EverCats

A pet cat has caught the bus regularly for 4 years.

Casper the 12 year old cat boards the No. 3 bus at 10:50am from outside his home in Plymouth, Devon.  He travels the entire 11-mile bus route before returning home an hour later.

On his journey, this traveling kitty passes a historic dockyard and naval base, a city centre, several suburbs and the city’s red light district.

Casper has been making this journey so frequently all First Bus drivers have been told to look out for him to make sure he gets off at the right stop.

Susan Finden the care worker (65), Casper’s owner, said “Casper has always disappeared for hours at a time but I never understood where he was going.”

“I called him Casper because he had a habit of vanishing like a ghost.  But then some of the drivers told me he had been catching the bus.”

“I couldn’t believe it at first, but it explains  a lot.  he loves people and we have a bus stop right outside our house so that must be how he got started – just following everyone on.”

“I used to catch the odd bus too so maybe he saw me and got curious what I was doing”.

“Casper is quite quick for his age so he just hops on to the bus before the doors close.  He catches the 10:55am service and likes to sit on the back seat.”

Rob Stonehouse, one of the drivers of the bus route, said “He usually just curls up at the back of the bus.  Sometimes he nips between people’s legs but he never causes any trouble.”

It is estimated that Casper has traveled more than 20,000 miles.  Mrs. Finden says since he is getting old, the drivers often have to help him off at the right stop.

A First Bus spokeswoman said the bus firm has put up a notice in their office asking everyone to look after the non-paying passenger.