It’s actually a tour group called “Salty Bear” but a lot of us here at the Canadiana have long been? refering to? it as? “Salty Beer”. It started two summers ago when a young (very young), small (very small), pretty (very pretty)? and adventurous (very adventurous) German girl arrived at the Canadiana outfitted like a true veteran backpacker (one large backpack and a smaller pack in front, worn backwards).
Her name was Susi she was the sweetest girl? with the sweetest accent; hence “Bear” became “Beer”. We teased her mercilessly about it; so much so that when she left? to fly? home, she signed our guest book; love, Susi (Salty Beer).
The owner of Salty Bear Tours, Carmen, paid us a visit yesterday to fill us in on some of the features for their 2007 tour season. We kept calling his company “Salty Beer” and told him how that name got started. We said it came from a cute little German girl who was here two years ago and who had trouble pronouncing “Bear”. He immediatrely asked;? “You mean,? Susi?” (and he? even remembered her last name as well!). The reason: some people are simply unforgettable.?
If you think about it, over the past two years, there have been hundreds of Salty Bear clients on their island hopping excursions and there have been thousands of backpackers at our hostel in Toronto in that same time period. For whatever reason, there are certain people who stand out and it’s hard to fathom the reason why it happens.
At the risk of sounding like a shill for Salty Bear, Susi took excursions through the Rockies, through Ontario and Quebec and then Eastern Canada. And? she did happen to mention that she liked the “Salty Beer” trip the best.?
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Thanks once again to Chris, Sandra, Bill, Leslie, Kyle, Michele, Nilesh and gang for another great stay in Toronto! Canadiana IS one of the best places to stay on the continent!
The abiding memory I will have of Salty Bear is Miles bouncing his head off the steering wheel of the van, as we forced him to listen to a disco cd!!!