At Sea

The fat wench ghosted away for a few days, so I haven't been able to get her
to write for me. She didn't even send a replacement, so I was stuck with
Mrike, Gem and The Blonde Wench as staff until she got back today.

Needless to say, PawRob and the fat wench missed some of the excitement. We
saw whales!! They were huge and very tasty looking. It was so exciting that
cats were climbing the rigging and pushing each other out of the crow's
nest. Cats were flying everywhere. It's a good thing that we land on our
feet.

However, one of our crew members wasn't as lucky as the rest of us were.
Mimi was climbing the rigging to watch the whales when Sammy slipped and
landed on top of her. Sammy was able to grasp the lines, but Mimi went into
the briny deeps. I thought Boyfriend was going to go in after her. Gem
grabbed a fish net and scooped her up out of the water before she could
drown. I don't think Mimi was very appreciative as she hisspit at both Gem
and Sammy, who climbed down from the rigging to apologize. Mimi has quite a
temper when she gets wet.

We watched the whales for over an hour. I think they were playing with us.
Then we found a feeding frenzy of our own on deck. Someone had tipped over
the bait bucket and a bunch of kits were playing with the bait. Fish hockey
may be fun, but is very messy for those who have to do clean up and not a
good example for the kits. I made the kits clean up and put Marvin, one of
the strays that came on board with us at Roanoke Island, in charge of the
bucket. He could stand to gain a few ounces. Poor Cat is fur and bones.

We're getting along well and should be in England in a couple of days. We're
looking forward to dry land and the chance to visit our British cousins.
Unlike Hoomins, we don't care where the cat comes from, so long as s/he
knows who is in charge. After England, we'll be heading to Frank's Island.
Some of the crew keep looking at a map that purports to be of buried
treasure on the island. I'll believe it when I see it. I think the treasure
is the island itself and the felines who own it.

Respectfully,

Cap'n Pine Cone esq.

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Posted by Cap'n Pine Cone esq. to Mouser Tails at 6/10/2005 10:20:00 AM