The Worst Part of our Trip

At the risk of offending all the humans reading this, probably the hardest part of traveling to Europe is leaving our pets behind.  Bozeman (our dachshund) and Casy (our cat) are like our children.  Yes, it's cheesy.  And yes, we spoil them a bit.  But we will miss them a lot.  Fortunately, Shawna's parents love them too and have volunteered to watch them while we're gone.  Shawna and her mom just completed the marathon drive from Austin, TX to Tracy, CA in a rental car (but don't tell Hertz about the pets).  They drove through the night and made it there in just under 30 hours!  The pets did great in the car too.  Casy did start foaming at the mouth and throw up early in the trip, but she probably thought she was going to the vet.  Bozeman was as usual content just to curl up in the donut position on the closest available lap.  Hopefully after this trip they will be ready for the return journey in August.