After being gone for 6 weeks Jim was home for a visit in August and Maggie doesn't want Jim to leave without her this time.
Jim moved over and took possession of the rental house on July 11th. I stayed behind to get Maggie's quarantine completed, try to sell the house, get all the cars disposed of, meet the packers and wrap up working for OCDF.
The furniture doesn't arrive for many months so Jim enjoys his new home with a sparse amount of rental furniture.
Jim's sister, Sue, wanted to visit England so I flew over Oct. 1 for a two week visit. Jim had a great and wonderful surprise waiting for me at the airport and home.
Sue arrived shortly afterwards for a few days.
The driver and I picked Sue up from Gatwick airport in London and brought her back to the house.
In the short time she was here we went to London by train and tried to find our way through the tubes to see some of the historic places like Tower of England, British Museum, London Bridge and of course tried our first taste of Fish and Chips.
King's Cross is where the trains come into London and where you catch the tubes to get across London. At the King's Cross/St. Pancreas train station there was a treat as they provide a Kodak moment with a trolley resembling what Harry Potter would do at track 9 3/4. 
October 24, 2007
Maggie and I arrived to live out a new chapter in our lives. I can still remember the apprehension of putting Maggie on the plane for her first flight overseas. British Air could tell I was nervous so they reassured me that they deliver pets every day and that there was nothing to worry about. The manager even told me they deliver Siberian Tigers without a glitch. I made sure that there were no tigers on this flight so that Maggie would not become a tasty treat. Jim called while I waited for our flight to board and as I talked to him I sat glued to the window looking for whatever vehicle was to bring Maggie to the airplane. I was quite sure that in order for them to load her as carefully as possible they would need my watchful eye. I never saw them board her and so worried that she didn't make the flight.
I am not sure what Maggie did while in the belly of the airplane but it wasn't long before I was fast asleep. At least sleeping helped to make the flight go quickly. Eight hours later I was anxiously waiting to get off the plane and find Maggie. Joe, my driver, was a really big help in getting Maggie through the quarantine testing so we could soon be on the road. Joe knew how to get to the correct building and he knew that it would be a 5 hour wait. Something I wasn't prepared for. Joe offered to get me some breakfast when the food van arrived but I was to overwhelmed to eat. When needed, Joe pointed me to the portable loo outside which was very interesting. I wondered a bit too long and fond out why the floor was so wet. Apparently after each use it cleans itself by spraying a disinfectant from the ceiling.
I stayed awake talking to Joe for the 1 and 1/2 hour drive to Casewick but Maggie curled up next to me in the back seat and slept the whole way to her new home. She even missed getting to see the sheep that would soon be an almost daily occurence for her. And us. Jim is most unhappy about all the sheep poo that the tires fling up on the cars.
Maggie's new home
The Wash House
Casewick
I am not sure what Maggie did while in the belly of the airplane but it wasn't long before I was fast asleep. At least sleeping helped to make the flight go quickly. Eight hours later I was anxiously waiting to get off the plane and find Maggie. Joe, my driver, was a really big help in getting Maggie through the quarantine testing so we could soon be on the road. Joe knew how to get to the correct building and he knew that it would be a 5 hour wait. Something I wasn't prepared for. Joe offered to get me some breakfast when the food van arrived but I was to overwhelmed to eat. When needed, Joe pointed me to the portable loo outside which was very interesting. I wondered a bit too long and fond out why the floor was so wet. Apparently after each use it cleans itself by spraying a disinfectant from the ceiling.Joe and I got a break as it only took 3 and 1/2 hours before a happy little Maggie came bounding out. By then there were many families waiting for all types of dogs from all kinds of places. Boston, Australia, Canada, etc. I was at the end of the room so Maggie didn't see me right away but instead checked everyone else out and let them know she was happy to see them. Maggie only cost $997 to arrive safely in London. When I told Jim how much it was going to cost he said "Oh honey, you can't put a price on happiness, but apparently British Air can". The Irish Setter from Boston cost $3000.
I stayed awake talking to Joe for the 1 and 1/2 hour drive to Casewick but Maggie curled up next to me in the back seat and slept the whole way to her new home. She even missed getting to see the sheep that would soon be an almost daily occurence for her. And us. Jim is most unhappy about all the sheep poo that the tires fling up on the cars.
Maggie's new home The Wash House
Casewick
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