Actually it went relatively smoothly (all I ask is a nice boring trip,
no adventures!).  Quinn, Loos and Case are old hands of course and once
resigned to the ride settled in without complaint.  I let Tao out of the
small carrier quickly and aside from getting into my yogurt he was a
model citizen.   Bosco and Harry were in the large carrier and were
quiet so I left them in, for the whole ride as it happens (one rapacious
cat was all I could stand loose anyway).  Tao musta been used to car
rides in his prior life because ever sincxe the first trial ride in PA
he's been sneaking into the car whenever he can, and watched the scenery
and traffic with great interest - sometimes on my seatback or shoulder
with was poignant because Max used to do that many years ago.  Of course
I thought about and missed Willie a great deal during the trip.  After
the cats were all in the car, I left the PA-house backdoor open for
awhile to let Willie's ghost inside for the winter where he can chase
the ghosts of all his rodent kills.  Norm

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