Perhaps because it was dark outside and she became infected with nocturnal feline energy, Rigby decided last night when I took her to the trailer that the whole space was her playground. She ran all over the place and (tried to) use the dinette seats as scratching posts and pounced on me from behind gear. It was easily her most relaxed visit out there.
Nevertheless, I confess to some creeping misgivings about taking her. It would make me SO sad to leave her behind. But her presence will make things considerably more complicated. When the trailer is hitched, we won't be able to go inside anywhere for long without danger of her suffocating from the heat in the van. This could severely limit our sightseeing and pose considerable inconvenience on even quick trips to the grocery store, etc.
Pondering...
Tuesday, April 7, 2015
Sunday, April 5, 2015
getting started
Here we go.
The tent trailer is out of the garage for the first time in maybe five years. It needs some repairs—corroded battery cable, corroded lights connector, some miscellaneous TLC—but the interior is clean and everything seems to be working. We have a service appointment at Apache, the same place where we bought it, on the 23rd.
Yesterday, we introduced Rigby the cat to the trailer. She started out a little freaked out, but quickly switched over to curiosity, and today, after several visits, she curled up on the big bunk for a little rest with Frank and me.
The other thing we did to try to prepare her for her new life was to take a little drive in the van. Emma and another niece, Maddy, had a sleepover with Chloe last night, and we took Rigby with us when we ran them home. To this point in her young feline life, Rigby's experience of the car has been trips to the vet. We need to wipe out that association, and our hope is that some short trips that end simply back at the house will calm her. She doesn't do badly in the car—no yowling—but she is not happy there. We hope to change that.
The tent trailer is out of the garage for the first time in maybe five years. It needs some repairs—corroded battery cable, corroded lights connector, some miscellaneous TLC—but the interior is clean and everything seems to be working. We have a service appointment at Apache, the same place where we bought it, on the 23rd.
Yesterday, we introduced Rigby the cat to the trailer. She started out a little freaked out, but quickly switched over to curiosity, and today, after several visits, she curled up on the big bunk for a little rest with Frank and me.
The other thing we did to try to prepare her for her new life was to take a little drive in the van. Emma and another niece, Maddy, had a sleepover with Chloe last night, and we took Rigby with us when we ran them home. To this point in her young feline life, Rigby's experience of the car has been trips to the vet. We need to wipe out that association, and our hope is that some short trips that end simply back at the house will calm her. She doesn't do badly in the car—no yowling—but she is not happy there. We hope to change that.
the setup
The objective
A roadtrip in our tent trailer, discovering sites and sights of beauty, interest, and entertainment. No itinerary, no shoulds, no timeclock, just fun and impulse and whims and wonder.Departure Day
July 7, 2015!Countdown
Cast of characters
The principals:- Ronnie (the author)
- Frank (her partner)
- Rigby (the cat)
- MJ (daughter #1)
- Joe (MJ's partner)
- Chloe (daughter #2)
- Brian (Chloe's partner)
- Emma (niece-daughter)
- Assorted relatives and friends to be announced as the route evolves
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