Big D Day

Saturday 15 Oct; Diesel, the Big D, arrives. After to-ing and fro-ing between the shippers and Customs we finally retrieve Diesel after his long journey. He's none the worse for wear and gives us (C, S & A) a dirty big hug as only a dog can do after 24 hours in a box. Ten minutes down the road and Diesel's back on form as he drops wind so stinky we have to drop all the windows in the truck to let the stench out!

Vanessa joins us and onto The Pines beach, our local, for an afternoon in sunshine running in and out of the surf, in the pine woods that run behind and in and out of the dunes. Worn out, V, S & A head back to the shack for to start the tea. I stay on the beach with Diesel to spend some more time with him until he goes to the kennels...our one room hovel being too small. However it isn't too long before we flop down on the dunes and Diesel's eyelids are dropping...he's had a long but happy day and I'm keeping him out for my benefit not his, so decide to drop him off at 'Lucky Dog' kennels early (which is actually better insulated and warmer than our temporary accommodation!).