We are at the St. Augustine Municipal Marina for shore leave to see the
sights. Although there is an anchorage next to the marina and people come
in by dinghy (small boat used for transportation away from the bigger boat),
we opted for a slip.
I'm simply going to have to carry my camera everywhere. I was walking from
the laundry room to our boat when I saw a man bring his dinghy from the
anchorage to tie up at the marina. A large black and white cat rode in
meatloaf position on the edge of the side of this little boat. It wore a
red harness, and the man took it off and walked it on a leash.
He told me that the cat likes to catch lizards, but does not kill them. He
takes the lizards that the cat catches and puts them in the anchor rode
locker on his sailboat. (This is the place that stores the rope or chain
when the anchor is not in use.) The algae or whatever the anchor rode picks
up and brings in attracts little flies, and the lizards eat the flies. Every
so often, the cat goes into the anchor locker and gets a lizard to play
with.
I'm sure our captains Rosie and Cinder would agree that this is a fine idea,
so, I'll just perform a small mutiny and keep mum about it.
Annie, crew for Rosie and Cinder
That's so cool about the cat riding on the dinghy! I used to love it in
Thailand where lots of people have little frou frou doggies and they
ride in the front basket of their motorbikes or else they just sit on
the seat behind the driver. And they don't fall off!
Heh, also funny about the lizards. You would definitely have to keep
Vino way on the other side of the boat, locked behind bars, to keep him
from lizards in the anchor rode locker. Mind you, he hasn't seen a
lizard since arriving in Australia. He has now begun hunting flies and
leaves blowing in the wind. He's fascinated with some green parrots in
the tree in the back yard, but the tree is so high and has no branches
at the bottom and the birds are so fast, he will never get one. Still,
it keeps him entertained!

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> We are at the St. Augustine Municipal Marina for shore leave to see
> the sights. Although there is an anchorage next to the marina and
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> Annie, crew for Rosie and Cinder
Annie Wxill - 30 May 2006 21:16 GMT
... He has now begun hunting flies and leaves blowing in the wind. He's
fascinated with some green parrots in the tree in the back yard, but the
tree is so high and has no branches at the bottom and the birds are so fast,
he will never get one. Still, it keeps him entertained!
> Britta
Hi Britta,
It's good to know that Vino is no longer incarcerated.
From what you write, it appears that he is over whatever he caught from the
boarding place and is enjoying his new life in Australia.
I hope you are happy there, too.
Annie
badwilson - 31 May 2006 01:58 GMT
> ... He has now begun hunting flies and leaves blowing in the wind.
> He's fascinated with some green parrots in the tree in the back yard,
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> Annie
Thanks, Annie. Yeah, I don't know what it was that Vino had. His goopy
eyes cleared up on their own. I wonder if it was just him adjusting to
going outside? Who knows. He also seems to be over the overeating and
then puking. He's all back to normal now :-)
We are very happy here. Unfortunately Dennis already has to go back to
work next Tuesday. I am going to set out to look for a job at a winery.
It's kind of the off season now, so I don't know if I'll have much luck
but we'll see. I kind of feel like I can't just stay home doing nothing
here. Even if it was ok in Thailand, it just seems wrong here.
I am really enjoying your cruise reports, looking forward to the next
instalment.

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