Once again, additional stress for our dogs who were due to fly home!!!

A mad dash at crack of dawn

Everything went very smoothly on Sunday night. By some miracle all our dogs were allowed on the flight, which is not always the case with Brussels airlines. Unfortunately during the last month we have not had one flight without some problem!

So this time we drove home happily. We had just got into the house and greeted our dogs when the phone rang. "Hello .. Fabienne, can you come back and collect your dogs because the flight has been canceled .."

No, please no ... we had no choice but to go back and pick up the dogs.  We were told they could fly at noon the next day. It was a short night because the telephone rang suddenly at 7.50 -
"Where are you? Where are the dogs?"
"Uh ... what ... what do you mean ... "
"Yes, the dogs are flying at 10 o'clock ..."
Dirk said, "Come on, let's try"

Half dressed and in a terrible rush we set off. I cannot describe the stress, our shaking bodies, the mad dash to the refugio to collect the dogs, then the drive to the airport - flying low is what we call it. We only just made it to the counter before it closed and our dogs were allowed on the flight.

Thanks to the passengers who waited for us so patiently. And thanks to everyone who helped. When at last the flight left, when they were safely in the air, we sat down for a bit. We made it!!! We succeeded and our darlings were on their way to a better and happier place.

At last! Dirk and our wonderful escorts with the - finally- lucky dogs!