No Way, No How, No Walmart

Some of you might be wondering where 

we have been staying this trip.

I am glad to inform you that we are not staying 

in Walmart parking lots.

Why?

Well, for several reasons:

1. There is way too much gear in the van for us to make the bed

and all sleep comfortably

(This is the pile of stuff that I have to climb over to get to Orin,

I am turning into quite the gymnast on this trip)

2. Sleeping in Walmart parking lots is only slightly more fun

than having a root canal drilled

and, most importantly,

3. We have cats.

Needy Cats.

Cats that crave such luxuries as a litter box

and some time out of their carriers.

On day one, I hadn't gotten the cat situation figured out.

I think I left them in there too long because, in sheer protest,

Cali chewed her way out of her carrier.

To flaunt her new-found freedom,

she decided that she would make herself comfortable

on top of Trouble's carrier.

This wasn't fair, of course, so we had to make an emergency stop

to get her a chew-proof carrier.

Now I let the cats out in the afternoon

after making a spot in the chaos for their litter box.

They love their hour of freedom,

and often spend it assisting with the navigating.

Trouble is more useful in this regard than Cali

who doesn't bother to look at the road.

So, to answer the original question of where we have been staying:

Motel 6: the discount, pet-friendly chain

Which is where we are right now, stretching the definition of pet friendly

and watching the Red Sox fall apart in their World Series efforts.

(Please Note: I had to go back into this blog and edit this last section:

What a rally!!! Go Sox!!!)

See you tomorrow.