The World According to Bella

Back to the Desert 
There was a lot of packing going on so I assumed we're going back to the lake.  

Wrong!
With a very full van I wasted no time hopping in. I did not want to be left behind for this ride. I kept a very close watch on Mr. C's driving to make sure we were going north and not west. 

After many hours nothing looked familiar even though all I could see was blowing snow-maybe we were going north but just a different way but when he turned, headed west, the  snow disappeared, my worst fears were confirmed-it was Back to the Desert for me. 

For those of you who may have forgotten about my nightmare javelina escapade and Mr. C's hospital stay read on 
A Night of Terror
http://sockfairies.blogspot.com/2016/01/the-world-according-to-bella.html

I kept nudging Mr. C letting him no there was some mistake over where we were going,  
but all he did was ignore me. 

After awhile I resigned myself to a long car ride. I power napped a lot and learned to pee on command at all the rest stops.  At two hotel stops I learned the drill. Sleep at night (though Mr. C and Mrs. S didn't know I laid awake all night listening to all the scary new noises). In the morning Mr. C would feed me, we 'd go out,I'd do my business and head straight for the van. No since wasting time inside a room I didn't like.  
After what seemed like endless hours of riding, I'd check from time to time to see what Mrs. S was doing. 

She thought I'd like to hear this story, a recent Christmas gift,   

but the more Mrs. S read about javelinas the more anxious I felt. And when we got out at this  rest stop I remembered this scary sign from last year. I was starting to worry. 

But once we arrived at the same house from last year I perked up. It all was familiar and I do like their patio for morning sunning. 

So let the shedding begin

  and bring on the adventures!

Love, Bella
P,S. I forgot to mention Mr. C and Mrs. S  thought I was the perfect traveler. I never asked once "Are we there yet?"