We're all off for a few days. We're running a track day at Castle Combe on Monday then off to Cornwall direct from the hotel the next day for a week off. We've booked Poppy into a "luxury" dog hotel near Devizes from Saturday afternoon to Tuesday morning. I think she'll be fine because she's already well used to kennels from her previous life. The logistics are a bit tricky, however. I've compressed all the paperwork, portable radios, card terminal, wrist bands and other stuff we have to take into the absolute minimum. Poppy will be in the back of the car on her car bed on top of two big sandwich boards. A folding table fits nicely between the back seats and the dog guard.
I've made a little list of dog things we need to take and it looks a bit alarming. I've packed enough dog food for a few days and we'll buy more when we are in Cornwall plus whatever I discover I've forgotten Poppy-wise.
Fuel is still an issue of course. I still can't get any locally and we had just half a tank - enough to get to Chippenham but not much further. We have two track cars so I've syphoned fuel from them. I also found a jerry can with 20 litres in it. All rather old and not recommended to use but desperate times and it is diluted with the half tank of good fuel. So we now have a full tank and if the fuel consumption is not too far off normal we have enough to get all the way to Cornwall.
Interestingly, I think, a customer coming on the Monday track day called with a query and in the course of conversation it emerged that he was a petrol tanker driver. He was very adamant that there is NO shortage of tanker drivers as reported in the press. Apparently they are paid a premium and as a result there are no vacancies. So all this run on fuel and garages running out is media induced. Fingers crossed we can get fuel in Cornwall. Apparently people are calling at garages with fuel and tank topping with as little as 2 or 3 litres. So annoying.
Anyway this will be our first holiday away with Pops and we are really looking forward to some nice walks with her even though as a juvenile we know there will be a few high stress Poppy moments (I do have the medium length training lead packed if needed).
I've made a little list of dog things we need to take and it looks a bit alarming. I've packed enough dog food for a few days and we'll buy more when we are in Cornwall plus whatever I discover I've forgotten Poppy-wise.
Fuel is still an issue of course. I still can't get any locally and we had just half a tank - enough to get to Chippenham but not much further. We have two track cars so I've syphoned fuel from them. I also found a jerry can with 20 litres in it. All rather old and not recommended to use but desperate times and it is diluted with the half tank of good fuel. So we now have a full tank and if the fuel consumption is not too far off normal we have enough to get all the way to Cornwall.
Interestingly, I think, a customer coming on the Monday track day called with a query and in the course of conversation it emerged that he was a petrol tanker driver. He was very adamant that there is NO shortage of tanker drivers as reported in the press. Apparently they are paid a premium and as a result there are no vacancies. So all this run on fuel and garages running out is media induced. Fingers crossed we can get fuel in Cornwall. Apparently people are calling at garages with fuel and tank topping with as little as 2 or 3 litres. So annoying.
Anyway this will be our first holiday away with Pops and we are really looking forward to some nice walks with her even though as a juvenile we know there will be a few high stress Poppy moments (I do have the medium length training lead packed if needed).
