Andrea may have accepted staying behind on board TALARIA, but Moppy was disgusted to have been left behind. As we went around in circles, he ran around the deck, occasionally taking a short cut across the cabin roof and told off Julian for leaving him behind. Then, as Julian started off for Little Current and began leading the parade, Moppy got even more upset. As admiral of our tiny navy, it was his RIGHT, he obviously felt, to lead the procession! He barked and complained something awful, nothing it seemed would assuage his fury.

Trimming TALARIA's sails somewhat too tightly, I managed to stay some little distance behind Julian, giving Moppy all the more grounds to complain loudly.