S/V Aphrodite

Brisa is the newest crew member of Aphrodite. She is a Portugese Water Dog (Cão d’Água) from Lagos, Portugal. We met her mother, Buba, when we were in Lagos and bought one of her puppies from our friend Rodrigo. She was born December 14th, 2007 and she arrived in Tunisia on Monday March 17th via Luftansa Air Freight. Going through customs in Tunisia was quite an ordeal but Brisa is worth the effort and expense. She has wavy black hair with a white spot on her chest and one white paw. She bonded very quickly to me as I “rescued” her from her shipping ordeal. She slept in my lap for the hour long return to Aphrodite. She is adapting well to her new life on the boat. She sleeps in a kennel, poops and pees on deck and since she hasn’t had all of her shots she cannot walk on the ground for 3 more weeks. I take her in our dock cart or in a backpack on the bicycle. She loves riding in the dinghy and sunning herself on the deck of Aphrodite. Please enjoy the pictures of her posted on Picasa.