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A week at VancouFur
4 years ago
General
Well, it's been a few days since I've returned, and I've finally caught up on work, going through my photos, and started to get ready for my next con.
While there were lulls, and I couldn't muster the energy to stay up past 10 pm, I managed to still have a blast on my first trip to BC.
Wednesday
My flight was scheduled for 8 am, so with the pandemic still being a thing and predictions of slow early morning transit I set my alarm for 4 am EST. Woke up 15 minutes early, so took a shower, shaved, and finished packing before heading to the airport.
There wasn't any lineup at security, so I got through before anything was open and with over an hour to burn before boarding. Once the restaurants opened, I had steak and eggs for breakfast before getting on my flight. By my count, I was one of at least 3 furs on the plane (although I wasn't truly sure of that count until much later). At about 8 am, the Boeing 777 pushed back to begin its flight...then pulled over and returned to the gate. Dues to mechanical issues, we wound up leaving an hour late, and waiting even longer at the carousel when we landed.
Around noon PST I finally got my luggage and made my way to the SkyTrain to start my journey to the hotel in Surrey. The trip was a bit easier when I joined up with eevachu for the ride, and once checking in, I grabbed lunch and made my way downtown to act like a tourist.
The weather was rainy, but after walking to Stanley Park it stopped and I got some late afternoon sun while walking along the seawall taking photos of the skyline. After night fell, I returned to the hotel and joined some other furs for supper. I stayed up chatting downstairs with other random furs before retiring to my room for the night.
Thursday
Ooh, first full day in Vancouver! I woke up early (about 4:30 am) and stayed in bed until a shower closer to 6 before grabbing breakfast and hanging out chatting in the lobby. My plan was to take my fursuit downtown for some photos, but this meant (a) waiting out the last bit of rain, and (b) finding a handler to take pics. Eventually I found another willing fur (also on their first trip to Vancouver, though from Edmonton instead of Toronto), and after stopping to get day passes, we rode the Expo Line back downtown.
On the way down, we passed through some rain, and my handler was worried the weather was going to suck. But it passed quickly, and by the time I suited up and exited by Canada Place the clouds were beginning to clear. After walking around the waterfront until we reached the olympic cauldron, we hopped on the bus to Stanley Park.
I picked up a few more photos, but my handler was having trouble keeping up, and with the time getting later we decided it would be a good idea to return to the hotel. Soon after arriving and returning my fursuit to the hotel room, I got in line for registration. It took a while, but eventually I got my badge, and returned back to the room to drop it off before lining up again for opening ceremonies.
By the time I got into the ceremonies, I was starving - I skipped lunch to make time for fursuiting. Fortunately, I ran into cybertoxinn, so after sitting through the ceremonies we both went out for sushi. I didn't do much else that evening before going to bed at 10.
Friday
Honestly, Friday was a bit of a blur. I spent a chunk of the morning fursuiting, played board games in the afternoon (even joining a Munchkin tournament), and managed to both sleep in and stay up later in preparation for what I planned to be an even busier Saturday.
Saturday
After spending most of the morning taking photos of fursuiters, I got into suit and passed by the inflatables panel for a bit, before hanging out in headless until the parade gathering. The parade took a while to get started, and the gathering room was warm, so once group photos wrapped up I went upstairs to take a shower. By the time I returned downstairs the elevators had a lineup of fursuiters looking to do the same, so I helped out by calling elevators and managing the line to get them up faster.
I didn't suit the rest of the day, but got some more photos before supper, and eventually went to bed early and tired. Yep, missed the dances.
Sunday
I spent Sunday in and out of suit, between the fursuit games in the morning and dead dog in the evening. But with a noon flight the next day, I evenually called it a night and packed up.
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All in all, it was nice to get back to a furry con. With the amount of time I spent chatting in the lobby, I was also able to make some new friends, even if I wasn't fursuiting as much as I would've liked.
Would I go back? Maybe, if airfares were still as cheap as they were this March. Though it might be hard to take time off work for both VancouFur and FE in the future.
While there were lulls, and I couldn't muster the energy to stay up past 10 pm, I managed to still have a blast on my first trip to BC.
Wednesday
My flight was scheduled for 8 am, so with the pandemic still being a thing and predictions of slow early morning transit I set my alarm for 4 am EST. Woke up 15 minutes early, so took a shower, shaved, and finished packing before heading to the airport.
There wasn't any lineup at security, so I got through before anything was open and with over an hour to burn before boarding. Once the restaurants opened, I had steak and eggs for breakfast before getting on my flight. By my count, I was one of at least 3 furs on the plane (although I wasn't truly sure of that count until much later). At about 8 am, the Boeing 777 pushed back to begin its flight...then pulled over and returned to the gate. Dues to mechanical issues, we wound up leaving an hour late, and waiting even longer at the carousel when we landed.
Around noon PST I finally got my luggage and made my way to the SkyTrain to start my journey to the hotel in Surrey. The trip was a bit easier when I joined up with eevachu for the ride, and once checking in, I grabbed lunch and made my way downtown to act like a tourist.
The weather was rainy, but after walking to Stanley Park it stopped and I got some late afternoon sun while walking along the seawall taking photos of the skyline. After night fell, I returned to the hotel and joined some other furs for supper. I stayed up chatting downstairs with other random furs before retiring to my room for the night.
Thursday
Ooh, first full day in Vancouver! I woke up early (about 4:30 am) and stayed in bed until a shower closer to 6 before grabbing breakfast and hanging out chatting in the lobby. My plan was to take my fursuit downtown for some photos, but this meant (a) waiting out the last bit of rain, and (b) finding a handler to take pics. Eventually I found another willing fur (also on their first trip to Vancouver, though from Edmonton instead of Toronto), and after stopping to get day passes, we rode the Expo Line back downtown.
On the way down, we passed through some rain, and my handler was worried the weather was going to suck. But it passed quickly, and by the time I suited up and exited by Canada Place the clouds were beginning to clear. After walking around the waterfront until we reached the olympic cauldron, we hopped on the bus to Stanley Park.
I picked up a few more photos, but my handler was having trouble keeping up, and with the time getting later we decided it would be a good idea to return to the hotel. Soon after arriving and returning my fursuit to the hotel room, I got in line for registration. It took a while, but eventually I got my badge, and returned back to the room to drop it off before lining up again for opening ceremonies.
By the time I got into the ceremonies, I was starving - I skipped lunch to make time for fursuiting. Fortunately, I ran into cybertoxinn, so after sitting through the ceremonies we both went out for sushi. I didn't do much else that evening before going to bed at 10.
Friday
Honestly, Friday was a bit of a blur. I spent a chunk of the morning fursuiting, played board games in the afternoon (even joining a Munchkin tournament), and managed to both sleep in and stay up later in preparation for what I planned to be an even busier Saturday.
Saturday
After spending most of the morning taking photos of fursuiters, I got into suit and passed by the inflatables panel for a bit, before hanging out in headless until the parade gathering. The parade took a while to get started, and the gathering room was warm, so once group photos wrapped up I went upstairs to take a shower. By the time I returned downstairs the elevators had a lineup of fursuiters looking to do the same, so I helped out by calling elevators and managing the line to get them up faster.
I didn't suit the rest of the day, but got some more photos before supper, and eventually went to bed early and tired. Yep, missed the dances.
Sunday
I spent Sunday in and out of suit, between the fursuit games in the morning and dead dog in the evening. But with a noon flight the next day, I evenually called it a night and packed up.
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All in all, it was nice to get back to a furry con. With the amount of time I spent chatting in the lobby, I was also able to make some new friends, even if I wasn't fursuiting as much as I would've liked.
Would I go back? Maybe, if airfares were still as cheap as they were this March. Though it might be hard to take time off work for both VancouFur and FE in the future.
sammypanther
~sammypanther
glad you had a great time there soon FE HYPE!
