The Party Boat

'Have you heard about the party boat?'

We thought we'd left our promo girl days behind us but here we are again with flyers in hand and smiles on our faces selling tickets to the biggest yacht party in Gili. It's not exactly something for the CV but we agreed to work whenever the opportunity arises so that we have enough money to keep us going until next summer. And this particular job was really good fun! 

For just a few days work we made well over a hundred pounds which pretty much makes us millionaires out here. It felt as though we spoke to every young person on the whole island and got to know some brilliant people that we otherwise wouldn't have met. And of course we got to go to the party ourselves too which was amazing!

The yacht's over forty metres long and holds up to a hundred people which is just enough for a great party. There's a bar inside, a lounge area up front and a dance floor deck at the rear. The music was controlled by resident DJ, Michael Venezuela, who played a good mixture of Hip Hop and Deep House. Every hour or so he'd make an announcement and we'd come around with free shots for everyone on board. 

That all sounds awfully like a sales pitch but it genuinely was one of the best days we've had so far. It was also one of the cloudiest but even the rain showers couldn't dampen the party's spirits. Everyone had such a great time and we felt particularly jammy because we were being paid to do so. We couldn't have asked for much more! 

Originally we were only planning to stay five nights in Gili T but extended for the weekend because we found this work. Now though it's time to move on - we just need to decide where to.