Pet cats traveling in amphibious DeLorean name top six travel destinations

If your pet cat were riding in an amphibious version of a DeLorean automobile, what are the top six travel destinations it would prefer to visit?

That’s the question travel humor writer Bob Payne came away with after listening to Grant Martin, editor of the travel blog Gadling, speak to an audience of travel media professionals this week at the New York Times Travel Show.

Martin used the examples of cats and the unusual car as images that worked well at catching reader interest. “But it’s not something you can normally use for a travel blog,” he said.

But Payne, who is Editor in Chief and Pet Cat Travel Columnist for the travel blog BobCarriesOn.com, thought differently.

“I could not see if the amphibious DeLorean that Martin put on the screen had a cat riding in it, as I was way in the back of the room, having arrived late after walking the distance you would expect to from a $12 per day parking garage in New York City,” Payne said. “But it seemed to me that if there weren’t a cat riding in the DeLorean, then there ought to be, and that it would make a good travel story, especially for readers who typically rely on their pet cats for travel advice.”

So following the talk, Payne contacted some of the thousands of pet cats who are regular readers of BobCarriesOn.com and asked what travel destination they would like to visit if riding in an amphibious DeLorean —  which is a real, although one of a kind, car built by someone from, not surprisingly,  San Francisco.

Here are the pet cats’ top six choices:

Cat Island, Bahamas

Once thought to be the island where Christopher Columbus first landed in the new world, Cat Island is now best known as the site of Mount Alvernia (207 feet), the highest point in the Bahamas. It is easily climbed, even in an amphibious DeLorean, and is an excellent vantage point from which to keep an eye out for Bahamian curly-tailed lizards.

Ninety-Mile Beach, Australia

For pet cats who have had to endure the indignity of a cat box, this ninety-mile stretch of pure white sand is kitty litter heaven. And if you have an eye-catching car, like an amphibious DeLorean, it is a perfect place to cruise for chicks, and fledglings, and hatchlings.

Perdido Key, Florida

This sandy strand along the Florida Panhandle is small enough so that if a cat has a fast car, such as an amphibious DeLorean, the endemic Perdido Key beach mouse, whose endangered status has been vastly overstated, should be easy to pounce upon.

Pigeon Cove, Massachusetts

There’s nothing quite as soul satisfying for a pet cat as cruising along this New England shoreline in an amphibious DeLorean in the Fall, especially if the pigeons have grown tired of guarding their nests.

Catalina Island, California

Anyone can take the ferry, but the classic way to arrive at this refuge from the dog-eat-dog world of the Southern California mainland is in your own private transport, such as an amphibious DeLorean. There’s plenty to do, but don’t be mislead into visiting The Sandbox, which sells clothes for small humans.

Cataract Falls, Indiana

Not the highest waterfall in Indiana, but for pet cats who are adventure junkies it’s a real thrill to plunge over this cascade in an amphibious DeLorean, a thrill only heightened by the knowledge that ownership of the car cannot be traced back to you.

Travel humor writer Bob Payne owns the franchise to sell amphibious DeLoreans in Indiana, excluding Indianapolis.