Passengers checked in and ready to go Deck hounds check in counter was somewhat basic.

It’s been a busy time as we knew it would be prior to leaving. We deliberately left ourselves with spare time as we didn’t want a mad rush of things to have to achieve and be in a panic mode as we got to the airport. Last working day was Friday afternoon that commenced with … More Packed and ready to go!

Have been doing some reminiscing of late and was trying to source the meaning and wonderment of travel for us.  Both of us came upon it from different experiences but the common thread is that it started pretty young for us. My interest in travel was piqued by my first flight when I was 11 … More How did this travel bug start

A big planning milestone achieved today. Toque and Maples are officially booked for their direct flight from Canada to the UK on Air Canada – cargo class of course. Now to pass on the good news to them…not!!! We’ve been practicing with their crate training which has not been nearly as difficult as we had … More Pooches Booked to Fly!

Well, this is our first official blog. Our goal is to blog every second day and more frequently time and internet accessibility permitting. It is seven weeks until we head over to England to commence our adventures but we want to use this blog as a form of a diary.  There is a lot of … More Seven Weeks to D-Day

Won’t be getting this up and running till we start our journeys in late May from Stone in Staffordshire, but in the meantime check out the About NB Lucy and About this blog pages for some background info. Our plan is to take four months off work in the summer of 2016 and cruise the canals north … More First Blog