Poor little Tito. The 6.5-hour drive from WV to PA must have felt like an eternity to him. Do you know how some people get seasick? Well, Tito gets carsick the same way. This was his first long-distance trip in a vehicle and it did not go well.
Less than an hour into our drive that started at 6:30 am, Tito hung his head over his car seat and blew chunks all over my favorite Pink Dolphin camo backpack. It wasn't the nastiest puke ever, but it was still vomit. A nice mix of liquid and kibble. The perfect thing to smear on my backpack and inside the zipper.
Thankfully, we were able to pull over and get it all cleaned up. We almost ran out of wet wipes, but luckily we finished the job before that happened. Sadly, the wipes were coconut scented. On a normal day, that would have been great. However, mixing coconut with the smell of vomit was far from pleasing.
My mom decided it was fair to switch Tito to sitting in the front and move the perfect travel pup Fritz next to me in the back. From then on things were much more tolerable for me. My mom was stuck nursing a sick dog and my dad was supremely focused on getting us safely to my brother's before he had to go to work.
Seeing Tito foam bubbles from his mouth was quite sad. I felt so bad for him, but there was literally nothing that we could do for him. We hoped he would eventually adjust, but he never did. I guess the motion and wobbling while inside the car just threw him off. Being as tiny as he is, I understand. I do however wonder how Fritz is the total opposite and has never gotten carsick once in his life.
By the time we finally arrived in Lancaster at my brother's house, we were all very hyped to get out of the Blazer. This is especially true about Tito who immediately started feeling better as soon as we were out of the car for good.
Our arrival time allowed us a few hours to go out to lunch with my brother before he had to go to work from 3 pm until 10 pm. More on that in tomorrow's blog. Come back for more soon because I have loads of stories to tell and pictures to show. This trip to Lancaster for my brother's graduation was great!