I’m not a cat person. I’m constantly fascinated by cat-owners who, when asked about the scratches on their arms or neck, say, ‘oh, Buttons did that this morning, the naughty thing.’ Who wants a pet that will attack? I mean, the worst thing Scout ever did to me was throw up on my shoes – and I like to think that wasn’t intentional. But my friend LL has the most easy-going, chill-est, most laid-back cat, Safiya. Safiya RV’ed across Canada and the US in 2022/23 and is quite the seasoned camper.
But, Safiya has one flaw: if there is a place you DON’T want her to be, that’s where she’ll go. You’d prefer that she not ride on top of the slide-out, for fear of her either being flung to the floor at a sudden stop, or caught in the gears as the slide-out is moved? Too bad. You don’t want her crawling beneath the gas pedal because you can’t get her out and you’re afraid to start the engine? Too bad. And you really don’t want her climbing into the hole under the bed slide-out in case she gets stuck and can’t be retrieved? Too bad.
But all of that aside, she’s a great traveller, and could almost make me a cat person. Almost.