Moose and Boy

O Canada!

Here is Benjamin posing with the Canadian Mountie'a newest recruit, Bullwinkle D. Moose.

Other than this, we didn't see much wildlife during our Canadian visit.  We basically stayed in the city of Vancouver.    We did see on the local news where a bear was touring a golf course.  He got about to the seventh hole before he was removed.  They should have let him finish the course.  Here in South Georgia, gators on the course are just considered another hazard.

Canadian goods are dominated by sales of maple and maple products.  We got little jugs of maple syrup for ourselves and others.  We also got a delicious jar of maple mustard, but the TSA confiscated that, as it was well over three ounces and deemed dangerous.  I just hope that some TSA family somewhere gets to enjoy it.

This is a statue of the founder of the section of Vancouver known as Gastown.  He is John Deighton, known to all as Gassy Jack, a saloon keeper central to the growth of that area.

Why was he called Gassy Jack?

Well, I'm sorry, but your first answer would be wrong.

In this case, it's more related to the term Gasbag.  Gassy Jack was a long-winded fellow who could talk and talk and ramble on and on about not much of anything.

Someone who could talk a lot without saying a whole lot.  Nobody like that now, is there?