Another Conqueror Challenge Completed!

 For the last little while, since Little Fox and I finished the virtual PCT, I've been doing the virtual Cabot Trail.

It's nowhere near as long as the PCT! Only a few hundred km and it was easy peasy...

Well I like the ribbon!! And the medal is pretty nice too!!

Ta-dah!!!

Those are puffins on the front... and one the lighthouses that line the Cabot Trail. It's beary pretty and one day... we will drive it.

The back says "Stay Wild"... you betcha!!!

But now... do I do another virtual challenge? And if so... which one??

I have four contenders at this point,... Anyone have any preference...?? 

The Appalachian Trail because... well... it's a classic and 3343 km long soooo... doable in two years (the deadline for completing any Conqueror Challenge) if I did 5 km/day... might be a squeaker though.

Then there's the Continental Divide Trail... a tad longer - 4611 km... and probably not doable at the current hiking rate... although if LF got onboard... maybe.

Then there's this one... the North Coast of Scotland... 806 km - almost like another Camino... we thought this medal had been retired (they do that sometimes) sooo... might want to snatch this one up.

And, of course, the West Coast Trail which is just the other side of the Island... it's also a classic and the medal is pretty... And it's short!

Thoughts? Votes? Anyone?

The Day in Vancouver

 Alrighty... trivia time... here we are in Vancouver... Anyone know what building that is in the background??

I bet Little Fox knows!!!

Maybe Beanie Mouse?

It is the Marine Building!!! Built in the 1930s and a beautiful example of Art Deco... of course we are going to have a wander through... 

Cause we are here... and the building is here... and it always makes us go "oooohhhh-ahhhhh" inside!

There's STILL scaffolding around the front of the building. Sigh.

But we got kind of a good picture of the main entrance...

Seeee... The theme is "marine"... like boats and sea life and stuff. So cool.

Believe it or not... those doors were locked and we had to sneak around and in the side entrance... not have as ooohhh-ahhhh

But here's the main lobby... ***suitable oohs and ahhhs exhaled***

I love the wood detail in the elevators... it's just exquisite.

See... just a little poke around.

And then... a bit of a rest on a bench and...

Off to Starbucks for a bit!

And then off to the Vancouver Public Library to do some research... it's such a cool building.

But did you know... their rooftop is cool too?? I didn't know you could go up there but... you can!!

Ta-dah!!! There's a rooftop patio and garden up there!!

You can even see it on Google Maps! 

It's beary pretty up here...

The whole building is kind of mimicking the Roman Coliseum...

It's cool up here.

And there are benches where little bears can sit and relax and ponder the meaning of the universe (or at least when the next hot chocolate might be expected).

Righto... that was exciting. Mama's research is done and we are back to catch the ferry again.

On the way we spotted a cool wall mural of salmon!

And a cruise ship was leaving port ahead of us... but we passed it pretty fast!

A Day Trip to Vancouver

 Hullo!!! Guess what... I am going on an adventure... or actually... correction... I already went on an adventure!! Like... back in May! But who can keep on top of your sekrebearies these days??? Sigh.

Anyhow... we aren't taking the usual BC Ferries route... nor are we taking a bathtub race boat...

It's a glorious sunny morning though.

We are down near one of the docks...

Can you guess what method we are using?

Oh... Helijet? Yeah... I wish!!!

That would be a super cool way to get over to Vancouver. And super expensive. Plus Mama says she's flown in helicopters lots and doesn't need to fly in this one. Sigh.

Maybe I should add it to my Little Bear Bucket List... my LBBL...

Yeah... no. Not today.

Oooh... cool old anchor.

Almost there...

We are taking Hullo! Some people pronounce it Hooloh... but it is Hull-o... hmph.

Anyhow... it is much faster than BC Ferries... and more comfortable and we are only going for the day, so we need a speedy way to get across.

There is a dock over there with some big ships... the ones with the cranes is loading logs from the water I think.

Probably shipping them off to China or something. Sigh.

This other one is weird... the one with the white top. It is ginormous!!!

We looked up the ship's name online and it is a car carrier!!! Probably coming from China...

The "o" in Hullo makes a nice photo frame...

Especially if there is a cute bear...

We joined the line-up... we are sitting up in the Premium cabin... not the Comfort cabin... the comfort cabin is also called the Crammed-like-Sardines cabin...

Ahhhh... this is better... almost like an airplane.

With nice windows that don't get salt spray all over them.

And a designated Bear-Window-Seat!

The Hullo goes FAST... and we are just coming up to the Lions Gate Bridge...

I like to try and get a picture directly under the bridge... readdyyyyy....

And snap!!! Hmmm... not quite... but good enough.

Now the ferry really slows down and it takes forever to get to the dock...

We have to do a big detour around the seaplane landing/take-off area... Ooohhh... looks like there is a cruise ship in port. I should add that to my LBBL...

And there we go... all docked and off on an adventure!