A(nother) Year in the Life of a Bearista Bear: A Trip? And I'm going along!!!

Sunday, December 1, 2024

A Trip? And I'm going along!!!

N.B. This adventure took place months ago!

Yep, the humans are packing up their suitcases and I am coming!!! I don't even have to stowaway this time... nope... this is a planned-bear adventure...

And I get to ride first class in Mama's backpack!

First... we catch the Hullo Ferry...

Cast off...

We even got the posh upper cabin seats... excellent!

It's so much faster than BC Ferries...

Maybe we are going on a cruise??

Just not that one... which is leaving port...

And... after an Uber ride... we are at Rose's place!! Lexy still seems to think I am a dog toy... sigh.

And yes... we are going on a trip with Rose!!!

Here we are at YVR (that's airport-speak for Vancouver). If, like me, you wonder why most Canadian airport codes start with a "Y"... I found out "Why"!! (Get it... Y... Why...??)

Anyhow... in the 1930s, when airports were being set up, Canada used the nearest railway station code for them... so in Vancouver it was VR... and then they added a "Y" (for YES) if it had a weather-reporting station as well. So the VR airport was then YVR... Sometimes, you get funny ones like Montreal (YUL) or Toronto (YYZ) and in those cases, it's because the nearest railway station was something weird. Like, for Toronto, it was the Malton railway station with it's YZ code... and Pearson Airport was built near there so... YYZ. And Montreal-Dorval's station code was UL... hence YUL. Just in case you wanted to know...

I even got a hot chocolate at the airport! Yum!!!

Where do you think we are going with Rose (and her Mom) and Mama's partner?? And me!!??

You'll just have to wait and see...

We paid extra for seats with more leg room and as part of the price got... a little bottle of champagne!! So we made a mimosa with orange juice... hic!