A flurry of emails (you couldn't make it up)

First a confession. I was so anxious about this Skye geology field course* business (see 4 June post) that I hacked into Gail's work emails. I found this exchange between Gail, her boss Alison and course leader Jim. 

What a relief to find out that someone has been taking my needs seriously...

Gail
 We will be staying in a bunkhouse with 4 rooms so everyone will be sharing.
I'm wondering how this affects Bertie's sleeping arrangements
 Rgds
 Jim


Hi Jim

Thanks for thinking of Bertie!

Tricky on many levels. Alison has already volunteered to share with me and Bertie, but presumably there would be others in the room too. And for this reason many bunkhouses won’t take dogs. If I had my car Bertie could perhaps sleep in there – a familiar environment, although I have never tried him overnight in it.

Cheers, Gail.

Gail
 I suggest that you take your car. We have hired 2 MPVs so I don't think it would be a good idea to have Bertie in these.
Ali 


Ali
Do you have a list of attendees? Depending on number of females you, Gail and Bertie could have one of the rooms. Alternatively the adjacent hotel may have a room we could hire for Gail.
 Mhairi - Please check if bunkhouse in the  hotel takes dogs
 Rgds
 Jim
Sent from my Blackberry

Bunkhouse are ok with it and once we get the final list we can canvas the girls and see what they think. 

Hopefully no one will mind. 

Ali

Sounding promising...

Gail.

from:   Alison   Sent:   Fri 6/7/2013 1:28 PM  To:   Gail   Cc:   Subject:  Bertie a definite go go - 5 ladies do not mind sharing with him.

Folks

This e-mail is to confirm your attendance on the Skye fieldtrip 1^st-3^rd September.......................
.........................We are also to be joined by a very special guest – geology hound Bertie who is a seasoned field tripper (no hard hat requirement).

Any further questions etc. just yell.

Cheers

Ali.

Ali, Jim,

That's great.

Bertie has promised to show his gratitude at being included in the field trip by providing a report on the proceedings in his own inimitable style...

Cheers,

Gail.

* I am under firm instruction always to refer to this excursion to Skye as a field 'course' in order to emphasise that it is a serious training exercise and in absolutely no way whatsoever to be considered a company 'jolly'...