The Residence Inn at Rocky Mount was adorable. It turned out I had everything I needed for the kitty, from his Wonder Box to his portable scratching post. (Hey, don't laugh, that Wonder Box saved me from washing and packing a used litter box into Emmy every morning!) I love that WonderBox. Thank goodness Rock did too. Half a bag of litter used. By this time my curiosity about Dr. Biggly was over the top. Who is this guy anyway? What does "Dr. Biggly" mean? It was incredibly kind of him to come out and see us, without knowing us at all except on the Internet. I have friends in North Carolina but they all live on the other side of the state. I had no idea what this place would be like, and I am grateful that someone, anyone would be waiting for me. Dr. Biggly turned out to be a handsome fella almost half my age ready to escort me to dinner and tell me tales of North Carolina and sweet tea and Krispy Kreme doughnuts. He even put up with my kitty against a possible heavy allergy attack, and put up with me running away from the smokers outside the Outback Steak House we walked to next door. It was dark so he couldn't see how filthy Emmy was. She had not been washed in a couple months. Actually I was hoping the dirt would make her less attractive and noticeable, and I think that worked. We were parked just a few spaces from a lovely spotless gray Porsche 911, which made me feel a lot better. I also had a strategy of wearing my NYFD firefighter t shirt while driving just in case I got stopped by the police. I thought that maybe they would see it as the official firefighter's shirt that it is and cut me a teensy bit of slack. Well, it was worth a shot. In no time flat we were yakking our heads off about the Dragon and the Internet and Z3s and pick up trucks and I was having way too much fun and had to go to bed to get up for the next day's driving. Besides, Rock was waiting for me. Mike and I made plans to meet up on the ride back, and get him down to Florida to visit too, and after standing in the parking lot for an hour saying goodbye I hit the hay. Gosh it is so nice having the kitty waiting for me in the room. I didn't expect that. Having kitty on the road turns out to be tremendously marvelous. Having kitty sleeping on the bed next to me in the hotel room is de LUXE baby. I booked the room for our return on the way out. Great hotel.

5 Zodom and Gamorrah Part 1 Triple Packing~~ Part 2 Cat In a Bag~~ Part 3 Baltimore~~ Part 4 Virginia~~ Part 5 Dr. Biggly I Presume~~ Part 6 Zouth of the Border~~ Part 7 South Carolina~~ Part 8 Georgia~~ Part 9 Jacksonville, FL~~ Part 10 Road to Zodom~~ Part 11 Garage Gamorrah~~ Part 12 God Bless You, Steve Borsse~~

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