Best Vacation Ever

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Best Vacation Ever

Walking along the beach. We’d signed up for a weekend, not knowing in advance it would be pouring cold rain, off and on, the whole weekend…

Ted went to town to get us some lunch, and I decided to walk along the sand till he got back. No sun, but light enough to see the beauty of the beach.

As I walked far from the water, I had to go around some straggly bushes. Just as I was coming up to one, I heard a little noise. Wondering what kind of animal would be so close to the water, I carefully snuck around.

Between two of the bushes was a cage, likely one some fisherman’s stuck here till they came back. The noise was coming from the cage! Wondering what could be there I snuck around.

When I could see, it was a kitten! Somehow it got in, but then the door shut and it couldn’t get out. It meowed at me like crazy, kind of a “let me out of here!” So, I did!

Assuming it was from some nearby place, I expected it to run! But instead, it came right up to me rubbing against my arm, thanking me!

Well, what could I do? I picked it up and took it back to our rental. The guy at the desk said a lot of strays were around here, this one looked likely old enough to be on his own. There was nowhere to take him. So, Ted and I brought him home.

Beachy lived with us for eighteen years. Our first child actually, and best friend to the two human children we eventually had. They all grew up together.

Best vacation ever.