Bart Bear's Blog

"Caer" is the old Welsh word for castle. It is part of the name of lots of places in Wales, like Caernafon and Caerphilly. This little castle is part of the play equipment for kids on the "Queen Mary 2", and since us bears had taken it over for a while we named it Caerbear. OK, if you want to be pedantic Milkshake is a small cow, but when she travels with us she is an honourary bear. Actually, the castle is just the right size for small bears, small kids would not be able to fit in as well. We manned (or beared) the battlements and kept a lookout for pirates - none in sight. We spent lots of time sliding down the slippery-dip. Scruffy really liked that but got a bit annoyed at the way Milky would try to jump on him from the castle window as he slid past. There is a large section of the open rear deck of the QM2 that is fenced off for the use of kids. On our trip there weren't many kids, but us small critters sure enjoyed using it.

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