Cash sighs in his sleep whilst dreaming in glee of whole yellowfin leaping
nto the boat to be eaten. It's big enough Daisy-chan slips off with a soft
plumpf. Aunti Mabel rolls over which makes him roll over and now he's on
the edge of the sun matt.

Humm, she angles to use across his neck but Aunti Mabel in her sleep grabs
that spot to perch her sore jaw. Daisy-chan grins and curls up at the head
of the sun mattress. Soon a doggie nose pokes up towards her providing a
perfect chin rest and she settles in to enjoy the warm sun. She dimly hears
cruise announcements but decides napping is more important just now.

WooToo and some other friends come by and snag chairs for a morning nap
nearby, among them Pepe and Gigi. A catender quietly counts and warns the
chef who nods as he is preparing the regular buffet for lunch. He adds a
final touch to the salmon aspic then arranges for 4 more ducks to be brought
from the coolers. The Chez Shenk's sets have made his favorite bird even
more popular than normal. With a thought, he remembers to check what Pepe
and Gigi might like.

Humm he muses, they like veggies more than just the green beans which are
very pretty on the plate, cooked poultry which we have plenty of, and a bit
of nuts or fresh fruit and sometimes a little cheese. Looking at his
masterpiece in the fridge, he adds a few carrot bits and cucumbers then
builds a special centerpiece. 6 mandarin orange slices now make a flower
there and they are sprinkled with a small amount of sunflower seeds and
cooked green lentils. In the center, is a small bowl of cottage cheese in a
delicate leafy bowl that could almost be made of ice.

Rico the catender looks on with glee. He can't wait til the right time to
bring it out!


With dinner and cocktails over, many kitties sleep
late the next morning...

Daisy-chan, Cash and Aunti Mabel having told their tales, get dressed for
the day.

Daisy-chan is in a sporty bright yellow outfit. Aunti Mabel laughed and
matched with a tassel bottomed yellow soft 2 piece outfit. Cash sighed
('yellow is so not my color ladies!) then found them fitting his favorite
blue collar with a little darker yellow bow. He prances to the mirror and
poses. 'Um, ladies, would it be ok to wear one of the tail ornaments?
Mebby a blue one?'. Daisy-chan scampers over to the gift box and selects
a blue one and helps him get it on.

As they leave to go see the morning events, WooToo comes out and gives
Cash a high-5 for the warning zone.

Anaïs awakens, realizing that they will be in
Jamica in a day or two - and taking her sunglasses
and the latest issue of the Mew Yorker, finds a
comfortable deck chair in the sunand relaxes into
a gentle sleep...

Daisy-chan and Aunti Mabel settle near Anais while Cash finds a catender.
Whispering softly, the catender's eyes melt and he nods then comes back
with cold fresh water with many little ice cubes and a small almost frozen
serving of duck pate sitting on a bed of ice. He gently positions this so
Aunti Mabel can reach it easy. 'Madame Aunti, iffin you needs anything
else, jus calls fur me. Iz Rico'. 'Tangyu Rico! This is jus right' says
Aunti Mabel as she scarfs it all up.

Rico trots off to whisper to the other catenders. 'ouch, Ted took 4 teef
frum her just Sunday anna she's all swelled up onna one side. She's a
trooper doe. Herself has 2 friends watchin her close anna just needs
*cold* *soft* munchies jus now.'. One of the other catenders gets an idea
and excuses herself to go talk with the chef.

Meantime, Anais wakes a bit and smiles to see the chez shenk's family
enjoying the warm sun. Seeing Cash trying vainly to fit on the smaller
deck chairs and giving up with a goofy grin, she silently signals an
assistant to bring a larger one. This is a sun matt a good 2 inches thick
and big enough for 2 of him, or the whole family.

Cash thanks Anais with a happy wag that softly jingles and settles in for
a nap. In moments, he finds his belly is now covered by Aunti Mabel and
Daisy-chan is on his hip half spread over Aunti Mabel. Woof.
woof.....wagg snore

As they nodd off, the morning chef comes out padding very quietly to check
and sees Aunti Mabel's face is all puffy on one side. He has just the
right things in mind. Plotting, he comes up with a nice special brunch and
nodding to himself, doubles the recipe as they have many friends.

Back in the kitchen, kittahs scurry swiftly bringing him things as a
wonder develops under his swift but sure paws. It's all on ice and kept
cold but it's 'geld' consommé of duck in small cubes setting on a bed of
chilled but first steamed green beans and between the stock/consommé cubes
are little bits of salmon, shrimps, and pulled soft pork. At the side, is
a bowl of pureed nip and cream. Lovingly they place this all in the
fridge to await just the right time to present it.

Ms Anias rolls over with a happy smile. All is well.