[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":90},["ShallowReactive",2],{"journal-\u002Fjournal\u002Fcleared-to-travel":3,"journal-refs-\u002Fjournal\u002Fcleared-to-travel":81},{"id":4,"title":5,"body":6,"description":67,"extension":68,"guidesReferenced":69,"meta":72,"navigation":73,"path":74,"publishedAt":75,"rescue":76,"seo":77,"stem":78,"weekNumber":79,"__hash__":80},"journal\u002Fjournal\u002Fcleared-to-travel.md","Cleared to travel — Barnie's booked on the bus",{"type":7,"value":8,"toc":62},"minimark",[9,13,23,29,38,46,59],[10,11,12],"p",{},"The message came through this week, Barnie's tests are back, they're clear, and he's fit to travel!",[10,14,15],{},[16,17],"img",{"alt":18,"height":19,"src":20,"style":21,"width":22},"Barnie, a cream-coloured rescue dog, lying on a wooden pallet behind wire fencing at the shelter in Romania",960,"\u002Fimages\u002Fbarnie.webp","max-width:20rem;margin-inline:auto;display:block",720,[10,24,25],{},[26,27,28],"em",{},"Barnie waiting at the shelter in Romania. Photo shared by a Pawprints to Freedom volunteer, used with permission.",[10,30,31,32,37],{},"If you've read the ",[33,34,36],"a",{"href":35},"\u002Fcountries\u002Fromania","Romania country notes",", you'll know the health screening is the part of adopting from overseas I'd been quietly worrying about — the blood tests for the things that aren't really a concern here. A clean set of results is an enormous relief. It isn't a guarantee of anything forever, and he'll still get a proper vet check once he's home, but for now: cleared.",[10,39,40,41,45],{},"And with that, we finally have a date. He's booked onto Pawprints' own transport — the \"Happy Bus\" — leaving Romania on ",[42,43,44],"strong",{},"22 September",". After weeks of open-ended waiting, there's suddenly a number on the calendar, and the whole thing feels real in a way it didn't a fortnight ago.",[10,47,48,49,53,54,58],{},"So the wait has changed shape. It's not \"someday\" any more, it's a countdown — and a to-do list. The safe space is coming together. The harness and backup lead are by the door, because everything I've read about ",[33,50,52],{"href":51},"\u002Fguides\u002Ftransport-day","transport day"," and ",[33,55,57],{"href":56},"\u002Fguides\u002Fdecompression-first-three-weeks","those first three weeks"," says the same thing: plan the arrival before he's anywhere near home.",[10,60,61],{},"We've received a few photos, short videos, a description, and now a travel date. But the next time I write, he might actually be here. And we'll get to know him for real. I've read it can be anything from 2 to 4 days on the road from Romania, and then, finally, Barnie.",{"title":63,"searchDepth":64,"depth":65,"links":66},"",3,2,[],"Barnie's health tests came back clear, so he's booked onto Pawprints' transport out of Romania on 22 September. The open-ended wait finally has a date.","md",[70,71],"transport-day","decompression-first-three-weeks",{},true,"\u002Fjournal\u002Fcleared-to-travel","2026-09-11","pawprints-to-freedom",{"title":5,"description":67},"journal\u002Fcleared-to-travel",null,"12SA42l3KsNOwWxX6kr77IXDdRz4SNB-f6ItvKki7i4",{"guides":82,"rescue":87},[83,85],{"title":84,"path":56},"Decompression — the first three weeks with a rescue dog",{"title":86,"path":51},"Transport day — what to expect when your dog arrives",{"name":88,"path":89},"Pawprints to Freedom","\u002Frescues\u002Fpawprints-to-freedom",1789230765426]