Do you know the way to Santa Fe? Leg 1 of the trip

Obviously we don't, and neither does MapQuest because it took us so long to get to Abq that we didn't even make it to Santa Fe.

• Still a good trip. Here are the highlights:

• Glinda dropped us off at the Hertz. Kudos to G.
• Hertz people were fantastic, and we got a free upgrade to an SUV, which worked out well with luggage and cats.
• Cats doing ok. One little bobble at the beginning when one of them puked on the piddle pads we borrowed. Puke contained the feathers from a recent toy, so I think that it was a combination of things. No accidents after that, though!
• Got caught in a time warp (or at least a smattering of small towns with speed traps) so it took 6 1/2 hours to get to Fort Worth, a trip that should've only taken about 4 1/2. Word of advice: Don't follow MapQuest. Of course, the 6 1/2 hour drive was made worse due to the hangover from the antics the night before with G and Dave, the unknown drunk boy.
• Before making it to FW, we stopped in a little shit town called Mlittleshittown or something. I dunno. It started with an M, but the rest is a blur. Pull up to the hotel but can't go in because after dark, they have a drive up check in window that looked like those box office windows at a theatre. A really large sweaty woman comes up--beads of sweat everywhere, in places sweat glands don't even exist. She just stares at us and finally says with a sweatytoothed drawl, "Whatcha need?" I ask for a room for the night and she says, "Nu-uh. Ain't got none." How the hell Mlittleshittown is booked for the night, I don't know, but if she's sweating that much indoors, I don't want to stay there anyway.
• Make it to FW and stay in a Country Inn, which charges 15% tax! Unbelievable. I almost fell over.
• Kitties, though they slept peacefully in the car, were happy to be free in the hotel and ran around all night long. They also got a kick out of the disposable litter box and played in it all night long.