I published this on the Blog for the Mouser (link below):

Well, it's that time of year again.  We're here at the dock, all the
pre-sailing work is done, supplies have been ordered to show up for next
week and we're taking special orders for any extras.  I've asked the fat
wench to make a bunch of thockies for us with lots of lovely catnip in them.
She says that she's worried that we'll get too stoned and roll off the deck
into the ocean.  As if.

   We have several hoolikittens joining us this year, including Caliban
from Finland, Dante from the USA and our very own Qui Gun Kit, whom the fat
wench calls Stoner, because he leally likes the 'nip.  I suspect that more
hoolikittens will be joining us, but will have to wait to see what happens.
I planned on having SSG Huey keep them in line, but I think he'll need help
this year as they seem to be exceptionally rambunctious this year.

   We have the usual travelers, and Helen M as an additional traveler.
This should be fun!  I hope she is willing to do scritching duty as well as
take her turn on feeding and litter box duty.

   We plan to sail through the Panama Canal and into the South Seas.  We
will be doing out usual trip backwards this year, so that we have more time
to comfort my beautiful little girlfriend, Chloe, who lost one of her
Brofurs this spring.  We also hope to visit Smoggleberry and IBK Fergus who
is a wild child herself, and owns her very own barekitten.  There also a lot
of Burmese cats in New Zealand who have a lot to teach us and we must make
our usual pilgrimage to Thailand to hiss at the temple cats.  We kick kitty
and d-thing butt.  We also plan to visit Caliban and Miranda's Island to pay
our respects to the Memory of Frank and Nicki to whom the island is
dedicated.

   Please let us know what special needs or wants you have,

Cap'n Pine Cone esq.