The Trip

So early arrival to Dulles airport when checking a dog is absolutely clutch. 2 hours and 3 clerks finally got us cleared through brussels and that was with receipt of payment and a confirmation. Thor and I managed to lose a racquet ball into a secured area of the tarmac. Who’s brilliant idea was it to put a 10ft by 10ft astroturf pet area surrounded be widely spaced metal bars directly above the tarmac anyway?

Arrived in Brussels and immediately headed for the Handicap restrooms hoping Thor could do his business. 4 bathrooms later still had no luck. So we chanced immigration and headed out the front doors. 8 hours on a plane, followed by an 8 hour layover and another 12 hours on the next plane is too much for any pooch. Thor is a rockstar had not a single accident at any point nor did he make a sound the entire trip. The flight from Brussels was like a McDonalds play place at 36,ooo feet, nearly half the passengers were under 5 years old. Upon touchdown in Guinea everyone jumped up like a fire hit their seat and feverishly scrambled for overhead bags (The plane was still taxiing down the runway!!). 3 hours later we land in a completely dark Banjul City with a respectful little Airport, 2 hours later we finally leave Banjul airport minus one lost bag en-route to our new home.