At Mittens!

Whew! That was a long trip from the East Coast to the West Coast. I was greeted very enthusiastically by Mittens the cat. She bonked me and rubbed me and sniffed me and nipped me and hugged me.

Then we talked. She's quite a frisky girl.

After all the feline formalities we headed off to the little marina

I was treated to a little boat ride.
Good thing I was already used to being on the water. This was different from the Texas hot tub. It was still fun though. On our way home we went to Sandspit. There was a big ship out there and a view of Morro Rock
The next day we went to Hearst Castle. Well actually the parking lot at Hearst Castle. It was late in the day and we missed the tours

Then we went to the park across the street from the castle. It was a beautiful day

The following day I went to the office with my host. We had to drive on a dirt road to get there. First we saw the big bunny.

Then we saw some flowers.
and the covered bridge.

After that I helped print some reports

I did some filing.Before we left, Violet the safety dog showed me how to use the tractor. Ever see a cat on a Deere?

Next on the agenda was a trip to Montana de Oro. I was very brave and I sat on the rocks near the water


Then I climbed onto some rocks by the tide pools. It was high tide so I didn’t get too far.

One day the son of my host needed a ride from the college. I got to hang out with the Cuesta Cougar.
On our way back home we saw a bear and I just had to meet him too. This is the North Bear.

Across the street from the bear is the Elfin Forest. The trees aren’t very tall here.
The fog was heavy so I could barely see the estuary and the water birds.

We went on the walking path and I couldn’t resist climbing up a pygmy oak tree.

My last day here was a beautiful sunny day. My host treated me to a walk at Coleman Park and a picture with Morro Rock. My host says I can just call it the Rock.
I had a lot of fun here. I’m scheduled to be at another event so I gotta go. See ya later!

At Emma's!

All three, and that lovely scent!

And you're letting me play with your mousie!

Chilling with Ruggles

Did you see that huge squirrel....

New catnip toys

Rotley shares his catnip toy

Ruggles is such a gentleman

Try it, Fraser
Two cats pounce.
Um, I think this one's mine, Ruggie.

Nap time, Fraser....Ruggles is tired.
Please let's nap..now!

I had a wonderful time at Emma's house with her kitties. I am now off to visit Mittens! I can't wait to see what happens to me next.

at Pennsic with Siobhan

Fraser at Pennsic War 39 at Cooper’s Lake Campground near Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania

If you have a Flickr account, you can see a lot of Pennsic photos here:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/master-phillip/sets/72157624669725659/with/4930539215/

I was unable to download any of them to add to Fraser’s story.

You can also see more Pennsic photos at the official Pennsic war website:
http://www.pennsicwar.org/penn39/GENERAL/photos.html

This is how I traveled to Pennsic War 39. This was a cozy basket, I had all I needed for a nice nap. I was safe and secure.
This is camping?? A king-sized bed?? With heated mattress pads?? I could sleep anywhere I wanted, but I liked this big bed! I think I’m going to like camping this way. Storms came and I was afraid, but we were safe. No leaks or drips, no wet fur, no tent falling down. We also had a very nice kitchen with lots of yummy food! This big tent was like an apartment! We even had rugs on the floor!

I am a shop cat. I had a job! I worked as the Shop Cat for a nice merchant lady and her husband and their shop minion. I worked around pretty jewelry.

My job is to guard the catnip toys! This was a very important job. Local farm kitties stole two toys from the basket at night when I was asleep! Naughty kitties!

Dressing in amber. Look at me! Aren’t I a handsome cat in amber? I thought so too.

This is more of the shop. We were open until Midnight on Wednesday night, that’s why the shop is lit up. Everybody comes out to buy at the shops on Wednesday night.

This is Siobhan, the nice merchant lady posing with me. Thank you for the picture, Lord Tarmach.

Scratching my nails on the signpost. Oh, this felt SO GOOD. Scratch scratch scratch

I visit the Bank at Pennsic. A bank?? At a camping place? These nice men were the bank staff. The man on the left is Mack Cooper, this is his campground (Cooper’s Lake). They were very nice men. I had to cash a TravelingCat check.

Hiding in the shop herb garden. Can you find me? I liked hiding in the herbs and flowers. I could watch all the people go by in the shade. Some days were very HOT and I liked the shade. Our camp was built around a big tree, so we had shade all day long. There were fifteen thousand people to watch at Pennsic! That’s a lot!
Checking out Norman armor. I did a little shopping on our street. Ours was the Street of Gold, and this was a neighbor. I liked this chain mail. Don’t I look ferocious? Grr!

I was a hit in my basket at class. I went to class! I learned a lot and everyone wanted to meet me and pet me. I made lots of friends at class! (And there wasn’t a quiz!) There were more than 700 classes offered!

The shop sign at night. This was on Wednesday night when everybody was open until midnight! I was very tired when it was all over.

Open late. Look at all the people in the streets! There was music, dancing, parades, parties… and lots of shopping! Over 300 shops!!

Partying in the streets. Lots of parties! Lots of people! Lots of pets for ME!

More party in the street. EVERYBODY comes out on Wednesday night! Some people dress very fancy for this.

Shopping at Midnight Madness. That’s what they call the special Wednesday night shopping time. It’s cooler at night and people like to come out and shop.
I visited an exotic shrine that was across the street from the shop.
Sup, Buddha, you got noms? People left all sorts of things for the Buddha, but no noms (sigh).

Long view, Midrealm Royal. Can you see me in the middle? I’m visiting a camp called Midrealm Royal, that’s where the King and Queen of the Middle Kingdom lived. Pretty thrones! I bowed a lot.
I met the King and Queen! Actually, I met their dolls, the King and Queen were very busy at Pennsic. The dolls told me a lot about being around a King and Queen. Sometimes it can be lonely, but they cuddle their dolls at night.

Ready to mail to WWM. I was sad to leave the shop, I had such a good time camping! But I can hardly wait for the rest of my adventures, so I’ll snug myself in the envelope and take a nap until I arrive in Texas! Bye everyone!