Tybalt, from London to the Orkneys
Sarah and her young family have moved from London to Westray, in the Orkney Islands, where Sarah is to be the head teacher of the local primary school. Sarah rang us last year for help with the challenging of moving the family’s cat, Tybalt. There are no longer any flights to Orkney that take pets; the only route is by boat from Scotland to the main ports of Kirkwall and Stromness.
Sarah’s brother Will offered to take Tybalt with him when he went to visit; but researching the options for doing so stretched even this senior university lecturer’s brain! So the family turned back to Animalcouriers for help, and Tybalt was soon on his way. He’s a fabulous, personable cat who loves a fuss, and even lies down with his chin up ready for a tickle.
Handsome, friendly Tybalt
Tybalt enjoying the view from the hotel bedroom when courier Richard stopped for the night. Outside temperatures were below zero, so Tybalt was happy to share!
Courier Richard drove Tybalt as far as Inverness, then checked him onto the early evening ferry from Scrabster to Stromness, a 90-minute crossing. To make sure Tybalt was warm enough, we sent him on his way with heat pads, a very warm bed, and a litter tray inside his travel box, with a day’s supply of his favourite food strapped to the top. The ferry had a special room for pets; and the ferry company, NorthLink, is known for taking good care of its animal travellers.
The view crossing Cromarty Bridge, heading towards Inverness
Sarah was waiting at the port to collect Tybalt and take him home to her very excited children. She later wrote to say:
“Tybalt has arrived! You are all incredible. It’s so lovely to have him back!!!”
Leo, from London to Paris
We met up with Cavalier King Charles Leo and his owner Charlotte near London’s Eaton Square. Charlotte is expecting a baby, so is going home to her family in Paris for a while. Naturally, Leo is going too.
Leo and Charlotte in London
Leo was booked to travel with us by Eurotunnel from Folkestone, while Charlotte was taking the 9.30am Eurostar from St Pancras. Leo soon made himself at home on the journey to the coast, then enjoyed a short walk before we boarded our train.
Lovely Leo on board
The timing was perfect. Just five hours after parting in London, Charlotte and Leo arrived at their destination near the Champs Elysées within two minutes of each other.
Happy reunions in Paris
Great stories
Aren’t they lovely.
YAY! Happy endings! Happy sailings! It’s “all good” !!
Hugs, Angel Sam and Pam
Yup, who doesn’t like a happy ending!
sweet, compassionate actions!
looking a lot
my our cavaliers 🙂
Cavaliers are gorgeous!
the mama would love to see the orkenys once… but she is not good on ships&boats… maybe NorthLink can handle such passengers too? With wrapping her completely in a big seasickness-snack-bag? Maybe I will see Leo when I go to Pawris this year? I think it is sad that eurostar accepts no furlegged passengers… it would be so great to cross the channel within some minutes and we could even have the mama with us… under the water seasickness can not happen right?
Sadly we don’t think they’re likely to build a tunnel to the islands 🙁 You should try out Eurotunnel in the elephantskate! Your Mama would cope no probs! Great to hear you’re going to Paris — what fun you’ll have.
Tybalt and Leo are adorable! The Orkneys would be lovely to visit.
Aren’t they just lovely! They are very much worth a visit but perhaps it is better in the slightly warmer summer 😉
Cute travelers. I don’t get your notifications of your blog in my inbox no more so sorry I have been MIA for a bit.
Sorry but we’ve had a horrid time with WordPress and lost all our followers at the end of last year 🙁 If you’d like to carry on getting notifications, you will have to resubscribe. If you have trouble finding the area (in the right-hand panel) let us know your email address and we’ll add you. It’s such a bore!
I’m glad all went smoothly.
Thanks Clowie, they were quite different in length but both went very well.
I’ve just followed your advice above and signed up again.
That’s great to hear, it’s such a bore for everyone 😉
I’m glad all went well – no more trucks breaking down!
It’s good to see Tybalt having a great time in the hotel…and having his own bed…I know who I call when I want to travel Warm Pawkisses for a Happy Weekend❤