Linda & I always carry padding! Trouble is airplane seats often don't account for this! It sounds cool to sleep on a ship, but I like the idea of Canada, we have Morris men in shellbacks too and a couple of Mummers groups if that goes well over there. What parts of Canada JohnB? My experience of Vancouver was lovely, kind og old fashioned, like Scotland with an American accent, to be honest the USA scares me. I am a country girl at heart and don't like big cities. Least I will be travelling with a bunch of huge blokes!