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Catz is the surprise member of the group. Best mates with Danny at school, they both shared a passion for blonde curtains. Their passport photos still bare testament to this. Upon hearing about our travels, Catz was eager to become involved. He has joined us on three trips now, and is a bona fide member of the group.
Catz is the joker of the group, always cracking a gag, and finding humour in most situations (especially when they involve Danny O'Dwyer). Catz, like Danny, was new to the backpacking scene, but unlike Danny has refused to buy a backpack, surmising that a reasonably sized holdall will do the job just as well.
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Catz has been subjected to a tremendous amount of bad luck and misfortune. On our European adventure, he suffered terribly with blisters and then later, developed some serious chaffing between his legs. This did not dampen his spirit though, and he was always the first one out of the shower and ready for a night on the tiles.
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The biggest slice of bad luck for poor Catz happened on the way back from our trip to Riga, Latvia. Catz decided to empty his holdall of clothes, and cram it full of dirt cheap cigarettes - ignoring the stringent customs regulations and exceeding it ten fold. Danny and I walked through customs and waited in the main terminal building for Catz. Half an hour went by without any sign of him. Fearing he may have fallen onto the luggage carrousel, Danny and I expressed our concerns to the airport information desk. They proceeded to put out a tannoy call, instructing him to make his way to the information desk. Upon hearing his name, Catz rushed through customs to find us. Only, he still hadn't found his bag full of cigarettes. Explaining the situation, Catz was made to walk back through security, only to find a customs official stooped over his bag. Catz was apprehended and is now on the smuggling database. He is now on his best behaviour whenever we are in an airport. |
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