"Soft Kitty" and the forest

Sunday, April 7th

Today, we got up about 8AM and started the arduous task of stowing and getting ready to head out. Tony made us breakfast, then went outside to do some prep-work and take some pictures. Well, you can't do that at a Rally without ending up chatting with folks. And that's a good thing! These are great people.

Eileen at Conroe KOA, Montgomery, TX

After a while I had the insides ready to go, and then I started to get my shower and get ready. Tony came along finally after getting the black tank dumped and the back stabilizers up.

While Tony was in the shower, I went out and did a little visiting, too. Then we were ready to hitch and go... but it never happens like that.  LOL! It's work a little, visit a lot. Work a little, visit a lot. They say you should not get into conversations when you are hitching or unhitching, because it's distracting and you may forget important steps. Well, we did forget one thing, but it was not a big deal.

We finally pulled out after hugs and goodbyes at 11:15am! We chose to follow the GPS from Montgomery, which took us through the country, through the Sam Houston National Forest...  back to I-45. It was a very pretty drive, but we had to take it a little slower, since the road had no real shoulders and was curvy.

Through the Sam Houston National Forest

More bluebonnets

Since we did not have to stop for fuel, (which means we can stop ANYWHERE!) we stopped at Buc-ees for some more jerky and Tony got us our lunch: chicken fajita sausage! It was really good. We also gave the kitties a break and let them out in the trailer (on leashes) for just a bit.

We headed again down the road, and the boys were getting fussy. I guess they just don't like being confined. I ended up putting the carrier on my lap for a bit, and started singing "Hush little baby, don't you cry..." but I couldn't remember enough of the words. I then sang the "sickness comforting" song from the TV sitcom "Big Bang Theory",  called "Soft Kitty".

The words are, "Soft kitty, warm kitty, little ball of fur, sleepy kitty, happy kitty, purr, purr, purr." I sang it over and over, and the boys calmed down, and went to sleep! Who knew, this really works on CATS?

We got home about 4PM, and unloaded the truck and released the kitties back home again. They were happy to be home! About 5PM, we decided to go ahead and get Mammoth back into the driveway, which we did, and then got her unloaded. Some items we did not unload, since we'll be headed back out for the Oklahoma Rally soon.

At about 6PM we ate dinner and crashed in front of the TV for the evening. Kitties beat us to it, and were sacked out. Traveling takes a lot of "Kittenergy"!

Mambo and Tango, napping on their blanket at HOME AGAIN

Overall, a very fun and successful trip with our furry babies!