The flippers have a ball with their game of chase then the smallest one
inches in with Daisy-chan while a medium baby flipper curls in with
Cash. The hoods keep them from drying out and Cash and Iowna don't mind
wet legs.

A mommie flipper occasionally brings a mouthful of water to the little
baby and for once, Daisy-chan doesn't mind getting a little wet.

A mexi-cat brings over a plate set in ice and in a bowl by Francesca,
full of tuna. He looks out at Cash snoozing with a baby flipper and
sets up a tray of shucked oysters, fingerling fish, and smoked duck.
Then looking to Iowna, he sets up an iced place of fingerling fish,
scallops, romaine and endive lettuce, and some nibbles of her special
diet food.

As they wait for the guests to have a siesta, they take a short break
and play with the adult flippers and bring out foods.

The day lingers on.

Francesca stirs from her nap, roused by the magical smell of tuna. After
wolfing down every last morsel, she looks around and spots the staff
cats playing with the flippers. She remembers hearing about a diving
cat, so she figures "What the heck, if Jocko can do it, so can I!" She
uses her boundless kitten energy to streak toward the surf, and at the
last minute she launches herself as high as she can go and splashes down
into the sea.

She surfaces moments later a sputters a bit, then thinks "This isn't too
bad. No worse than playing in the shower at home!". She paddles toward
the adult flippers, and is surprised when one rises out of the water
directly below her. She finds herself riding on the dolphin's back,
jumping through waves and playing tag with the others. Francesca decides
this is a lot more fun than having to paddle slowly around in a float to
play with the babies!

FtF takes advantage of approaching waves to leap as high as she can and
make as big a splash as she can when she lands. The adult flippers take
turns surfacing under her and giving her rides. They play energetically
for 10 or 15 minutes, then Francesca realizes that she's worn out and
curls up atop her host. The flipper takes her to shallow water to allow
her to dismount. When she's back on the beach, Francesca bows to her
hosts and meows her thanks. She then returns to her beach umbrella and
falls into again into a deep sleep.