Friday 9th February, our last day in DC, well, our last day in the United States for that matter. We were up early as we had a plan! Wendy wanted to go geocaching, Caesar needed a decent walk and Karen wanted to put the final touches to the packing and go shopping. So, after breakfast we divided our labour, Karen took Caesar for a nice long walk out on the grassy area by the White House, stopping for one last look, and Wendy went geocaching. This necessitated a speedy run on the trike to the other end of Pennsylvania Ave, almost as far as the Capitol BUilding to The Canadian Embassy, then off to Chinatown for a cache there and on the way back, Fords Theatre; the theatre where Abraham Lincoln was shot. I collected the details needed from outside and headed inside to view the actual scene of the shooting. This was a really interesting experience and one not to be missed.
We met up back at the hotel and then headed to The White House shop where we wanted to buy a few souvenirs ... Wendy bought a towel, which is now gracig the visitors loo at home, looking for all the world as if it has been stolen from THE place!
We then checked all the baggage was secure and had it brought downstairs, one last walk for Caesar and then we got a lift to the airport from our dear friend Patty. Check in was fairly straighforward, and we headed through security and then enjoyed some time in the Virgin Atlantic clubhouse. After making a few calls and enjoying a pleasant meal and of course a glass or two of champagne we met Barry Humphries the External Affairs and Route Development Manager of Virgin Atlantic. It was god to be able to exhange notes about flying with an assistance dog with one of the people responsible for setting the scheme up.
We had a pleasant overnight flight to Heathrow, as usual DEFRA boarded the plane and processed Caesars' paperwork in no time and apart from a hiccup where we were stopped briefly at Customs, we were free to go. As usual, we were delighted to see Trisha who had come to drive us home, that's always the hardest bit, staying awake til we get home!
One noteable change from previously was that there is so much construction work going on at Heathrow, there was no immediate access to grass for Caesar, so he has to wait until we cleared the airport :o(
We met up back at the hotel and then headed to The White House shop where we wanted to buy a few souvenirs ... Wendy bought a towel, which is now gracig the visitors loo at home, looking for all the world as if it has been stolen from THE place!
We then checked all the baggage was secure and had it brought downstairs, one last walk for Caesar and then we got a lift to the airport from our dear friend Patty. Check in was fairly straighforward, and we headed through security and then enjoyed some time in the Virgin Atlantic clubhouse. After making a few calls and enjoying a pleasant meal and of course a glass or two of champagne we met Barry Humphries the External Affairs and Route Development Manager of Virgin Atlantic. It was god to be able to exhange notes about flying with an assistance dog with one of the people responsible for setting the scheme up.
We had a pleasant overnight flight to Heathrow, as usual DEFRA boarded the plane and processed Caesars' paperwork in no time and apart from a hiccup where we were stopped briefly at Customs, we were free to go. As usual, we were delighted to see Trisha who had come to drive us home, that's always the hardest bit, staying awake til we get home!
One noteable change from previously was that there is so much construction work going on at Heathrow, there was no immediate access to grass for Caesar, so he has to wait until we cleared the airport :o(
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