Circus Cat Travel Diary

Photo by Jamieleigh
Location: Orlando, FL
Shown: My cat Ninja on the cool wood floor

I’ve been traveling the country with my cat, Ninja, now for about seven months straight! She has been doing awesome and I think the longer we travel, the better she gets. I’m currently in Coney Island, New York for the entire summer and I wasn’t planning on letting her outside here because… well, it’s New York and New York is famous for its heavy traffic and crazy drivers, along with its busy streets full of people.

I also assumed we’d have more animal rights issues in NY as well and that was just another reason to keep her with me so she would be safer and away from any chaos.

However, since I’ve arrived here in NY I’ve realized that our housing is much different than I expected. It’s a lot more private than I thought it would be, and more closed in. We’re also on a corner and surrounded by large parking areas and the boardwalk. There’s only one busy side of the street and Ninja hasn’t explored that far nor does she see the need to since it’s all completely gated off with fencing and banners blocking the view inside and out.

I’m relieved to be able to let her out here and she spends most of her time on our front step “keeping watch”. We call her our guard cat, even though when something spooky happens she just darts inside the house.