We’re just back from a fantastic 2+ week roadtrip to France and the UK. I’ll talk about the initial part of the trip today and the rest of it in the next post.
Our trip towards the UK started on Friday July 5th with a trip to the vet. Dogs entering the UK have to have documented proof of having a de-worming pill administered by a vet less that 120 hours (5 full days) before departure. As our ferry from Roscoff to Plymouth was scheduled for Wednesday July 10th at 9am, we were within the window by taking Daisy to the vet on Friday at 2pm. We could also have organized a vet visit in France (which would almost certainly have been cheaper), but we thought it would be just simpler to organise with our local vet in Switzerland.
It’s about 11 hours by car from our home to the presqu’île of Crozon, where we’d be staying with friends for a few days. Our daughter happened to be singing in a concert on the Friday night in Le Locle – which is very close to the border with France – so we felt…