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Scarface’s Secret Journal
The same days from the other side of the cell door: the first mate who built the shanty and has been quietly helping prisoners escape it ever since.
Fiction. Legends, reports and most of the crew are invented. The ship and the shanty are real.
- 10 December 2027Still on Your SideScarface looks back on a year of his secret journal being read, worries the captain is getting close to the truth, and promises crews he is still on their side.
- 12 November 2027A Present Wrapped in RopeScarface finds out people give each other a trip to Pirate Island as a present, and decides it is the nicest thing ever done with the captain’s shanty.
- 8 October 2027Fair, Not EasyScarface weighs up how hard Calico Jack’s shanty really is: rated 7 out of 10, plenty hidden, and fair to any crew that talks. A Pirate Island journal page.
- 10 September 2027Not Scary, Just SaltyA nervous nine-year-old asks Scarface whether Pirate Island is scary, and he explains why the shanty is all sunshine, sea noise and very few frights.
- 13 August 2027Fifteen Minutes EarlyScarface times the island day: a quarter of an hour at the door, sixty minutes in the shanty, a crew photo after. Why early crews start best. A journal page.
- 9 July 2027What Stays on the BeachA prisoner tries to take a camera into Calico Jack’s shanty, and Scarface explains the lockers, the no-grog rule and why props open with brains, not force.
- 11 June 2027Reading by Lantern LightMidwinter in the shanty: Scarface watches a crew with one keen reader work through the captain’s maps and notes together. How much reading the island takes.
- 14 May 2027Who Built the Captain’s Hut?Scarface sets the record straight on who really built Calico Jack’s shanty, and how crews pair it with the galleon in one visit. A Pirate Island journal page.
- 23 April 2027No Squeezing RequiredScarface welcomes an expectant mum and a gentleman with a pacemaker to the shanty, and writes down why the island suits them both. A Pirate Island journal page.
- 26 March 2027Another Good FridayEaster again, three years after the shanty opened under Hay Street Mall, and Scarface writes about the panic button, the cameras and letting prisoners go.
- 13 February 2027Four on a SaturdayValentine’s weekend: a couple arrive at the shanty on Saturday, and Scarface explains why Saturdays take four, then helps them find a way in anyway.
- 22 January 2027Sunburn and Sea BreezeHigh summer on the island: Scarface explains why the shanty has clear air, no smoke and no tight corners, and why the captain is staring at Queensland charts.
- 4 December 2026School’s Out, Crews InThe school holidays begin and the shanty fills with families, cousins and young buccaneers, which suits its first mate perfectly. A Pirate Island journal page.
- 6 November 2026Sydney, at LastPirate Island opens at Escape This Sydney CBD on 6 November 2026, under the same roof as the captain’s ship, and Scarface finally has both in one city again.
- 21 October 2026If Found, Hide It AgainScarface learns his secret Pirate Island journal is now public, and begs readers not to tell the captain. What the journal is, and what it never gives away.
- 18 September 2026The Shanty Goes to MelbournePirate Island opens at Escape This Melbourne CBD on 18 September 2026, five weeks after the captain’s galleon, and Scarface hangs every lantern himself.
- 13 May 2025Speaking Tube ConfessionsThe captain heard the helpful voice in his hold again. Scarface admits nothing aloud, oils a hinge, and writes down why he speaks up for stuck crews.
- 23 November 2024The Chest Is ClosedDead Man’s Chest closes for good in November 2024, and Scarface notes the captain will not say one word about it. Where Calico Jack’s saga stands now.
- 29 March 2024Good Friday, Good HidingPirate Island opens at Escape This Perth CBD on 29 March 2024, just along from the captain’s ship, and his first mate makes sure the new shanty is roomy.
- 19 September 2023The Captain’s Big SulkTalk Like a Pirate Day from the first mate’s side: the captain sulks in his cabin, and Scarface coaches the prisoners in proper pirate growls. Journal entry.
- 17 May 2022Room for TenTen prisoners turn up for one Pirate Island session at Northbridge, and Scarface is quietly pleased he built the shanty big enough for every one of them.
- 26 December 2021Boxing Day ShantyPirate Island opens at Escape This Northbridge on Boxing Day 2021, and the captain’s first mate quietly tidies the new shanty in the prisoners’ favour.