Gpa and I rode out to California with John. We got up at 6:30 and left at 9 am. John’s plan was to drive straight through the 22 hours. I wa game as long as he was flexible to Gpa’s needs. It rained off and on as we drove through Texas.
When we stopped to get gas, I kept Gpa in the car and had him stretch. In New Mexico, we stopped at a great rest stop and I took him to the bathroom. Everything looked new and clean. There were signs to watch for rattlesnakes, and I looked diligently. I didn’t see a one. Later I realized that it was too cool out for a snake to want to be out. Whew!
Gpa sat in the back seat and enjoyed looking out the window. When I would look back at him, he’s wave. At one point I noticed orange stuff on his pants. He had found an old bag of Cheetos!
Needless to say, I took them away.
When it got dark, he started asking about when we were going to bed and he wanted to go home. I was able to appease him until we reached flagstaff. So we stopped and found a hotel.
Boy, was that a smart thing to do! He had to go to the bathroom and if we had stayed in the car, it would have been such a mess! It was also good that John and I had a good night sleep as we had 7 hours more to drive.
