Not my first chicken!

January 26, 2023

Guinness here today….

So yesterday was a great day. Good food, lots of walking and visiting with boat neighbors, afternoon at the pool, and a wonderful bath on the dock. I smelled so good afterwards. 

Rod and Lynn decided to head over to Hope Town today which is on an island about a 30 minute ride from Marsh Harbour. . I heard there are wonderful beaches and some great restaurants. The plan was to stay overnight in the harbor and dinghy to the restaurant tonight and then tomorrow go to Tahiti Beach which looks like a lot of fun. Huge sand bar and beautiful white sand where you can walk for doggie miles out into the water. 

After picking up a mooring in the harbor, we took the dinghy into town and tied up. A few cute shops but the one restaurant that was highly recommended was a long walk from the dinghy dock. So we all set out in foot.

A beautiful beach with great surf to play in!

We also passed some beautiful homes and some that are in serious need of repair.

You know I don’t like to be on the leash and I’m usually pretty good at staying with Rod.  But those darn chickens are so beautiful – and noisy. 

You might remember the blog from Key West when I caught a rooster and he left his feathers all over the street. My second take down was in Green Turtle. The chicken appeared to be dead, but I really don’t think I killed it. However today was the best adventure yet. A great big rooster crossed my path and he was really fast. It took me about 15 minutes to finally bring him down.

Rod and Lynn didn’t know where I was but they could hear the chicken and I could hear them calling me so I knew they were close by. 

I finally caught the chicken and again, feathers everywhere. They release them and it turns out I really don’t hurt them. They lay down for a minute to make me think they’re dead, and they they quickly run off.  But the story doesn’t end here. 

After running through the growth on the island and onto the beach, I was covered with burrs and thistle needles. My face, legs and belly were a mess and these things really hurt. We got back to the boat and Rod and Lynn tried to clean them up, but it hurts their hands too. 

So we had to leave Hope Town and go back to Marsh Harbour when they will try to wash me off on the dock. They said they would use something called “conditioner”. I hope it doesn’t hurt too bad, but if these things won’t come out, I heard them say I’m going to a vet to get shaved. I would hate that but I know they want onto take care of me. 

So we got back, set up on the dock, and I got washed a lot with doggie shampoo and Rod’s hair “conditioner”. I feel a lot better, but there are probably a few thistles still stuck in my fur so I’m going to have to sleep in the shower the next few nights.

So stay tuned until the next chicken crosses my path – but I think I’m going to be on the leash a lot more now. 

I kind of wrecked the trip to Hope Town but Rod is going to save the day – we hear the pizza at the restaurant is really good!

WWFN

PS: Here I am chillin’ after a tough day. So glad to be on the boat with my buddies.