Everyone has been asking, “How is the cat doing? Does she like the RV?”
It has belatedly occurred to me I should probably include Checkers, my RV co-pilot, in more of my posts.
To answer your question, she likes the RV just fine. As long as it’s not moving. When it’s stationary, she spends much of the day sleeping in the puddle of sunshine streaming through the windows on to the large dash.
A closeup of my co-pilot sleeping on the dash, what she does when she's not reading maps. Which is always.
But the minute I start the Ford V10 engine she runs for the bedroom in the back, where she spends the entire day happily sleeping under the bed. Don’t worry – she is in a very safe nook back there. It’s a small compartment and she’s well protected. Plus, I move her food and water bowls near her, and I stop every couple hours so she can wander out and get a snack or use the litter box.
I don’t actually own a pet. She owns a human.
My hope is she will someday travel in the co-pilot’s seat and keep me, her chauffeur, company. I know she’d like the view. I even have a cushioned bed that I can belt in to the front seat to keep her safe.
Meanwhile, I’m teaching her to read maps.
Personally, I can’t find my way out of a paper bag without GPS and could really use her help.
"...zzzzzz...."
So I’ve been trying to teach my four-legged co-pilot to read maps. I’m not sure how well this is going since she’d rather sleep on the maps than read them.
"You do realize you just woke me up. You know this never ends well, yet you seem unable to stop yourself."
While I wait for her to learn, I’m finding myself doing the navigation. This often results in getting lost.
"Oooh, a nice pen to play with! Maybe this map reading isn't so bad."
If she ever graduates from sleeping on the maps to reading them, I’ll teach her how to work the GPS.
At which point she’ll probably try to bat the moving arrow around on the GPS.
Do you have cats with whom you’ve traveled extensively? How did they do? Did they ever get used to sitting in the front of the rig? How long did it take them to read maps?
Wait, now I’m confused. Does this cat watch movies? I hope the answer is no, a yes answer kinda kills the fantasy.;)
Whoa, settle down Snookie!
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No. We wouldn’t want to ruin any fantasies.
Settle down, Situation!
GLT forever!
That’s hot!
Speaking of hot i’m at the FOY, I used the spa for 5 hours, i’m a prune. A certain untamed bikini clad body was conspicuously absent.:(
I will report back about the 7pm gathering.
Lost in the Wild,
MB
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I am SO jealous! Glad you made it to FOY!
My spa experience here? Fighting for women’s rights at the Elks Lodge because the men are bullying and intimidating me (and other women members) into staying out of the gym. One jerk two weeks ago was the last straw. This camel is a force to be reckoned with when her rights are abused. He will find out tomorrow when the new signs go up in the gym.
But I do wish I was at that nice spa we all went to… the one that didn’t discriminate. *sigh*
A gym with only dudes allowed isn’t a gym it’s a…..nevermind.
Fight for your rights sister!
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I know?! You’d think men, at least those who are heterosexual, would *like* a gym with women in spandex workout clothes.
Our family Siamese was a horrible traveler. He’d yowl the entire time, so consequently, he never went anywhere with us except to the Vet.
I had to move with him once and that was a major test. My buddy and I drove a Ryder truck from Cleveland to Albany NY, while towing my Honda behind us. My buddy’s job was to keep the cat calm, but unfortunately, the only place he would be calm was when he was sitting directly under my legs as I drove. It was not an easy trip. We probably should have just put him in the Honda.
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‘We probably should have just put him in the Honda.’ LMAO!!
In a car, Checkers sits in her carrier on the passenger’s seat. However, I have to have the top open, and constantly pet her to keep her calm. She used to have a sister who was THE WORST to travel with. Buttercup would get Checkers all worked up. Buttercup never made a sound until she was in a car or getting a bath. Then it sounded like she was being strangled. I’m sure the neighbors loved me.
Hi Kernut! I’ve been dying for a Checkers update. She is the sweetest kitty. How are you? Where will you be for Christmas? Seen any big balls of twine?
Write when you can.
xoxox
Steve
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Hi Feng! She is a great kitty! How is your baby? Haven’t yet seen the big ball of twine, much to Checkers’ dismay. I’ll send you a message about the rest. xoxo
Is the lack of co pilot the reason you can’t get out of the state?
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The lack of a towed vehicle is my current challenge… got to sell the Toyota and get a towable, preferably 4WD, before I can go back to the desert. Until she learns to read maps, I’ll have to drive around in circles until I find my way out of Nor Cal.
[...] Travels with Checkers, the RV co-pilot who can’t read maps. Yet. [...]
Being not entirely insane, I travel with Hoody’s Horde as infrequently as possible… but on Mina’s trip to Dr. Snip-Snip, I learned she doesn’t mind the car UNTIL YOU PARK. Then she starts screaming.
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She knows. It’s not the ride that’s bad – it’s the destination of Dr Snip-Snip’s office. She totally knows.
But that’s better than screaming all the way from northern to southern California – twice. With two screaming cats. I’m pretty sure I was sane before then.
http://youtu.be/O4UWnCEutlE
I think they either do it or they don’t
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[...] became a full-timer. I’m single, and drive a mid-size Class A. I travel with my cat, Checkers – the copilot who can’t read maps, and a rare house guest/visitor. I’ve learned I’m a bit of a Glamper – I [...]