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**sarafina** · 02-01-2012, 19:53

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Originally Posted by captainKJ

Those little blue pills and a jolt of 110v do wonders for us old guys with pacemakers

Wonder if them big cruise ships have 12 volt or 110!

**atoll** · 02-01-2012, 19:54

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Originally Posted by sarafina

Bring it on... and ALWAYS with the studs ; -)

word of warning bring a tazer,these guys got battery issues.........,might need a quick start lol

captainKJ · 02-01-2012, 19:54

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Originally Posted by sarafina

Bring it on... and ALWAYS with the studs ; -)

You the woman Sara,,, heading out tomorrow to buy a new truck with studs

captainKJ · 02-01-2012, 19:56

A couple of shots of 12 would work as long as you take it easy on me,,

delmarrey · 02-01-2012, 19:59

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Originally Posted by deckofficer

Sara,

Also, a very little known fact, Hilary Rodham in the late 60's traveled to Alaska to work as a salmon slimer in Valdez to earn money for college. Her 2nd summer she tried to organize the labor, so she didn't have a job after that up there.

Yeah she was quite the .................... girl. But I think she did inhale.

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**atoll** · 02-01-2012, 20:07

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Originally Posted by delmarrey

Yeah she was quite the .................... girl. But I think she did inhale.

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see ya learn somthing new every day.....

savoir · 02-01-2012, 21:32

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Originally Posted by atoll

i'd still pack vaseline,nylon stockings and a rifle incase you get bored..........

I'm wondering which one is for the bears.

AKMark · 03-01-2012, 01:58

Hi from Anchorage, Sara.

1st off: don't let the stigma of cruise ships sour you. My wife & I did a cruise a few years ago and had a blast. I didn't tell any of my sailing pals because we all know what 'cruise people' are like. Blue hair, white clothes, whining, wheezing, eating, etc. we spontaneously created all of our shore excursions (mule, water taxi, rental car, skiff, mopeds, etc). One of the favorite times of my life. I was also surprised to find some fun/interesting people in the other cruisers, despite my own bigotry. I avoided any discussion of Sarah Palin, just as I avoid that now.

2nd: the voyage you are taking thru southeast Alaska is incredible. I haven't done it on a cruise ship but I've worked there many years commercial diving & building stuff. It is an amazing place and you won't be sorry (unless the weather is *really* bad). It's also not very comon for cruise ships to come up as far as Anchorage. If you get chance, PM me and my spousal unit & we will point you in the right direction.

3rd: it's really friggin cold here now (-15 F) and that's why we are going to Martinique next week and sailing to Grenada and back. Dang pleased about that.

You get along with the in-laws, and i'll bet you have a great trip. Hope so!
Mark

**sarafina** · 03-01-2012, 06:56

3. Man, rub it in why dontcha??

It's not -15° here but I SO would love to be heading south as you are!

2. We don't actually make port at Anchorage, we land at Seward and then train to Anchorage. I will take advantage of your kind offer and check in by pm for tips and advice ; -)

1. I am retraining my brain as fast as I can to shed my *real boat, real travel, real people* prejudice. I have seen on the other boards, inhabited by the other kind of cruisers, that as in any crowd, there is a mix.

But yeah... I won't be offering in any political opinions on this trip I bet.

; -)

deckofficer · 03-01-2012, 08:31

I just wonder if the op is getting the same mileage out of this thread that we are? I can almost hear her now on that cruise ship.......

"I got on the wrong cruising forum to ask about packing, came to find out these people cruise in their own little boats!!! Probably no kitchen or bathroom, they must eat raw fish and poop over the side".

The story might have made her popular.

**sarafina** · 03-01-2012, 09:21

She is over on "The Other Board" as well... I have NO idea why she wandered over her...

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But she is off on that 4 month Odyssey in 3 days...

delmarrey · 03-01-2012, 09:31

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Originally Posted by sarafina

She is over on "The Other Board" as well... I have NO idea why she wandered over her...

But she is off on that 4 month Odyssey in 3 days...

I'm sure her definition of "cruise" is a whole lot deferent then ours. It's a navigation/lingo thing. She'd get lost at sea too.

deckofficer · 03-01-2012, 09:53

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Originally Posted by sarafina

She is over on "The Other Board" as well... I have NO idea why she wandered over her...

But she is off on that 4 month Odyssey in 3 days...

A Kiwi friend, Gordon Tronson, has the perfect land dinghy for that cruising set. Well, us too I imagine, never too far from a Jimmy Buffet refreshment.

**atoll** · 03-01-2012, 11:04

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Originally Posted by deckofficer

A Kiwi friend, Gordon Tronson, has the perfect land dinghy for that cruising set. Well, us too I imagine, never too far from a Jimmy Buffet refreshment.

wot no icemaker or studded tyres!!!!