Aw that is awesome!
One of the things I don't enjoy about owning pets is the extra friction to do anything outside the house, let alone travel. Good news is my better half is in the pet industry, knows all of the good places, and it is her department to take care of that.
We were lucky enough to take our little guy with us on camping vacation but he is still very glad to be home and sleeping on too much of our bed.
Welcome home and happy reuniting!