Trip To Louisville - SFO

Left to right, Carol G., Chris Z. and Betty at SFO. Betty is wearing a sweatshirt from the 1995 Louisville convention.

Chris Z. in line to check in. She prefers to have her Holland Lops in regular carriers.

The two dark blue kennels belong to Betty and the two tan kennels belong to Carol. Standing to the left are Jennie, Susie and Katie; Carol and hubby Jim are standing to the right. The Delta agent who is next to Jim is taping the flight information to the kennels.

Here is another view of the Delta agent taping flight information to Carol's kennel. The light beige kennel with a bungee belongs to Christina G. and the small green kennel belongs to Jennie.

These photos were taken on the first day of our convention trip on October 25. We all met at the San Francisco airport (SFO) around 3 to 3:30 am. Our Delta flight was scheduled at 6 am. With the check in of rabbits, baggage and having to go through TSA, three hours before the flight was definitely not considered as too early.

How do we pack the rabbits? Some use regular rabbit carriers then use the travel lock to clip two carriers together; some put rabbit carriers inside a dog kennel. There are pros and cons of using either system: air circulation is definitely better for carriers without the dog kennel but for wool breeds, the dog kennel tends to protect the coats. There is too much temptation for others to pull wool if the rabbits are exposed in the open. Airlines tend to prefer the use of dog kennels but those who use carriers still could get through.