The Trip or Cats in the Crate

We are finally here! We packed and loaded the truck on Friday evening--stayed up until 3 am--slept until 10 am, got up and finished loading the truck. We left Boerne at about 5 pm on Saturday, driving about 300 miles to Ft. Stockton. Had to stop to sleep at the Comfort Inn, then we were off again. Elbie the Cat was so good and happy in the motel, but Nothing the Cat didn't like it much. We had to give him his kitty-calmer pill so that we all could sleep. The next morning at about 11 am, we left to continue our trek to Las Vegas. As usual, we thought we'd never see the end of Texas. New Mexico was beautiful, Arizona was dark. The Hoover Dam checkpoint was a little scary because they almost made us turn around and take another (much longer) route. Thing was, they needed to see at least 80% of our cargo in the truck, but we had packed so well that it was next to impossible. My son and husband said that they both were praying, and lo and behold, they let us continue on our desired route. I have to say that I am glad I don't have the job of working security anywhere--doesn't seem like any fun at all...
The cats did well on their kitty-calming meds. They used the litter box, but weren't hungry or thirsty. That was weird--our kitty cats eat all of the time, usually.
We haven't completely unloaded the truck yet but will finish doing so tomorrow and then take the truck back.