We got up early Friday morning and did all the last minute things that needed to be done before we could leave. After feeding the cats and giving them enough time to use the litter boxes, I actually threw out two of our four litter boxes. The other two I cleaned the night before and put litter in one for the trip.
We brought the crates downstairs the night before and Chris and Floki actually got inside of one of them.
Chris was also lying in the crate the next morning while I was packing the truck and trailer. This time he was in the correct crate and Floki was nearby, which made Rose want to grab him and put him in with Chris before it was too late and he disappeared. I disagreed because I still had a lot to do and wanted them to have access to the litter box as long as possible.
When we decided to rent our house we had to bring a lot of stuff with us so we booked a 5×8 Uhaul trailer on Monday. By Wednesday it was clear that no Uhaul location within 45 minutes would have a 5×8 trailer so we had to go with a 6×12. Apparently, it is not just rental cars that are scarce.
I picked up the trailer on Wednesday and packed most of our stuff on Thursday. I think if I had two of everything I would have had room to spare.
While I was finishing loading the trailer Friday morning, Floki got nervous and went upstairs. I chose not to worry about it until I was finished but Rose went upstairs for something and saw Floki on the bed and grabbed him by the scruff and carried him down and put him in with Chris. She actually did this without getting all cut up.
We got the cats in the truck and were ready to go at around 6:45.
The cats were relatively quiet, at least compared to the trip last year. It took longer than expected but we got there around 2:40, which left us plenty of time to unwind.
The first thing the cats did when we got to the hotel room was explore and use the litter box.
Frankie was most interested in exploring.
Chris was more interested in relaxing next to me on the bed.
Although Frankie did settle down after a while.
Floki spent a lot of time out of my view. I don’t know what he was doing but I would see him briefly from time to time so he wasn’t napping.
We are now on the road again. It will certainly be nice when it is over and we are home.
Bad Cat Chris 
Hope the second half of the trip goes smoothly! Looks like the boys “sort of” know the routine by now – that helps!
Pam
Thanks. They may know it but they don’t like it.
Home is always the best place. Enjoy the rest of the trip.
Thanks.
What determines when you go to W.VA and when you go back to Florida? Hope the remainder of the trip is uneventful! XOCK, angel Lily Olivia, angel Mauricio, Misty May, angel Giulietta, angel Fiona, Astrid, Lisbeth, Calista Jo, Cooper Murphy, Sawyer & Kizmet
I suppose it is the weather, or just the fact, that the rental of their home started/was up. (could not figure out which house was rented, the Florida one for the summer or the new on now)
We decided only last Saturday to rent the West Virginia house. We put an ad on Facebook and found someone the same day.
We wanted to be there when the leaves changed but we also wanted to come back before it got too cold. Since we decided to rent it we may not go back for several years.
Oh, it’s a long time rental?
At least a year.
So your experience of living there was not to your liking?
We did like it there in some ways and in other ways it was not as nice as here in Florida. The real problem was I risked losing my job if I left again for another two months. We decided to not come next year because of that and since we would not be there we thought renting it would be much better for us financially.
Of course it is. I thought you could work remote.
I do work remotely on one job but not on the other job.
I hope the trip is uneventful.
Thanks. We are home now.
We are running really late today so you might be home already. I hope you had a safe and uneventful trip!
Thanks. We got home at 3 and it was pretty uneventful.
Glad the trip is going well so far.
Thanks so much.
I hope the rest of the trip went well too!
It was uneventful. Which is good.