Fister was sleeping through most of this, and when he got up I accidently managed to give him a terrific thump on the head with the TV remote. So he's not too happy just at the moment.
But he did manage to groan one comment:

Canada?? - you must be joking! I'd love a vacation with all my Pet Talk chums, but come on - Canada? I mean really. Now if somebody suggested Thailand or somewhere like that I might be tempted …