Ear, Thermomter, Deception
28 July 2006 | San Carlos, MX
by Cheryl
Hilo melting in the heat
PAW IN MY EAR
The other morning Hilo jumped into bed with me, after Scott had got up, and proceeded to walk on my head to find a comfy spot to lie down. Well I had to draw the line at him standing in my ear then trying to use my check as a step up. I have this theory that they get close to your face just because they want to lay on your soft pillow, Scott thinks they like having your warm breath on their backs.
HILO THE THERMEMTER
Hilo has a regular routine that varies with the temperature. If it is a nice day he'll want to go out starting at 4:30 AM, he'll run around on the deck for an hour then come back in for a cuddle or breakfast (he will come in to say hi to each of us as we get up). Then he'll curl up inside the dodger where it is the warmest until about 4:30 pm, then he'll get up and hang out on the boomkin and watch the bats flying around until we keep him in at 9 PM.
If it is cooler out he won't ask to go out until 7 ish then he'll be back in the boat for his morning nap around 10. The rest is the same. If it is hotter out he's out at his usual 5 am but won't come back in until 10:30 to nap up in the v-berth where it is the hottest. After his mid afternoon sack he'll sleep on the dinette table or floor and won't want to get up for his evening activity until 6 pm. He seems to really like the heat, though he just sleeps all day, so I guess I can't worry about him being in Mexico in July when it gets really hot.
Deception
One morning Hilo jumped into bed with us and started meowing to go out. I figured it was his usual time, 4:37 am, to go out so I opted not to check the clock and just let him out. Usually after he goes out I manage to 'listen' for him running up and down the deck after a bird or for the big 'thump' after he has jumped back from the boat next door, if I don't hear him in a while I get up and check on him. But I crashed and didn't wake up until I heard him meowing at the companionway. SO when I got up to let him in and feed him I checked the clock because it seemed darker than it should be and it was only 3:30 am! Which means the little Bugger got me to let him out at around 2 am thinking it was his usual 4:37 am! From now on I'm checking the clock