The Chunnel is booked

In just over two weeks’ time Stanley and I will be on our way to the channel tunnel. It wasn’t straight forward figuring out how to get to Italy.

Initially I wanted to keep it simple and take the train - and then I discovered it’s not at all simple! No.1 you can’t take dogs on the Euro Tunnel so the dream of jumping on the tube to King’s Cross and arriving relaxed some days later in Paris and then on to Genoa were dashed.

Next up was seeing how I could get him across the channel - ferry or the Channel Tunnel. So, here’s the rub! The only way to get a dog over to France is either to book a taxi (yes, it’s expensive) or to use the service of Le Pet Express. I loved the idea of traveling with them - for 165 each way they take you and your dog in a custom van (cage on one side and seat next to it). But they were fully booked. Plus in the Summer Stan and I traveled to Scotland and when we returned by train he fell between the train and the platform. I did not want to experience again.

So that settled it, we were going to hire a car and drive to Italy. How hard can it be!