Entry 3--August 29
Rover is loaded on the Taiko and is on her way: we finally have confirmation on the Wallenius website. Our next dilemma: she is supposed to arrive on Sept 6, which is a Saturday. This may mean that we would not be able to get her through customs until Monday, Sept 9, losing another couple of days. But at least we can buy our airline tickets now. (We used a travel agent who had access to a consolidator, and the tickets are much cheaper than we'd found on Travelocity.) We'll be flying out from MSP Thursday afternoon, September 4, arriving in Amsterdam early on Friday morning; we will then take a train to Brussels or Brugge. As early as Saturday (or Monday if we have to), we'll take a cab to the shipping agent's office in Zeebrugge, about half an hour from Brugge.