Let's start with the Whiskerman's Wharf district, nice area packed with great dockside atmosphere alongside those small, cozy streets climbing into the hills. What's this place's history, and what might the locals be like?
Taking a step back, I'm surprised to see how crowded Brindleton Bay actually is. On both sides of the waters you will find tight groups of small residential houses. It's a lush area, still with plenty of industry, old and new.
Whiskerman's Wharf is just one of four Brindleton Bay districts. With the docks and the sea, this ought to be the center of old trades. I can imagine how this region was the first to attract settlers, maybe 300 years ago.
The most popular tourist attraction of the harbor is the huge sculpture "The Saint's Anchor". This anchor is said to be salvaged from an old ship's crash site, just outside Deadgrass Isle. The statue plaque can't be read, but it shows a captain's wheel and the story is well known. One stormy night the formidable ship, Saint Bernard, crashed into the isle and was lost to the ocean. Lifeboats full of cats and dogs reached Brindleton Bay, but no humans included. It's told that Captain Whitaker's ghost roams this small city at night, checking on the surviving pet's descendants.
«Tragedy of the Saint Bernard» surely introduced pets to Brindleton Bay, and furthermore it trigged a new fishing and pet food industry, which might very well have made Whiskerman's Wharf the busiest trading center around.
There are many small streets leading up to the hills approaching the harbor. A picturesque and cozy environment good for all kinds of residents.
I originally wanted Whiskerman's Wharf to be the poor district of Brindleton Bay, I expected this district to be old and a bit worn. But some of the builds are quite large, it actually takes some money to buy some of those houses. I imagine this place used to be home to many poor families, workers and fishermen, but that the place recently got popular making the real estate bloom.
Walking these streets you can clearly see nautical and industrial elements. The place isa still busy, it might be the right address for you if you want to work at the wharf, make a living from fishing, or pehaps from painting those coastal motives?
Some older builds obviously were demolished and the space is currently used for parking cars. But you can still imagine the workers preparing the fish, right? Hearing the noisy seagulls trying to steal some of the sea harvest, right?
Fishing boats have bee replaced with leisure sailboats. Most local families probably have some connection to the ocean, why else would they choose to live here?
There used to be more ships visiting, as well as more fishing boats in the harbor when they were not out there catching what would become food for both cats and peaople.
You can still wander some of the piers, visit the docks and get some of the feel of those old days.
There is hardly a path leading straight forward, and it's easy to get lost. Luckily, the center is rather small, you will always run into someone to help you with directions.
You can enjoy a drink or a swim on the Club Calico, or hang out with locals at Salty Paws Sallon, both facing the waters.
The house up there is where the cat woman Lynx lives with her 4 cats. It's a very small, but cozy, home. There is only two more residential lots, the Ragdoll Refurb in the harbor, and the vacant lot called Tail's End.
I hope you enjoyed this tour of Whiskerman's Wharf. Next time I'll explore Cavalier Cove.
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