Day 47

The Captain really misses my Papa. I learned this first thing this am on our tour. I know she has told him her side, so this is my opportunity to write. See, the Islanders, well some of them, are not to be trusted. I have a keen sense of who these Islanders are and I can smell them out from two blocks away. I hear a good Islander coming, no worries, we walk along. I hear a bad one coming and I am on alert. Ready to attack. What I'll do when I catch one, I don't know. See, the reason I know the Captain misses my Papa is that I almost caught one of the bad ones today. We were touring the Island before sunrise (which is the best time to catch these vermin) and it was slick so the Captain was not paying attention to me but to the ground. This was my chance and I took it. I lept over the snowbank from the walkway to the driving part and almost caught one. One thing, I forgot I was tied to the Captain. She jerked forward yelling my name and that stupid word NO. I almost had the vermin when suddenly I felt a strong tug, way stronger than the Captain. Seems she had utilized one of the shade providing bark covered one legged creatures that stand still all the time, she calls them trees, to wrap my leash around. I tried to free myself and raked her arm across the tree resulting in words I rarely hear from her. She was bleeding--wimp!, but the bleeding resulted in her getting angry and making me sit while she smacked me. Then, then, ohh I can't believe it, then she apologized to the vermin!!! On the rest of the way home, she said words that only Islanders speak and that I shall not write here and used my Papas name numerous times. I don't know why he needs a dam around him, but she sure wished one for him! He didn't do anything, so I don't know what her problem was. Anyway, she called him when we got home and was so mad at me I just went and layed down on my fluffy blanket and refused to protect her while she got ready for work. If the vermin come in serves her right.