The thought of 9 and a half hours on a plane with a very large infant had led to many a sleepless night. However Isaac did me proud, charming all those around! We may have been a little unpopular when he ran around pressing everybody's remote buttons and then laughed at and poked all those asleep but in general people seemed to appreciate a friendly wave or a panda to cuddle! Canada Air is not well set up for infants. We weren't able to get a seat near the front so were stuck on an aisle seat right at the back. It's a real squeeze trying to fit an adult and a large infant plus all the clutter onto one seat. However I couldn't fault the staff who made sure they were friendly and complementary to both of us! Made a big difference somebody saying I was doing a good job! Isaac slept for a total of 20mins so I was quite zombified and very disappointed to have not been able to watch Rio 2!! Luckily the couple next to us we're very laid back and didn't seem bothered when ice cream was flicked at them or their earphones pulled out!! Relying on the general goodness of humanity already seems a successful strategy. There have been people ready to help at every stage :)
First impressions of Vancouver are slightly clouded by rain and tiredness. We caught the train from the airport then walked in the rain for about an hour (longer than expected!) The hotel is just right and surrounded by Korean restaurants :) a friendly couple looked after our luggage whilst Isaac ran round in circles at the station, shouting 'no no no!' every time I tried to put him in his pushchair! Huge numbers of very rich Chinese around. Reminds me very much of Beijing at the moment! Looking forward to a full day tomorrow.