Continiued - 3 cats, dog, rabbit - 2100 miles 2 days

It's 8 PM Monday evening. I have the animals in the van. The cages, plus the dog, take up the whole back of the van. My son asks me how I plan to get all of the animals into the motel room each night. I tell him that I'll work it out. Then he tells me that one of the cats has a kidney problem. "Monitor him," he says. "What do you mean," I say.

My son tells me to see if the cat is peeing regularly, or if he gets listless.

"Then what?"

"Call me. You may have to take him to a vet."

"Sure," I reply.

And, I'm off. The sun is low. It will be below the horizon in an hour or so. Right now, it's shining in my face. I pull the visor down. Keep my sun glasses on.

I'm in Iowa in 20 minutes. Heading SW. The sun is right on the horizon. Kinda balanced there. The road is on a ridge, with a shallow valley on either side. There's a light fog in the valleys. The sun behind the hills makes them look black, while the fog captures some light making a striking contrast to the black hills.