The Big Adventure Continues: Charles and Chance Fly with Air Canada

Hi. I'm Charles the Bear Cub. You know me. I live on Sparkle Road with my buddy, James. He's really old. He was the second Canadian to get off Noah's Ark, you know. 

Oh. Wait! Chance lives with us, too. He's a newborn cubby someone left in a basket on our doorstep. He's a wee little thing. He's so newborn he just drinks chocolate owls' milk. He climbs way high on things and can't get down. He makes little squawky noises 'cuz he's afraid. I have to say, "My son! Come down from there this instant!" Then I have to help him 'cuz he's to little to do it by himself. I look after Chance, too. He's a handful! 

Know what? Grandpa James and Chance and me are on holidays. We're in Atlantic Canada. We rode on VIA Rail and we rode in a car, too. We had to wait an extra day for our plane 'cuz of the fog. Planes don't like fog very much. I think planes are allergic to fog.

The airport in Charlottetown, PEI.

We're getting ready to ride in an airplane. It's my first time. I can hardly wait! We're going to say good-bye to our friends and buddies on Prince Edward Island. We're going to fly to St. John's. That's in Newfoundland and Labrador.

Chance and me get to meet Captain Gary and First Officer Christopher.

 Look at us! Chance and me are in the cockpit of an airplane. We get to sit with Captain Gary and First Officer Christopher. They have very important jobs, you know. They're the bosses. They make the airplane fly. We're flying from Charlottetown to St. John's. I could be a pilot or a first officer when I grow up. I could say, "Welcome aboard" and "This your captain speaking."

 We buckle up our seatbelts when the plane takes off. That's so we don't fall and hurt ourselves. We sit up straight and make sure our suitcase is under the seat.

Oh. Wait! Did you hear that? Grandpa James is hollering, "Where are my handsome bear cubs? Where are my Sons of Windsor? Where are my Princes of Ontario? That's me! Charles! That's Chance! We're handsome bear cubs. We're Sons of Windsor and Princes of Ontario! We gotta go find Grandpa James so we can get our ears tickled and our noses kissed. 

This is me, Charles the Bear Cub saying, "Be good citizens. Be kind to friends and neighbours. Then you can eat Smarties and drink root beer. Oh! Wait! Come over and play with us! We can go for a ride in an airplane with Captain Gary and First Officer Christopher! Okay! Over and out!"