Who Is Fluffy?

We have had several people ask “who is this Fluffy you talk about in the blog?” Let us finally introduce every one to Fluffy. Fluffy is our mascot. He is a small, cute and fluffy brown bear that once was the sole property of Tim prior to our trip “the Road to Nowhere”.
Fluffy is pondering the notion of writing a children’s book about backpacking around the world. He has been our constant companion through the jungle in the Amazon and Inca Trail in Peru, to Queensland and our tramp around Lake Waikaremoana in New Zealand, to the Great Barrier Reef and bush camping with friends in Australia, to Hong Kong & Macau, and now in Asia to the streets of Bangkok, trekking in northern Laos, the temples at Angkor in Cambodia, and now in Vietnam! What a lucky bear he is!
He has made many friends along the way, most of which have been mascots of other travelers. But he has always attracted a lot of attention from the people in the street, or the market, or on the local transport. He is a great conversation starter, and we all know how people love to talk and what better way than with a stuffed animal.
Okay, so we have gone a bit overboard and have purchased clothing items for him in the countries he has visited. Maybe he didn’t really need the jumper in Peru but is was a bit chilly in Cuzco before we headed out on the Inca Trail, the t-shirt in NZ was mandatory as he loved NZ, and the sandals and swimsuit in Australia, well….I won’t go into his wardrobe in Asia so far but let’s just say he enjoys changing outfits as much as the rest of us.
~Karen~