This is Mr. Melancholy. He’s a stray that lives in the area, we see him on a regular basis. He often waits in front of this Italian deli, as the women who work there feed him and look after him, along with others. (They call him Sad Man because of the perpetually sad look on his face, I changed it to Mr. Melancholy). This is the kind of sweet pup I would love to adopt, but I recognize that some animals here don’t need rescue. He’s well fed, looks healthy, always seems to have a dry warm space to rest, and a community that looks after him. Boat life is not necessarily what he needs. But we’ve agreed that a dog (or cat) will be back in our lives once we’ve got the boat back across the Atlantic and are closer to home again.

The sweet Mr. Melancholy