Animalcouriers recently drove a pair of Rhodesian Ridgebacks from Sweden to France; a pair of cats from Germany to the UK, and collected a rabbit at Schiphol airport who’d flown in from Dubai.
Guanajuato (Gia) and Olwyna (Olli)
Mother and daughter Rhodesian Ridgebacks Gia and Olli travelled with us from their winter home near Stockholm in Sweden, to their summer residence near Nice in the south of France. It’s a longish drive, but mum Gia is a little too anxious to fly, so a comfortable road trip at a pace the dogs can both enjoy is much more relaxing all round.
Gorgeous Gia
Awesome Olli
From Sweden we crossed to Denmark via the Oresund bridge, then took the ferry to Germany.
The dogs took quite a fancy to this limo spotted along the way!
Crossing our favourite Oresund bridge from Sweden to Denmark
This handsome hound has obviously crossed on the Puttgarten ferry before!
Our journey took us from Germany through Austria, Switzerland and Italy, and into France to deliver Gia and Olli to the Nice area.
Gia is perfectly chilled out on waking up in Germany
She seems to enjoy life on the road
Is that a frankfurter I smell? wonders Olli
Driving past wheatfields
Finding beauty on the autobahn
Collecting passes and tolls in Switzerland and Austria
Not a bad view from the office window as we approach the Alps
Oli enjoying the Alpine air
Pretty Alpine flowers
On arrival in Nice, both dogs immediately checked that everything was as it should be.
Gia checking out the pool
Olli checking that the marble floor is as nice and cool as she remembers
Lucy and Katia
While in Nice courier S called in to collected fabulous felines Lucy and Katia, who’re relocating to the Scottish city of Edinburgh. This cosmopolitan pair travelled with stylish cat carriers and showed themselves to be quite the friendliest of cats.
Lovely Lucy
Cheeky Katia
The view over Monaco
Katia enjoyed hearing the birdsong on an Alpine morning…
…while Lucy preferred waiting for breakfast in bed!
Courier S felt watchful eyes upon her as she ate her own breakfast
We enjoyed a beautiful drive around the French and Italian Riviera, then crossed the Alps, passing ski resorts packed with flowers in full bloom.
Hmm, is there a football match on somewhere?
Spotted at a rest stop near Nuremberg in Germany — a scale model of the Saturn V rocket which carried Neil Armstrong to the moon. The accompanying plaque encouraged visits to the Hermann Oberth Museum of Space Travel.
Poe and Obi
We stopped off in Wiesbaden to pick up Poe and Obi. These two cats stayed at a cattery while their owners went on ahead to prepare their new home in Harrogate. They’re a little shy, but very bonded, so opted to share a cat box for part of the trip. Poe has asthma and travelled with a feline aspirator and medication, and seemed to enjoy the attentions of best buddy Obi.
Poe (black) and Obi (black and white) cuddle up
A closer look at this gorgeous pair
Stunning skies as we arrived at Calais
Poe and Obi arrived for a short stay at the Harlow Carr Kennels and Cattery in Harrogate. What a great welcome sign!
Stitch
Well travelled rabbit Stitch started his journey by plane in Dubai, and flew to Amsterdam’s Schiphol airport. Linda from VCL Logistics collected him at the airport and looked after him while he rested after the flight. After several sleeps and meals, this furry bundle was ready to continue his journey with Animalcouriers, who drove him from the Netherlands to York in the UK.
Stich had plenty of time to run, play, sleep and eat between getting off the plane and getting into our van
Courier Joe collecting Stitch
I am told the toll on the bridge is very expensive. Is this true/
We use it as a commercial vehicle and it costs us €50 — suspect it’s much cheaper for a private car.
Great scenic shots AC. And I really liked the photo of Cheeky Katia. –Curt
Funny how her cheekiness comes through in the shots 😀
The scenery is breath-taking – I wonder if you know how wonderful your travels seem to be to the rest of us. A rabbit from Dubai?? Marvelous!!
Sending Best Wishes to the French for the final Sunday…
So glad you enjoy the travels! Sadly, it wasn’t to be…
Ha! now I know whyt Eko and Penny do this summer… they travel with you indognito as Olli and Gia :o)
is that limo a stretch-hummer? or what kind of car is it?
They sure do holiday in style!
Your offices windows!
If brexit does go ahead (please no! But sadly it looks like it will), I hope you can find a way to work your transport magic. Or maybe you’ll to relocate to mainland Europe and run from there. I wonder if UK pets will still be under the EU pet passports. So many what ifs! Until then, your offices windows and cute passengers!
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These all look like fun trips – perhaps I should have Choppy and Schooner send me somewhere!
Beautiful passengers and breathtaking scenery! I enjoy these travels of yours.
Lovely picture! I really love the rabbit! That’s my dream to have one!