Another black cat for Halloween
By Judy Evans
@JudyEv (325405)
Rockingham, Australia
October 31, 2017 8:42am CST
Although we don’t celebrate Halloween, I do have a photo of a painting of a cat trying to catch a butterfly. I’ve been wanting to put the photo up for ages so Halloween seems the perfect time for it seeing it’s a black cat.
We saw this at a service station in Cherbourg, France when we stopped to get fuel. It was our last day in France – or at least we thought it would be but then the ferry was delayed for two days and we ended up going to England on a different one. We then drove to Fishguard in Wales and caught a second ferry to Rosslare in Ireland.
For many passengers the delay cost them dearly as some had accommodation and tours booked. It didn’t matter too much for us and we were paid our out-of-pocket expenses.
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@JudyEv (325405)
• Rockingham, Australia
1 Nov 17
It certainly wrecked the plans of some holiday-makers but didn't really affect us too much. We thought we'd have a huge day driving to catch the next ferry in time but thanks to the lovely long evenings, when we came off the first ferry we got on our way and put an hour or so under our belt which left us a more leisurely drive next day,
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@moffittjc (118368)
• Gainesville, Florida
31 Oct 17
You, personally, don't celebrate Halloween? Or, you, as in all of Australia, don't celebrate Halloween?
Regardless, I'm still going to say HAPPY HALLOWEEN to you anyway! It's my favorite day of the year!
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@moffittjc (118368)
• Gainesville, Florida
1 Nov 17
@JudyEv Hmmm...the holiday does seem to be catching on in more and more countries these days. Any holiday where kids can dress up, stay out a little later than usual, and collect candy is certainly going to be a popular holiday!
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@JudyEv (325405)
• Rockingham, Australia
1 Nov 17
@moffittjc It is and of course the stores go all out to promote it too.
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@Deepizzaguy (94320)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
12 Nov 17
Very nice image of the cat and thank you for sharing your adventure in Europe.
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@JudyEv (325405)
• Rockingham, Australia
12 Nov 17
@Deepizzaguy We have a son in Ireland so that is a huge incentive to make the trip.
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@Deepizzaguy (94320)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
12 Nov 17
@JudyEv I have never been to Europe.
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@JohnRoberts (109857)
• Los Angeles, California
31 Oct 17
I would have thought a zombie roo from down under!
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@Tampa_girl7 (48890)
• United States
2 Nov 17
Love the photo and glad that the delay wasn't a problem for you.
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@JudyEv (325405)
• Rockingham, Australia
3 Nov 17
Some were getting very agitated. Two couples had driven most of the previous day from Belgium so they were tired to start with. They were some that had accommodation and tours booked so they were really starting to stress out.
@sueznewz2 (10409)
• Alicante, Spain
2 Nov 17
I love the painting ... I'm glad the ferry delays didn't bother you too much...
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@teamfreak16 (43421)
• Denver, Colorado
3 Nov 17
When I went to England, we caught the ferry from Boulogne. Luckily, there were no problems, as we were on our way to a three day music festival. I would have hated to miss some of it because of ferry problems.
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for having such a bad taste!
@JudyEv (325405)
• Rockingham, Australia
1 Nov 17
@Daelii that must be an incredible place. I don't know a lot about the huge statues but I think I read somewhere that there is more buried than shows above the ground - meaning each statue is actually much taller than just what appears above the surface.
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@snowy22315 (169653)
• United States
31 Oct 17
Neat picture. My cat loves to go after moths in the summer.
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@JudyEv (325405)
• Rockingham, Australia
1 Nov 17
I watched my friend's dog chasing moths just a few days ago. It seems small things amuse small animals. 
@RasmaSandra (73241)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
31 Oct 17
I love that. It is so cute. It is always frustrating when you depend on transportation and it gets delayed.
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