Katmandu passed away on Tuesday, Nov. 9, 2010, He was over 18 years old. We adopted him at PAWS in Bellevue on Feb. 25, 1994 and they estimated his age at 1.5 years. He became our house cat. In February of 2001 when we moved onto Windarra, he became our boat cat.
Katmandu was also known as Mandu, the furry kid, Pooters, Pooterino or Poot, if you are into that whole brevity thing.
He traveled with us on Windarra from Seattle across the South Pacific to Australia and this year from Seattle to Ketchikan to San Francisco, accumulating over 14,000 nautical miles. Mandu may not have been able to pull a line or steer a course but he was able to let us know that land was near when we were 21 days from Mexico on our way to Nuka Hiva. We all had his company during our watches, especially at night when he would sit next to you and put out a paw to ask for attention.
Many cats are often aloof and merely deign to live with you. Mandu was special, a social cat, wanting to share the company of his humans. He would sit with us at meals or sleep next to you when you were reading a book or at the navigation station, surfing the web.
We all have special memories of Katmandu and he will be sorely missed. It is hard to say goodbye to our smallest crewmember. We hope he will be waiting for us at that far shore.
Katmandu was also known as Mandu, the furry kid, Pooters, Pooterino or Poot, if you are into that whole brevity thing.
He traveled with us on Windarra from Seattle across the South Pacific to Australia and this year from Seattle to Ketchikan to San Francisco, accumulating over 14,000 nautical miles. Mandu may not have been able to pull a line or steer a course but he was able to let us know that land was near when we were 21 days from Mexico on our way to Nuka Hiva. We all had his company during our watches, especially at night when he would sit next to you and put out a paw to ask for attention.
Many cats are often aloof and merely deign to live with you. Mandu was special, a social cat, wanting to share the company of his humans. He would sit with us at meals or sleep next to you when you were reading a book or at the navigation station, surfing the web.
We all have special memories of Katmandu and he will be sorely missed. It is hard to say goodbye to our smallest crewmember. We hope he will be waiting for us at that far shore.
Elaine and Rich
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