Carla took a selfie of us in front of the statue while we both made confused faces for the camera. She laughed when she saw it and I kissed her on the cheek, aware of the camera filming us the entire time. We got back in the car, cranked up the air conditioning, and set off for the next destination. “That’s two items down,” Carla said. “Now we need to get lucky and find a dog with its head out the window and a car carrier. What if we don’t see them?” “We’ll find them.” “You sure I can’t drive?” “No, you’re much better at spotting scavenger hunt items than I am.” “As long as you’re not tired...” “I’m fine. Once we get four items, then you can drive.” We passed a fully loaded car carrier about thirty minutes later and crossed it off the list, then stopped to refuel at a gas station. C

