Week six - preparing for the holidays

Ine and I planned to go to Norway again this year.

Last year we used our bikes, this year it should be the car and the dogs should be with us.

Unfortunately Orion was not allowed to enter Norway because his rabies shot was not done in time. We already introduced Orion to my parents and they agreed in keeping him while we were away. Mischa who has got the shots in time was allowed to come.

We had tried to get a special permission for Orion but the local authorities did not make any exceptions.

All this took long enough that we did not get a sleeping compartment at the train to Hamburg, so we decided to go by car all the way. As soon as I spread this Information among my friends we were offered to stay over night around Berlin on the way up and down with some friends. As we had to face about 2.000 km one way we knew we would not make it in one go and were glad not to spend extra money for a night at a hotel.

Orion got a dog-pool so he'd be able to have a bath in my parents garden, his food was weighed and packed in prtions so my mum could just pour a bag per meal into the bowl. His medication was ground and portioned as well, so feeding would be an easy job and Orion would get the appropriate ammount of food and medicine.

Mischa's rabies antibodies were proven and he got his deworming tablets. By the end of the week we finished packing and were ready for the first part.

The trip to Carinthia to leave Orion with my parents.