Admirals View - Pets

We have a cat. He is called Lucifer,. He is well named ! .

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When we embarked on this lifestyle one of the decisions was whether to take our cat and dog. The dog was easy as she was a quivering wreck anywhere near a pontoon but on reflection we came to the conclusion that any animals would be a pain and a tie.
This lasted for about two years when we were presented with a dilemma. We were in Crete and a small badly mauled kitten was left in the toilet block. I took it on board and promptly rang up the very active cats protection league run by the ex pats in the area and explained I had found this kitten and bearing in mind our decision not to have pets could they come and collect. Wily people that they were, they said if I could hang onto him for a few days they would then come round being a bit full at the time. . When the time arrived, the cat lover ( me ) was all prepared to let him go but the cat hater ( my other half ) said we would keep him ! When I collected my chin off the floor in surprise we quickly named him and he has been both a delight and our despair. The upholstery will never be the same again but he is fairly bullet proof on the seasick front and had never, even in dire sea conditions not used his litter box.

Walkies!

Having said that, being of Egyptian stock he can get bored and then gets feisty. We have resolved this by taking him for “ kitty walks “ he knows when this is going to take place as he has a harness and lead and waits expectantly on the dingy for us to get our act together and GO!
This as you can imagine causes a lot of comment as we motor across various anchorage's. He has been welcomed into tavernas various houses and marina offices. As he is a very vocal creature he is quite happy to meet and greet his public.
Having a cat on board has both pros and cons.
The cons are that upholstery will need to be replaced and they are certainly a tie but the pros greatly outweigh. We will never be troubled by mice, rats, cockroaches or other cats on board, he has brought us lots of friends, is great company and is very cute .
So would we do it again - Definitely!

Chilling Out

Skipper and second mate

Look what the cat brought in

Oops - missed again!

Contemplation