on the road with Animalcouriers

Having delivered all our passengers from the UK, we headed to Stockholm to collect our Swedish passenger, a cat called Maki, before making our way to Rotterdam to meet Frusty.

Coffee stop on the road. We were lucky enough to enjoy a perfect summer temperature of 24C, complete with a cooling breeze, while much of Europe sweltered in a heatwave.

Swedish hospitality

On our way to Stockholm we looked for overnight accommodation in the mid west of Sweden,. We followed our noses into the countryside and came upon a rather wonderful place to stay. Not much more than a converted barn, it was quite basic — but absolutely perfect in its bucolic setting on a gloriously sunny day.

The welcome sign

Our host points the way

Delightful surroundings

Our van parked up

Alternative transport

We didn’t have any dogs with us, but it would have been the perfect spot for a dog walk

Maki

Stunning ginger tabby cat Maki belongs to Marta. She works for Proctor and Gamble and frequently relocates for her job. Maki is therefore a well travelled cat. In fact, he’s a returning Animalcouriers passenger, having travelled with us before from Spain to the UK. So we were very pleased to see him again when we collected him in Stockholm for his journey to London.

Marta carefully hands over precious Maki

Maki was very calm in his carrier

The handsome fellow himself, all settled in to his bedroom for the trip

Before leaving Sweden we couldn’t resist popping into the Lekoseum, in Osby, which is closely associated with the Brio toy brand many of us will remember from our childhoods

A helpful panel explaining the connection (as well as the origin of the name ‘Brio’)

Frusty

From Sweden we wended our way to the Netherlands, stopping in Rotterdam to collect Frusty, a gorgeous cat who belongs to Hajar. Hajar and Frusty are relocating to Sutton in Surrey. Frusty will stay at Burntwood Kennels until Hajar catches up.

We love Frusty’s delicate markings