After picking up Paladin and letting him get used to living in our coach for a few days, we rocked his world, literally, by starting up the coach, bringing in the slides, and driving to a new campsite, for the first time in his experience.

Paladin wasn’t at all sure about the changed room configuration and engine noise:

Here you can see the slides in, and Paladin unsure about things as we drove down the road:

Peeking from the bedroom:

Driving down the road:

I added a dash cam to record footage of our travels (something to look forward to in the future):

Paladin being brave, coming up towards the front while we’re driving:

Looking a bit freaked out:

Looking out the window:

Heading down the I-5 freeway, south of Eugene, Oregon:

Slow for curves:

More freeway scenes:

When we got to our campsite (more on that tomorrow), we auto-leveled as usual:

Paladin in the driver seat:

He survived the ordeal, and was happy to curl up in his cardboard nest:

Comfy cat:

Paladin has never been a fan of car travel in a carrier, but he did quite well for his first trip in our coach. We didn’t lock him in a carrier, which may have helped, since he could hide under the bed, sit on the kitchen counter, or look out a window, as desired. I think in time he will become more used to it, though travel days may remain more stressful for him… which is fair, since they are for us, too.