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Cat Forum / Cat Anecdotes / April 2006Cruising Cats: alligator alert!
Ahoy from the boat Genesis. We just spotted our first alligator! It was floating in the shallows with just its beady eyes and two bumpy nostrils above the water. We are almost 50 miles (7 hours) out of Galveston,Texas, heading east on the ICW (Intracoastal Waterway). We will anchor out tonight in a place called Taylor Bayou. We'll keep the kitties inside the cabin, for sure. Jim & Anne, crew for Cinder and Rosie > Ahoy from the boat Genesis. > We just spotted our first alligator! It was floating in the shallows > with just its beady eyes and two bumpy nostrils above the water. > We are almost 50 miles (7 hours) out of Galveston,Texas, heading east on > the ICW (Intracoastal Waterway). We will anchor out tonight in a place > called Taylor Bayou. We'll keep the kitties inside the cabin, for sure. Ooh, good plan.  SignatureMarina, Miranda and Caliban. In loving memory of Frank and Nikki. marina (dot) kurten (at) iki (dot) fi Stories and pics at http://koti.welho.com/mkurten/ Pics at http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/frankiennikki/ and http://community.webshots.com/user/frankiennikki We'll keep the kitties inside the cabin, for sure. > Ooh, good plan. > Marina, Miranda and Caliban. In loving memory of Frank and Nikki. Hi Marina, Actually, an alligator might be able to get onto our swim platform, which is attached to the back of our boat near the water. But it is quite a ways up from there to the deck, and I don't think an alligator would be able to climb up. So, as long as we keep our bodies out of the water, we will be safe from alligators. But, the kitties are staying in the cabin, just to make sure their fuzzy little bodies don't end up in the water. Annie, crew for Rosie and Cinder I hate to inform you but gators can climb in Florida they something called an alligator proof fence that people use around water fronts it is barbs that are pointed downward to prevent the gator from climbing over the fence. Gators actually can push themselves upwards to get over fences Plus gators can leap or jump out of the water about 4 or 5 feet http://gatorland.com/shows.html > We'll keep the kitties inside the cabin, for sure. > [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > little bodies don't end up in the water. > Annie, crew for Rosie and Cinder > I hate to inform you but gators can climb in Florida ... > Gators actually can push themselves upwards to get over fences ... Hi Matthew, Our journey will take us through Florida. Do you think an alligator can climb a slick fiberglass surface straight up? Even if the surface is rocking? Just wondering. Not planning to get close to any alligators, or doing anything to find our. Enough excitement seeing them from a distance. (Shudder) Annie, crew for Cinder & Rosie you will be alright in that case just watch any dangling feet or hands >> I hate to inform you but gators can climb in Florida ... >> Gators actually can push themselves upwards to get over fences [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > > Annie, crew for Cinder & Rosie > We'll keep the kitties inside the cabin, for sure. > [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > little bodies don't end up in the water. > Annie, crew for Rosie and Cinder Yes, I meant it when I said 'good plan.' I realise the chances would be slim, but better safe than sorry. The ooh was for seeing an alligator. I've never met anything that dangerous in the wild. Well, we don't *have* anything that dangerous living in Finland, except bears I suppose, and they're usually more wary of people than the people are of bears. SignatureMarina, Miranda and Caliban. In loving memory of Frank and Nikki. marina (dot) kurten (at) iki (dot) fi Stories and pics at http://koti.welho.com/mkurten/ Pics at http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/frankiennikki/ and http://community.webshots.com/user/frankiennikki Marina come to Florida we got bears, cougars, alligators, a whole bunch of poisons snakes, sharks and the worse one yet OLD PEOPLE; they come at you they don't even know you are there you can tell who they are if you are lucky when the car passes by you there is no one behind the wheel >> We'll keep the kitties inside the cabin, for sure. >> [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > anything that dangerous living in Finland, except bears I suppose, and > they're usually more wary of people than the people are of bears. > Marina come to Florida we got bears, cougars, alligators, a whole bunch > of poisons snakes, sharks and the worse one yet OLD PEOPLE; they come at > you they don't even know you are there > you can tell who they are if you are lucky when the car passes by you there > is no one behind the wheel I visited Florida at age 5. It doesn't sound like I would like to revisit. ;o) We did visit the swamps, but I don't remember seeing any gators. SignatureMarina, Miranda and Caliban. In loving memory of Frank and Nikki. marina (dot) kurten (at) iki (dot) fi Stories and pics at http://koti.welho.com/mkurten/ Pics at http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/frankiennikki/ and http://community.webshots.com/user/frankiennikki > I visited Florida at age 5. It doesn't sound like I would like to > revisit. ;o) We did visit the swamps, but I don't remember seeing > any gators. Come to Colorado! Coyotes, mountain lions, bears, and deer! (If you don't think deer can be scary, you've never been stared down by a male with a big rack.) Signaturemonique, who spoils Oscar unmercifully pictures: http://www.bounceswoosh.org/rpca you've never been stared down by a male with a big rack. you never been to California have you ;-) > you've never been stared down by a male with a big rack. > > you never been to California have you ;-) Err. No. But I imagine you see those in Florida, too! Signaturemonique, who spoils Oscar unmercifully pictures: http://www.bounceswoosh.org/rpca >>I visited Florida at age 5. It doesn't sound like I would like to >>revisit. ;o) We did visit the swamps, but I don't remember seeing [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > don't think deer can be scary, you've never been stared down by a male > with a big rack.) We've had white-tailed deer on the island. Also elk. Here's a series of some very blurred pictures of a young elk that visited our house some years ago: http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/frankiennikki/album?.dir=ce47&.src=ph It must have been a young one, because it was completely unafraid of us. My sister's macho cat Linus promptly defended the house against the intruder. SignatureMarina, Miranda and Caliban. In loving memory of Frank and Nikki. marina (dot) kurten (at) iki (dot) fi Stories and pics at http://koti.welho.com/mkurten/ Pics at http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/frankiennikki/ and http://community.webshots.com/user/frankiennikki >> Come to Colorado! Coyotes, mountain lions, bears, and deer! (If >> you don't think deer can be scary, you've never been stared down by [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > us. My sister's macho cat Linus promptly defended the house against > the intruder. I wonder if your elk are the same species we have in N. America ... our elk are supposedly extremely huge (I've been fortunate enough never to encounter one, but my husband very narrowly avoided hitting one on the drive to Arizona) ... I see a lot of deer on my mountain bike rides (never seen a mountain lion or a bear on the trail, and I'm fine with that trend continuing). The most surreal experience was when I had sat down on the side of the trail for a good cry (long story). A timid deer (I assume a doe) came up to within a few feet of me and kept me company. As soon as I stopped crying, she ran off. Signaturemonique, who spoils Oscar unmercifully pictures: http://www.bounceswoosh.org/rpca >>>Come to Colorado! Coyotes, mountain lions, bears, and deer! (If >>>you don't think deer can be scary, you've never been stared down by [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > never to encounter one, but my husband very narrowly avoided hitting > one on the drive to Arizona) ... AIUI, our elk are more like your moose. > I see a lot of deer on my mountain bike rides (never seen a mountain > lion or a bear on the trail, and I'm fine with that trend continuing). > The most surreal experience was when I had sat down on the side of the > trail for a good cry (long story). A timid deer (I assume a doe) came > up to within a few feet of me and kept me company. As soon as I > stopped crying, she ran off. That's lovely! I would think that could be quite comforting. SignatureMarina, Miranda and Caliban. In loving memory of Frank and Nikki. marina (dot) kurten (at) iki (dot) fi Stories and pics at http://koti.welho.com/mkurten/ Pics at http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/frankiennikki/ and http://community.webshots.com/user/frankiennikki <snip> > The most surreal experience was when I had sat down on the side of the > trail for a good cry (long story). A timid deer (I assume a doe) came > up to within a few feet of me and kept me company. As soon as I > stopped crying, she ran off. I'm so glad the doe kept you company, Monique! Hugs, Polonca and Soncek > Yes, I meant it when I said 'good plan.' I realise the chances would > be slim, but better safe than sorry. The ooh was for seeing an > alligator. I've never met anything that dangerous in the wild. > Well, we don't *have* anything that dangerous living in Finland, > except bears I suppose, and they're usually more wary of people than > the people are of bears. I had a very scary dream last night involving alligators. Several of them. And I was really scared of them, even though everyone around me kind of laughed it off. At some point I was dangling from a rope over a pond. The rope was swinging and every time I came near the alligator, he tried to chomp me. I don't know where this dream came from. But maybe I shouldn't have chased my spaghetti dinner with red curry chicken & veggies, just to finish them up. Signaturemonique, who spoils Oscar unmercifully pictures: http://www.bounceswoosh.org/rpca > I had a very scary dream last night involving alligators. Several of > them. And I was really scared of them, even though everyone around me > kind of laughed it off. > At some point I was dangling from a rope over a pond. The rope was > swinging and every time I came near the alligator, he tried to chomp > me. > I don't know where this dream came from. I hope this last statement was facetious, Monique! :) It seems pretty clear to me where it came from. This thread has been going on for days, and apparently it seeped into your subconcious. It couldn't have been more obvious if you'd dreamed you were on a boat in the Gulf of Mexico. :) Joyce > > I had a very scary dream last night involving alligators. Several > > of them. And I was really scared of them, even though everyone [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > couldn't have been more obvious if you'd dreamed you were on a boat > in the Gulf of Mexico. :) There were other, even more disturbing parts of the dream. I don't clearly remember them, and I don't want to! Signaturemonique, who spoils Oscar unmercifully pictures: http://www.bounceswoosh.org/rpca ... > There were other, even more disturbing parts of the dream. I don't > clearly remember them, and I don't want to! > monique, who spoils Oscar unmercifully Monique, Hugs from me and purrs from Rosie and Cinder. Annie, crew to Cinder and Rosie > ... >> There were other, even more disturbing parts of the dream. I don't [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > Annie, crew to Cinder and Rosie Thank you! I'm okay now. For some reason, I had two nights in a row of really unsettling dreams, but, as they say, "I'm much better now." Signaturemonique, who spoils Oscar unmercifully pictures: http://www.bounceswoosh.org/rpca ... It couldn't have been > more obvious if you'd dreamed you were on a boat in the Gulf of Mexico. :) > Joyce Hi Joyce, I'm sorry Monica is having a bad dream because of my post. Isn't there an expression about being able to see the swamp because you're up to your something or other in alligators? Or is it not being able to see the forest for the trees? Anyway, we are in a boat, but not in the Gulf of Mexico. We are in the Intracoastal Waterway, which is a channel that at this point pretty much parallels the Gulf of Mexico. I've been without Internet or cell phone access for a few days and have suffered RPCA withdrawal. I've got more adventures to post. Annie, crew for Cinder and Rosie > I'm sorry Monica is having a bad dream because of my post. Well, if it wasn't your post, it would be something else. You never know how someone's story, or a book or movie or anything might affect somebody's dreams. > Isn't there > an expression about being able to see the swamp because you're up to > your something or other in alligators? Or is it not being able to see > the forest for the trees? There's both. I don't exactly remember the first one about the alligators, but I'm willing to bet big bucks that NMR does. :) > Anyway, we are in a boat, but not in the Gulf of Mexico. We are in the > Intracoastal Waterway, which is a channel that at this point pretty much > parallels the Gulf of Mexico. Oh, I didn't realize the Intracoastal went that far. I've seen it on the east coast of Florida only. Joyce > > I'm sorry Monica is having a bad dream because of my post. > [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > There's both. I don't exactly remember the first one about the alligators, > but I'm willing to bet big bucks that NMR does. :) You go swimming in a lake and have one pop up in front of you. You learn a lot specailly how fast a white boy can walk on water. I rememebr going to gatorland and seeing the show and they have the gators jump out of the water like a killer whale does at sea world you learn alot > > Anyway, we are in a boat, but not in the Gulf of Mexico. We are in the > > Intracoastal Waterway, which is a channel that at this point pretty much [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > Joyce To be honest I have a friend that actually went down in a plane into the everglades it took them 38 hours to find her; she was in a what they call a puddle jumper but this was when I was young man. I remember her telling me that they would come up in front of them to check her out and the other survivors. They had to beat the gators off. The gators smelled the people who died in the plane and wanted the bodies; gators like decaying food they actually take their prey and shove it up under a log and allow it to decay basically to tenderize it to make it easier to eat. I have been in boats before fishing and been pulling the fish in and the gators come up and snap the fish up. Scares the crap out of you >> > I'm sorry Monica is having a bad dream because of my post. >> [quoted text clipped - 25 lines] >> >> Joyce >>> Isn't there >>> an expression about being able to see the swamp because you're up to >>> your something or other in alligators? >> >> I don't exactly remember the first one about the alligators, >> but I'm willing to bet big bucks that NMR does. :) > You go swimming in a lake and have one pop up in front of you. You learn a > lot specailly how fast a white boy can walk on water. I rememebr going to > gatorland and seeing the show and they have the gators jump out of the water > like a killer whale does at sea world you learn alot I think Annie was asking if there's an expression involving alligators. I seem to remember one about "... up to my @$$ in alligators..." but that's all I can remember of it. I'm sure you must know it! :) Joyce > Oh, I didn't realize the Intracoastal went that far. I've seen it on > the east coast of Florida only. > > Joyce Technically, this part is the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway, but it is part of the entire system and our charts refer to it as the ICW. It goes all the way south to Brownsville, Texas, almost to Mexico. Annie > > I'm sorry Monica is having a bad dream because of my post. > > Well, if it wasn't your post, it would be something else. You never > know how someone's story, or a book or movie or anything might > affect somebody's dreams. That's true. I also think it has a lot to do with your mindset. Probably more than what you're exposed to. If you're stressed out or worried, you'll have bizarre and/or disturbing dreams. The particulars might come from your recent experiences, but that's not why you're having the crazy dreams. > > Isn't there an expression about being able to see the swamp > > because you're up to your something or other in alligators? Or is > > it not being able to see the forest for the trees? > > There's both. I don't exactly remember the first one about the > alligators, but I'm willing to bet big bucks that NMR does. :) I actually have the alligator quote cycling through as one of the random quotes on my website ... the actual quote (as I found it) is: "When you're up to your a.s in alligators, it's hard to remember your initial objective was to drain the swamp." (Couldn't find an attribution.) Signaturemonique, who spoils Oscar unmercifully pictures: http://www.bounceswoosh.org/rpca ... > I don't know where this dream came from. But maybe I shouldn't have > chased my spaghetti dinner with red curry chicken & veggies, just to > finish them up. > monique, who spoils Oscar unmercifully Hi Monique, I'm sorry you are having bad dreams as a result of my alligator alert post. It sounds like a scary dream, indeed. If the people who laughed it off were in your dream, well, maybe you were playing a trick on yourself. If they are real people, just ignore them. Oh, I heard that alligators just love spaghetti chased by red curry chicken. Sorry, just kidding. Go ahead and ignore me. Annie > Yes, I meant it when I said 'good plan.' I realise the chances would be > slim, but better safe than sorry. ... > -- > Marina, Miranda and Caliban. In loving memory of Frank and Nikki. Hi Marina, We had a peaceful night and did not see any alligators. We've not had any Internet access for about three days. I've got more adventures to post. Annie, crew for Rosie & Cinder > Ahoy from the boat Genesis. > We just spotted our first alligator! It was floating in the shallows [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > Jim & Anne, crew for Cinder and Rosie Wow. I didn't know they went that far out! I always think of them as swamp creatures. We just spotted our first alligator! Jim & Anne, crew for Cinder and Rosie > Wow. I didn't know they went that far out! I always think of them as > swamp creatures. Hi Karen, We are not out that far. In fact, part of today, our route was quite a way inland. Part of the time, the channel is dredged through marshes and swampland. Part of the time we will cross a lake or a bay. Sometimes we go under major highways. Or, we can peek over a low embankment and see the Gulf of Mexico. It is an entirely different way to see our country. Today, we did not see any alligators (thank goodness). Cinder enjoys chattering at the birds she sees through the window. Annie, crew for Cinder and Rosie > Ahoy from the boat Genesis. > We just spotted our first alligator! It was floating in the shallows [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > Jim & Anne, crew for Cinder and Rosie How scary! Safety purrs, Polonca and Soncek How scary! > Safety purrs, > Polonca and Soncek Hi Polonca Thanks for the good thoughts. Annie, crew for Cinder and Rosie |
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