A visit to the vet

Once a year we have to go to the vet for our annual vaccinations. Last week we went to see the vet at Orchid Valley in the Whitsundays. Our new vet was a very nice man but having someone check you over is still not much fun.

We were given the all-clear health-wise and Mum bought us a new hidey-house for being so good. Here I am relaxing in it after my ordeal.

Fun in the sun

It's so unfair. We went to Hamilton Island and I didn't get to see anything because we were in a marina and I had to stay on the boat, down below. My dad said he would make it up to me...

He took us to Gulnare Inlet on the south coast of nearby Whitsunday Island. Here I got a ride in the dinghy.

Pretty soon after we arrived we had our first visitor...

Pepe didn't like the cockatoo so I agreed to stand guard and keep him off the boat.

Next my dad said he would catch us a fish.

He wanted to catch a 'GT' or Giant Trevally. He did catch a GT but it was a Giant Toadfish!

Toadfish are apparently poisonous so I went to hang out beside the galley window again in the hopes of getting something to eat. I figured I'd be in for a long wait...

Whenever my mum and dad go out in the dinghy they leave me in charge. I am the captain after all...

As you can see I'm not quite so good with the navigation. In fact my dad says Pepe and I are useless on watch...

Sometimes I get seasick when we're sailing, but when the weather is good I'm fine. In fact my mum says I'm a very good ship's cat.

Bye Bye Bundaberg

My world is moving again. For a long time now (almost two birthdays) we have actually been in one place. It's the longest time my family have stayed still since I was born. My dad says we are gypsies.

This is my mum and my brother Pepe. We are all living in Australia on a boat called Brilliant II.

Until recently Brilliant II was tied up to a dock in the Bundaberg Port Marina. I liked it there. I had a piece of dry land to play on and people could come down to the gate and stroke me. There was only one visitor I didn't like...

As you can see I have settled in quite quickly to being back on the high seas. This is a photo of me relaxing at Pancake Creek, which is just north of Bundaberg.

Unfortunately the sea air makes you very hungry. This window is right next to our galley and if I hang around here long enough my dad might throw some food my way.

Of course if he doesn't I'll just help myself to his spaghetti bolognese.

Apart from eating and sleeping, Pepe and I like to check out the places we end up in each day. We especially like to watch birds and fish. We are headed to some islands on the Great Barrier Reef so I am hoping there will be lots for us to see.