Friend Bear travels the world!

Friend Bear was our constant companion during our round-the-world trip. He's kind of a mouthy guy and has a bit of an attitude, but we decided to have a special page for him anyways.

Here's our little buddy on Fox Glacier. He was really mad that it was so cold on the ice, but we thought he would be happy with the picture later. Kam was afraid he would slide down the ice flow but FB toughed it out (she didn't realize the hearts on his feet doubled as crampons).

Here's your favorite and mine on Ruapehu, the biggest mother volcano around. He complained that it was too hot, but we thought it was a little cool up there.

We stopped off in Bangkok on our way to Cambodia. Friend Bear thought it was fun to ride the boat, but he didn't like all the mangy dogs. We never heard such swearing before.

One hellacious ride later, we were all in Cambodia. Kids tried to take our good buddy off Kam's back at every turn. He liked the attention to be sure, but didn't want to leave his life of leisure. We hung onto him.

Friend Bear was a mite scared with all that white around. He thought he'd died and gone to heaven when we walked around the Taj Mahal. That little bastard just kept telling Kam she should cover up like a good woman would.

Friend bear did the entire Annapurna Circuit with us and never did set his feet on the ground. That mouthy sucker sure is lazy!

Friend bear didn't like being set on the railing at Lake Bunyoni (the deepest volcanic lake in Uganda). He screamed every time we got near to the water. I mean, it wasn't like the Lockness Monster was in there or anything!

Here we are peacefully boating around Lake Manyara and Friend Bear screams out at the crocodile that Kam is going to kick his butt! That freaky guy nearly got us killed. Later we ran into the charging hippo and he jumped to the bottom of the boat where he hid until the hippo went away.

Friend Bear rides the tram over Capetown, South Africa. He figured we should have just walked up the mountain rather than take the tram. Kam almost threw him off.

We hiked his little booty into the Drakensberg Mountains in South Africa as well. Again he thought it was freezing in the shade. Complain, complain.

We took his little butt on safari with us in the Serengeti. A lion tried to eat him.

Here's the little guy getting wasted on a passion fruit during our spice tour in Zanzibar. Look at that smile on his face!

In London, Friend Bear hangs out in the storm at the Tower of London. He liked the beheading stories and warned us to be nice to him.

Here he is in London proper. We let him ride the double-decker bus for a while.

Gingerbread Man, having gone a little too far, got his ass kicked by Friend Bear in Scotland. You should have heard the big talk from those two!

Finally, Friend Bear made it to Egypt. We took him into the pyramid and wrapped him up like a mummy. He said it was too hot down there and he wanted to go home. Now he sits on the shelf looking forlorn.

Friend Bear has been complaining for over a year now that he has to sit on the shelf all the time, that he never goes anywhere. We think he's been eyeing barbie, but he never does get out. So, we brought him along to Peru with us. Just like old times, he complained and complained. He seemed to like Mach Picchu. No one tried to steal him there, either.

Nothing like carrying this little dude up to 16,300 feet. You'd think he'd be a little thankful to get a view like this. But, no. He just wanted Kam to turn around all the time so "he could see better!"

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