Author's Note:

Hello everybody! Time for another installment in the Garfield series! Get ready for three tremendous tales featuring Garfield and all of his friends.

So, without further ado, ON WITH THE SHOW!

Our story opens at the Arbuckle house where we see Jon and Lyman having a conversation.

"Lyman," said Jon "I've been thinking."

"About what, Jon?" asked Lyman.

"We need a vacation." said Jon "You know, some time out of the house."

"Great idea Jon." said Lyman "It's been a while since we traveled."

"I wonder where we should go." Jon pondered.

"How about France or Spain?" asked Lyman.

Just then, Garfield lept onto the table, wearing a sombreo and then lept off the table.

"Or Mexico." Jon rolled his eyes.

"Then Mexico it is then." Lyman said.

"Yeah, I hear it's lovely this time of year." Jon said "We could get a tan and explore the ancients."

"And you know Jon," Lyman elbowed him "Maybe we can find us a couple of senoritas to you know...do a little salsa?"

"We're so going!" said Jon.

Jon and Lyman started packing their bags for the next week. Jon went downstairs to the living room and saw Garfield lying on the chair.

"Lyman and I have decided to take a vacation Garfield." Jon told his cat.

"Great!" Garfield smiled "When do we leave?"

"You're not coming Garfield." Jon told Garfield.

Garfield got into Jon's face.

"Say you're kidding." He looked at him.

"I think you understand." Jon remarked. "Now I need to find someone to look after you and Odie while we're gone."

Garfield jumped off the chair and walked outside to find Odie in his doghouse, chewing on a bone.

"Ruff!" Odie barked.

"Jon and Lyman are going on vacation and not taking me." Garfield lied down next to Odie "Cats need vacations too. After all, this lying around and sleeping can really bring a guy down."

Garfield walked back into the house and lept up to the phone table where he saw Jon talking on the phone.

Jon spoke into the phone "Aunt Gussie, would you take care of my cat and my friend's dog while we're gone on vacation? Terrific!"

Jon hung up the phone.

"You're gonna love Aunt Gussie, Garfield." said Jon "She's a nice old lady."

Garfield glared at Jon "How can you say that about the woman who used to double date with Lizzie Borden?"

The next day, Jon and Lyman had been all prepared to go on vacation. In just the nick of time, Aunt Gussie arrived.

"Hey Aunt Gussie!" said Jon "Glad to see you made it."

"Hiya Jonny!" Aunt Gussie waved at him.

"Jon!" Lyman carried his suitcase outside "It's time to go!"

"Coming Lyman!" Jon called out to Lyman.

Secretly, Garfield and Odie opened up Jon's suitcase and hid right under Jon's clothes, while he was talking to his aunt.

"While I'm gone, take good care of Garfield and Odie." Jon told his aunt. "And keep a good eye on Garfield. He gets into a lot of mischief."

Jon closed his suitcase, which he didn't know had Garfield and Odie inside.

"Have fun, Garfield!" Jon carried his suitcase outisde.

"Garfield?" Aunt Gussie looked around "Odie?"

Meanwhile inside the suitcase, Garfield and Odie were trying to make the best from traveling in Jon's suitcase.

"Boy Odie," Garfield was getting cramped "Traveling in Jon's suitcase is thristy work. I can't wait till we're in Mexcio."

After over 3 hours, Jon and Lyman finally were in Mexico. They went to the hotel to unpack their suitcases.

"Ready to go to the beaches Jon?" Lyman asked Jon.

"You betcha buddy!" Jon threw his suitcase onto his bed. "Look out senoritas, here comes Don Juan!"

Jon opened up his suitcase and out popped his clothes as well as Garfield and Odie.

"And his sidekick!" Garfield came out with a pair of boxers on his head "Lawrence of the Boxers!"

"Ruff!" Odie jumped to Lyman.

"Odie?" Lyman saw his dog.

"Ruff!" Odie licked Lyman.

"Jon, what're Garfield and Odie doing here?" asked Lyman "I thought they were staying back home in the states with your aunt."

"They must've stumbled into the suitcase." Jon assumed.

"Well, we're already here, so we might as well have them around." said Lyman.

"Yeah." Jon said "Plus, I think chicks dig a guy with pets."

"Well let's go down to the bar and get some drinks." said Lyman. "We should check out the hotel in the meantime."

Jon and Lyman went downstairs to the bar and carried Garfield and Odie with them.

"Boy Lyman," said Jon "I can't believe Garfield and Odie stowed away in my suitcase. I'll bet they don't even know where we are."

Garfield looked up at Jon "A tourist trap would be a perfect guess."

After Jon and Lyman had their drinks, they took Garfield and Odie down to the beach. After a few failed attempts, they found a nice spot.

"Now, we can relax on the beach." Jon put on his sunglasses and lied down on his chair.

"Yep." Lyman added "Nothing like relaxing on the beach."

"Ruff! Ruff!" Odie showed Lyman a stick.

"Wanna go for a walk Odie?" Lyman asked his dog.

"Ruff!" Odie barked.

"Jon, I'm gonna go take Odie for a walk across the beach." Lyman got up from his chair.

"Have fun Lyman." Jon waved. "Guess it's just you and me now Garfield."

"You have made the understatement of the year." Garfield lied on Lyman's chair."I needed time away from that mutt, after traveling hours with him in a suitcase."

"This is the life Garfield." Jon stretched his legs "You know when you're on vacation, you can see women in bikinis, hibiscus in the pool..."

"And la cucarachas in the sock drawer." Garfield stretched his back and lied back down.

Just then, Jon noticed a very attractive blonde woman in a black two piece bikini sunbathing.

"Wowsers!" Jon looked at the woman "A chick sunbathing! Watch Garfield how the master does it."

"This I gotta see." Garfield followed his master.

Jon and Garfield walked over to the woman sunbathing.

"Pardon me miss," Jon said to the woman "I seem to have dropped my Nobel prize somewhere."

"Beat it punk!" said the woman.

Jon sighed and walked back to his chair, defeated. Garfield then turned around and kicked sand in the woman's face with his hind legs.

"I love vacations." Garfield lied back down on Lyman's chair.

Author's Note:

Boy Garfield's sure having a fun vacation and he sure fooled Jon's aunt! Well, he's gonna be back in the states in just a story and he's still gonna be up to his old tricks! In the meantime, let's go check on Orson and see what he and his barnyard friends are up to! Stay tuned!