My Cardboard Balcony

I knew that I was going on a boating trip, but I didn't expect a voyage. Yet there she was: My grinning, bucktoothed, wily aunt, all beaming blue eyes and white hair, wearing a long blue oat with gold embroidery and a broad black hat. She was the captain of this ship, and by God, she told us all, she would lead us on the adventure of our lifetimes!