Thursday, May 7, 2009

Getting the Manatees High on pure water

We were working on the boat today and it was incredibly hot, so I turned on a hose to cool myself off with. Suddenly a huge mass rose out of the water. I started yelling to LeeAnn "Come out to see the manatee!!
It turns out manatees really really like freshwater, and we were told it can give them a little buzz, just like pure oxygen can do with people.

They would suck the hose into their mouths and drink off it like a bottle.
There were 5 total, including one baby.
The manatees stuck around for over an hour while we fed them water. Then we stopped giving them water and they still wouldn't leave!

Tuesday, May 5, 2009

Sushi update for Aunt Joni

Sushi the boat cat! here is an overview:
Sushi was born in New York State, but has traveled to three countries and into 8 different states.
Sushi has sailed about fifteen hundred miles.
She would get seasick when she was a kitten, but seems to have grown out of it these days.
The boat is like a big playground to Sush, and she climbs all over everything. She has ventured onto the dock a few times, but for the most part stays on the boat like a good cat.
Sushi liked dighy rides when she was a kitten, but like getting seasick, she seems to have outgrown those too.
Sushi is very interested in the water, she loves to watch it and play in it, but she hates to be submerged in it! She doesn't like seafood, but dolphins are a perpetual fascination to her.
Mostly she is just a lazy ass cat.