Thursday, October 23, 2008

Preparations for departure





Our human animal companions have not been so nice to us lately! First they made us go away with them to a place called Cape Cod where it was windy and cold and then they brought us back home to go see a vegetarian or something like that. We don't like vegetarians because they are always handling us and taking samples and poking us! However, we are home and comfortable now, but it is cold outside! They can write some now.
As Zoe and Ziggy say, we took them to Cape Cod for a couple days while we took care of some personal business there in preparation for departure for India. They are not happy travelers! We hoped the couple days would be somewhat relaxing, but it wasn't. There are so many details to be worked out. We did spend a few hours in Wellfleet to go to the exceedingly popular "Oysterfest". There were cars parked everywhere and thousands of people. The picture shows it is not so different from Commercial Street in Bangalore! We did get a few pictures of some nice old houses.
We had to be sure to get to the beach while on the Cape, but there was a strong storm out at sea that brought strong winds and very heavy surf. The cool air seemed downright cold with the strong winds.
After we returned from the Cape we had to attend to lots more of the business of getting ourselves to India. Settling the departure date and trying to arrange with the movers to ship our furniture so it arrives about the time we do and then arranging for the transportation of Zoe and Ziggy are all major items. Toward the end of getting Ziggy and Zoe to India we had to drag them to the veterinarian to get some certifications and microchipping. The regulations in India seem quite clear until you read another source or two to find out that it isn't so clear. We are going to rely on professionals and hope that this precious cargo arrives safely. We are also trying to get the timing right so we move to our apartment and then the cats will arrive to their new home.
Zoe and Ziggy here again... those people can be pretty boring! Time to sleep again.

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