Possibly moving to FL. How do I move 5 felines cross the country?

The older cats won't go in the same carrier...nope nope. Queen Black Cat Magikistan would never have it. Her poor (bigger) brother (Henry the Lionheart) would sit on her.

My wild one, I'd be afraid she would have a heart attack just from the pure stress of having her carrier jostled around from travel. She takes cues from her sister on how to react to things in the world around her. Ex would have taken her, but he knew she could not get along with her sis. They are a package deal and stay together for the wild one's sake.

Two of the others though, may actually like the car ride and will find such joy in screaming at the mountains. They are joyful that way with no fear of the big wide world. How could I possibly think of letting them miss on the best days of their lives EVAR?

Sis will scream "OMG HAVE YOU SEEN THE MOUNTAIN!" and wild one will respond "NO, IT'S EVIL MAKE IT GO AWAY! IT'S GOING TO EAT US AND BELCH OUT OUR INNARDS. RUN!" (Yes, she is a bit neurotic)

Heck, this could be good training for my golden days when me and the young uns decide to quit the corporate world and run free naked along the beaches every day.

Reminicent of an old cat I had...

She traveled quite well in cars. I had to move her from CA to AZ (long story) and we got to a rest stop and she bolted across the back of the rest area and went through a barbed wire fence. She stood about 50 feet in the other side and teased me. Just when I thought... "Fine you damn cat, you'll get eaten by a coyote or something...don't come crying to me!" I turned completely around and walked away. No sooner than I took about 3 steps, she went whizzing past me and ran right up to the car, looking at me expectantly as if to say "Don't you know it's scary out there? Let's get in the car!"

Hahahahaha!! Loved that story..so typical cat....

Any idea which beach ??

No clue. Know any good beaches in FL?

Daytona rocks, but nekkidity is frowned upon there...

(officially any way)

All the good beaches I know are here in Australia. It has been my experience that cats look at the ocean and then look at you as if to say "What the hell were you thinking ? Why am I here ? This is WATER , dummy..." though I know of one person who used to take their cat still water fishing in a dinghy. It used to stare as intently at the water as it would at a mouse hole, thoroughly enjoying the experience and helping to eat the catch. Do your cats like to travel in boats ? You could go via the Panama Canal.

How far is Daytona from Orlando?

about 50 miles.

but it is rather heavily trafficked.

(a tollway if I remember right)

I have heard that the canals are...pretty?

miss Letty could probably answer most of your geography questions.

she is very familiar with that area...

http://able2know.org/topic/40045-1

gotcha.

ugh..tollways.

Looking at my options cost wise...found a cargo van which could fit household items and the kitties (in a couple of cat cages) with an attached trailer to pull my car.

I've got a sense of fashioning a cat area in the inside of the truck, with minimal furniture items and boxes fashioned in a way to block most of the opening around the back door of the truck.

Anyone know of any issues with road exhaust or other hazards in the back of a cargo van? (Besides bad packing and having items shift during transit.)