F16 - Three go camping in France
Each year for our wedding anniversary we have been going away for the weekend or a week even. Sometimes to Spain to the timeshare and sometimes across the Channel to France.
With Reggie in tow last year we had him inoculated against "la rage" or rabies as we call it in English, and he got his passport. We went across to France and Belgium and visited some family war graves on their centenary.
This year we looked at holiday rentals (gites) in France and also in England. It's become apparent that France has more to offer and at more pocket friendly rental cost than at home!
So I started looking seriously at cottages and mobile homes. Gradually moving northwards to remove the need for overnight hotels where Reggie is less happy. Finally settling on the north of France.
Another consideration is that under the terms of the pet passport Reggie has to be wormed between 120 and 24 hours before he arrives back at the port to return to England. So before booking anything I went on a search for a vet. On returning to UK he needs to have been treated for "echinococcosis", a tapeworm that we don't have in the UK and that can be very serious if it gets into humans.
I found one in Abbeville, which is about ten miles from where we intend to stay at Camping Les Galets de la Mollière in a mobile home. The idea is to chill out and there are miles of beach for Reggie to enjoy and some peace and quiet for us to chill with a book (or rather a kindle) with places to visit if we decide to go out.
I booked the campsite this morning and have confirmation back already. We'll need to take Reggie's food and bedding and some throws to cover any furniture as he does like to share with us!
More later.
With Reggie in tow last year we had him inoculated against "la rage" or rabies as we call it in English, and he got his passport. We went across to France and Belgium and visited some family war graves on their centenary.
This year we looked at holiday rentals (gites) in France and also in England. It's become apparent that France has more to offer and at more pocket friendly rental cost than at home!
So I started looking seriously at cottages and mobile homes. Gradually moving northwards to remove the need for overnight hotels where Reggie is less happy. Finally settling on the north of France.
Another consideration is that under the terms of the pet passport Reggie has to be wormed between 120 and 24 hours before he arrives back at the port to return to England. So before booking anything I went on a search for a vet. On returning to UK he needs to have been treated for "echinococcosis", a tapeworm that we don't have in the UK and that can be very serious if it gets into humans.
I found one in Abbeville, which is about ten miles from where we intend to stay at Camping Les Galets de la Mollière in a mobile home. The idea is to chill out and there are miles of beach for Reggie to enjoy and some peace and quiet for us to chill with a book (or rather a kindle) with places to visit if we decide to go out.
I booked the campsite this morning and have confirmation back already. We'll need to take Reggie's food and bedding and some throws to cover any furniture as he does like to share with us!
More later.
That sounds like a wonderful time away you have planned. Doesn't sound like they make it too easy to travel with pets, but at least you have a way to get the shots you need for Reggie.
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