Oh, Canada!August 29
For a little panda, I get around.
This week, corkystclair and mr. corky a.k.a. Clay Aiken took me on a long trip from my home in Washington D.C. to the west coast.
First stop: VEGAS, BABY, VEGAS!
All I can say is - what happened in Vegas stays in Vegas. I don’t want Rachel to get the wrong impression of me. I’ll just say that after the first night there, I spent the rest of the trip like this:
corky and Clay came back to the room to check on me and make me some coffee.
By the time we had to leave, I was feeling much better.
Our next stop was Vancouver, British Columbia. In Canada! Where Rachel lives!
I have some family in Vancouver, too – second cousins twice removed on my dad’s side. It was good to see them again.
We spent a day at Lynn Canyon. I’m kind of scared of heights, but I wanted to show Rachel that I can be a brave bear, so I walked across this suspension bridge. All by myself. With no leash.
The woods are so pretty and peaceful. I thought about the day I finally get to walk through the woods with Rachel, hand in hand. When corky and Clay weren’t looking, I carved Rachel’s initials into this bench.
The hike back up the canyon was exhausting! We had to stop halfway up so I could rest my legs.
When we got back to the car, corky and Clay were going to let me drive, but I think I was too tired. I almost drove us into the bushes.
I fell asleep in the back seat instead.
We visited the beautiful gardens of Dr. Sun Yat Sen. That visit made me hungry.
You can imagine why.
Corky and Clay insisted that I start expanding my palate. I’m glad they did because now if Rachel wants to go to dinner at a fancy restaurant, I’ll know what to order.
I searched high and low in Vancouver to find my Rachel.
No Rachel.
I checked the waterfront.
No Rachel.
Still no Rachel!
I wanted to stay in Canada longer to look for her, but corky and Clay wouldn’t leave me behind all by myself, since I’m still kind of little and all. So off we went to Seattle.