My adult nephew informed us over Thanksgiving that he thought our cat Dinghy wouldn’t last a month aboard s/v WILD HAIR. Oh contraire! Dinghy has adapted well and is a valued member of our crew. Her responsibilities these past weeks have included:
- Overseeing as foreman all boat repairs
- Eating errant fish found stranded on our deck
- Eating fat, sugar, and salt (like mayonnaise, chocolate, and cashews)
- Stalking geese, climbing trees, and traveling unfettered in Annapolis, Maryland aboard our inflatable dinghy
- Stuffing herself with steamed crab in Crisfield Maryland and Onancock Virginia
- Protecting WILD HAIR from trespass by the cats of Tangier Island
- Keeping the mattress warm as we slept in shifts behind the lee cloth offshore
- Drinking drops of Benedryl to prevent seasickness
- Protecting the boat from trespass by the Chocolate-colored Labrador in Georgetown, South Carolina (in this task she was unsuccessful)
- Escaping from the boat to wander the piers alone in Hampton, VA and Jacksonville, FL
- Doubling in size from a kitten into a cat
- Lapping water politely out of drinking fountains in airports across the country
- Providing numerous giggles and stewarding crew morale
Since her arrival, Dave has knick-named WILD HAIR the “Happy Boat” (perhaps this is an unrelated occurrence, but I think not).
On a seperate note, Dave is to be known from this point forward as “Captain Happy.”
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