Blean near Canterbury Part II

The journey is slowly coming to an end, thanks to Christian we are ending almost as we started. We have landed back at the small campsite near Blean, which is simple but sufficient for our needs. It's nice because we can start walking right away and don't have to load the dogs into the car to find a good spot for a hike or a short stroll.

Kent is the mild south, with clouds, sun, and rain but never like the persistent rain we know from home, at least we haven't had continuous rainy days so far. We visited Whitstable again, repeated some walks for the second time, but that did not diminish the joy.

We also had another fun training session with SARDA Kent, which was enjoyable for us and our four-legged friends. (There were the same blackberry bushes as at home, this time the forest was a challenging training ground!) We now know most of the team members from Kent, they know us and welcomed us warmly again. It was wet, muddy, and full of humor, just like our colleagues from the BRK Rescue Dog Team Traunstein at home, so a great ending for us on the island, which I really don't like to leave. I like it here, I like the language and the mentality, it's so relaxed here, at least when you're on vacation. As the sabbatical began here, we are ending it leisurely.

BUT there are also new things I want to address here. I have never been to the Netherlands, we only passed through a small part, we first made a stop in Belgium, so we need to work on our white spots on the map here. I am looking forward to this now, as we initially planned to take an old route to Alsace until we realized that we could explore something new. I am curious! To see Bruges and... Let's see!

There is also a small task ahead, as we have been looking for a successor for Palumbi, who will of course take us home, but another trip is no longer feasible for Christian due to the brakes and the poor welds plus various repairs.... Now we need to look at candidates, assess, and then consider what makes sense for us. There is already an idea that hardly differs from Palumbi, as we don't want a huge caravan that can't go everywhere, but rather a simple and reliable companion, with not too many bells and whistles, because sometimes you have to be able to repair it yourself. I'm curious to see what awaits us, but it's also exciting.

What will happen to Palumbi? I can't say, I would prefer to give him to someone who would turn him into a permanent camper, but Christian and I have slightly different views on this. Let's wait and enjoy the good tea from Bath!

We already have appointments at home, so we are slowly heading back, I'm starting to look forward to it now!