The five dogs from North Cyprus — Brandy, Roxy, Jasper, Tink and Reo — went to the vet yesterday afternoon for worming and their health check. All behaved impeccably and came through with flying colours.
Animalcouriers also collected a final passenger at the same time — handsome, friendly black cat Mefisto, who’s moving from Zurich to join Sabina in North London.
We spent last night in the Metz area of France. We’ve just this minute arrived in Calais. There’s a bite in the air and it’s raining cats and dogs, so we put sweaters on for the first time in weeks.
There was an unexpected treat in store when we stopped for fuel — a stork landed close by and proceeded to entertain everyone by collecting bits of bread off the ground. Seemed quite unperturbed by the camera-bearing crowds!
Courier I will meet us when when we arrive at Dover, and will take Roxy, Jasper and Tink, along with cat Maja, to the west country. When we reach our base in Surrey, courier D will be on hand to whisk Brandy, and cats Rumy and Lakme, northwards. We expect Brandy will be home with a very excited Sharon around midnight, and that Rumy and Lakme will reach their homes on Sunday.
Reo will go home with courier J for a frolic with her dogs until his Auntie Emma calls to collect him.
As we have got to know Maria, Kiki, Ioli and Soffy (Sophocles) from Athens, we know they will be very happy to be in their new homes. Ioli and Soffy are both shy, but quietly take everything in. Maria and Kiki are bolder, striding out on their walks.
Remember Purdey and Cookie, the two North Cypriot dogs who ended up flying to the UK? They’ve been home boarding with Lynn, who’s also been looking after courier J’s two dogs. Lynn reports that the dogs all think they’re on a doggy holiday and spend all day playing!
Stork at the petrol station
Mefisto
Maja
Lakme
Soffy
Kiki
Maria
Ioli
Reo
Brandy
Roxy
Tink caught napping!
Jasper
Breaking news: we’ve just reached Calais and it was a record – from entering port to boarding boat – 12 minutes!
We have a nice weather in France, huh? It’s the first time that we wear cardigans and sweaters in june. Is the stork on the way to a baby shower party?
I agree about the weather, I have given up all hope for summer in France this year. Or maybe we’ll get summer in December?
Why not – we never had a BBQ on christmas :o)
Ha – we had a bbq at christmas and nearly burnt the house down (due to faulty bbq chimney) 😉 Stork looks more like he’s on his way back from a bachelor do considering the crap he’s eating 😀
Are you sure the welcoming committee wasn’t for you
Lucky our infamy hasn’t reached these shores yes 😉
Good golly, you’re supposed to be transporting the animals, not having them rain down from the sky 😀
That’s what we thought!
More than excited……..It’s like Chrismas and more.Not long now Booboo (Brandy). Can’t wait!! xx
What a long wait it was 😉
Reunions are so wonderful…..and you all make them happen – how great is that? Hope the trip across isn’t rough…..and everything else goes smoothly!
Pam and Sam
Thanks Pam and Sam – luckily the sea was kind to us all. A lot of happy animals and owners now 😉
Ooohh they’re soo cute!!!
Aren’t they!
Almost home, Yippy! We took the ferry from Dover cross the channel in 2008, so I’ve actually been to Calais as well. We didn’t linger though as we were off to our next destination.
Old town Calais has great markets and is fun to explore but you wouldn’t have seen any of it. Can be frightfully overcrowded in high season so best to motor on 😉
Congrats on the record breaking boarding. It’s about time you got a break. Lakme still looks like she has plans for busting out.
We certainly deserved some luck. We’re hoping that Andy, a Nine Lives Greece supporter, who took possession of Lakme and is delivering her to Scotland is well informed of her Houdini nature 😉
There is something about Jasper…….. love that face 🙂
Jasper and his hairdos have kept us amused along the way 😉
Maja has the most exquisite eyes!