Assuan arrives

First thing this morning we prepared his bed and then we dashed out to buy a rug! Didn't need anything too thick as it's not that cold yet.

ETA's driver called, said he was about 90 minutes away, I managed to stall him for enough time for Jo to finish work and get to the stables with 10 minutes to spare. So exciting to see the big ETA truck pull in.

Assuan Delivery!

The driver handed me all his paperwork and told us that Assuan had been fantastic and was a lovely little guy, he had loaded on and off the lorry several times without the slightest problem. Jo made a comment about not wanting him and taking him back, to which the driver said that he would love to take him home and keep him!

He had a little bit of a runny nose; we suspected this to be due to the journey. We've bedded him down for the night! We noticed that the heard back in Minorca had clearly been trying to teach him some manners......a few nips on the skin to prove it. We've got the vet coming down tomorrow to give him a check over!

Assuan exploring his new home

Have a look around for the neighbours (no pun intended)

Erm....why am I wearing a jumper?

The delivery date moves forward

When I last spoke to ETA, they said that Assuan would most likely be delivered this Thursday 7th.

So, I have all of the 6th to get last few things ready in the stable, run down to Robinsons and change the rug we got for one his size (if we'd guessed wrong) then on the 7th, put the bed down and wait for him to arrive.

Oh dear...... rung ETA today to check if they'd asked the driver about the rug size, they had and also told me that Assuan was coming into the UK today and will be with us tomorrow - a day earlier than we were expecting.

Better get a shift on I guess, lots to do now if he's coming tomorrow.

Manresa to UK

ETA were to collect Assuan from Manresa yesterday and I was nervous all day that they were going to call and say there was some kind of problem, but I didn't hear anything.

I called ETA today and they confirmed that he had been picked up and was on the way. I asked them if they could speak with the driver to get an idea of the size of rug Assuan will need, it's very cold here at the moment and we don't want him getting cold.

Minorca to Manresa

I received an email from Tolo this morning confirming that Assuan had arrived safely in Manresa and that everything is ok.

Just have to wait until Sunday now for ETA to collect him.

On a personal note, just finished doing some work in Simon Cowell's office at Sony. It's almost as big as the downstairs at home!

The journey begins

I got an email last night from Tolo saying that all the papers are in order and that Assuan will be starting his journey this morning.

He's going to be in Manresa by tonight and will be staying there until Sunday when ETA collect him.

Hopefully Tolo will be notified when he arrives safely there and he will let me know.

Photos from Tolo

Received two emails from Tolo today, the first one worried me because there was a problem with the paperwork required to export Assuan. Later that day I spoke with Tolo who told me he'd spent 2 hours on the phone in the morning and has now sorted the problem with the papers and everything should be in order.

His second email was a few photos of Assuan and his mum. So here they are: 

 

Stables preperations

Spent the entire weekend, de-cobwebbing, cleaning, disinfecting and re-painting the stable that Assuan will have as his new home. I've actually really enjoyed doing it, working out in the fresh air but also under cover.

Pictures of the newly decorated stable and the yard coming shortly!