Buddy

Today we acquired our first pet companion since 1993 as we felt we may have been missing out on something special due to observations of the significant number of fellow nomads travelling with one or more of their felines, canines or birds!  Therefore,  today we made an indulgent choice and welcomed Buddy to the van where he will be our loyal and lovable companion for the rest of our journey!

The greatest part about Buddy is that he meets all our requirements in that barking is not an option and neither is being dangerous to children or other fellow travellers; There is no allowance to create more housework by shedding hair – especially as we lack a vacuum cleaner; we did not want to have to carry doggy bag portions from every restaurant or fast food place we patronize – that is if the MOTH deigned to contribute a reasonable share of leftovers at any given time!; nor do we want to have to further fill any available space with doggy doo bags; We  thought as health care is too 

expensive for us, we also considered it fair not have to fund any medical expenses for our adoptee, so no medications, inoculations or shire chips are necessary, and fleas are definitely a no-no in our van or near us!  Our grocery bills can still meet our fortnightly budget as we will not be required to feed him and he is not requiring parental responsibility for training for any purpose, place or situation as he is fully accredited and quality assured by RP Cummings -child behaviour expert!

So….. keep an eye out for Bart’s Buddy – he may be like Where’s Wally – see if you can spot him in our snaps! He did visit the famous Finley bakery to try and purchase their award winning vanilla slices – but they had sold out!  He also admired some amazing art creations using farmyard junk around Lockhart, the Town of Verandahs – which was lovely to visit.  Buddy loves to sneak out of the  van when he can and he seems to have quickly developed the ability to insert himself in photo shoots while we are unaware!