"Woof. Is that you?"
"What?"
"That hobo smell. You reek. When was the last time you made contact with some soap?"
[Sniff. Sniff. Snniiiiiiifffff.]
"It's not me. I'm innocent."
"Well, then, what...smells...hey, wait a minute. The wind's coming in from the cockpit. What's aft of our boat?"
"Just that derelict with all the pelicans on it."
[Grabs binoculars.]
"Aww, Jeebus, the guano's two inches thick on the stern pulpit. There's a cover on the main sail but it's heaped up with guano too. I think it used to be blue. Man, that little boat must have been abandoned years ago - two pelicans have taken over the deck, and there are five cormorants roosting on the spreaders and the mast head lights. Or, what's left of the spreaders and the mast head lights."
"Hey, it's good that they all have found a place to roost. Keeps them off our boat. Meanwhile, pray for the tide to reverse, and soon. Phew."
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