In September 2020 we made the leap from Portland to Spain with 3 pets in tow because who wouldn't move halfway around the world in the middle of a pandemic? The trip itself became a combination of seriously tense and sometimes humorous moments. Heck, we only came close to leaving one cat along the way... It started with the drive to the airport in Seattle where road construction turned a short delay into a breakneck race to make the flight on time. Things got worse when, due to the delays, we didn’t stop to let our dog out for a "wee" along the way and she absolutely refused to have anything to do with the pet “relief” stations at the airport. Meanwhile, Paul was sprinting to drop the rental car off and while he was gone, the ticket agent said they didn’t have either of our cats showing on our reservation anymore. At that point, I just about fainted. In the end, Alaska Airlines was great and they worked it all out. We made it through our first leg of the journey: landing...