Travelling to Powell River for the Family Day weekend, we arrived at the ferry terminal at twilight. Even the wet, yucky weather couldn’t diminish the beautiful scene of water, sky and clouds (lots, of damn rain-producing clouds!)
Once we were on the ferry, my sailor and I went upstairs for coffee and snacks. Our boy and Chihuahua remained in the truck. He was in the back seat (hidden from view by the tinted windows) watching a movie. She hopped onto the driver’s seat the moment my sailor’s bottom vacated it so she could glare at everyone passing in the manner of small dogs who think they should rule the world.
Well into the voyage, the loud-speaker crackled to life with an important announcement:
“Attention! Would the driver of a silver Ford truck with a Chihuahua return to the car deck. Your Chihuahua has turned on your lights.”
My sailor and I looked at each other. Odds are this was our truck/Chihuahua combination.
The beauty of cell phones is that neither of us had to do the walk of shame through the crowded cafeteria to direct our Chihuahua to stop playing with the lights. I texted our boy to ask him to turn them off and please keep a better eye on the Chihuahua of power.
Whew!–mini Marititme crisis averted.
Wandering through the ferry afterwards, I was impressed by some of the signage.
Clearly, safety is a priority on these vessels.
Oh dear! I think I performed this manoeuver (twice) at a reading conference in Victoria last fall. Where were warning signs like this when I needed them?
My favourite BC Ferries warning sing of all time. This powerful image speaks for itself.
The Sailor's Woman 
That stairs sign is hilarious!!
I know! It’s nice to see even sign makers get to be creative.
You should write more lovingly of your Chihuahua overlord, else she vent her fury when the revolution comes…
Oh my gosh! I don’t even want to imagine a world ruled by Chihuahuas–especially ours! She still hasn’t forgiven us for last year’s Christmas sweater.