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top o' the mornin'®
Posted: Mon Jul 07, 2008 7:11 am
by earendel
Yes, it's yours truly, back to brighten your day with badinage and repartee. I'm back from the wilds of the Last Frontier (Alaska, not space) and the Yukon, where I walked in the footsteps of those who sought riches in the goldfields. I'll be posting a travelogue of my experiences, both good and bad.
Posted: Mon Jul 07, 2008 7:13 am
by dimmzy
Glad you're back!! Did you take a cruise-land package?
--dimmzy, who did the cruise-land package in 2006 and drank a cocktail with a human toe in it. Really.
Posted: Mon Jul 07, 2008 7:16 am
by earendel
dimmzy wrote:Glad you're back!! Did you take a cruise-land package?
--dimmzy, who did the cruise-land package in 2006 and drank a cocktail with a human toe in it. Really.
Indeed I did. But I skipped the Sourtoe Cocktail. Several others on the trip did, and have certificates to prove it. It's not that I'm squeamish, I'm a teetotaler.
Posted: Mon Jul 07, 2008 7:19 am
by MarleysGh0st
Welcome back!
Even if you'd rather still be up north. I know I would.
Posted: Mon Jul 07, 2008 7:25 am
by gsabc
MarleysGh0st wrote:Welcome back!
Even if you'd rather still be up north. I know I would.
"How are things in the south?"
"Hard."
(Sorry. The mind is wandering into strange and unfrequented places this morning.)
Posted: Mon Jul 07, 2008 7:25 am
by dimmzy
Ok, then!
Did you go with Holland America? It sounds like it might have been the same tour! We had a lot of fun and good weather, but we didn't see a lot of wildlife... (maybe they were avoiding the tourists).
Posted: Mon Jul 07, 2008 7:26 am
by earendel
MarleysGh0st wrote:Welcome back!
Even if you'd rather still be up north. I know I would.
Certainly the temperatures and humidity levels are better, and there's less pollen and mold (or else the kinds they have up there don't trigger my sinuses). But even with blackout curtains in the hotel rooms it was hard to sleep when it was still daylight outside - "land of the midnight sun" is not just an advertising slogan (and I wouldn't want to be there for the obverse "land of the midday moon").
Posted: Mon Jul 07, 2008 1:45 pm
by tanstaafl2
There are strange things done in the midnight sun...
Posted: Mon Jul 07, 2008 2:00 pm
by earendel
tanstaafl2 wrote:There are strange things done in the midnight sun...
Ah, yes, I believe I have heard more Robert Service poetry than is good for one person's lifetime.
Posted: Mon Jul 07, 2008 2:33 pm
by tanstaafl2
earendel wrote:tanstaafl2 wrote:There are strange things done in the midnight sun...
Ah, yes, I believe I have heard more Robert Service poetry than is good for one person's lifetime.
It isn't possible to hear too much!!!
Posted: Mon Jul 07, 2008 3:06 pm
by cindy.wellman
tanstaafl2 wrote:There are strange things done in the midnight sun...
They are all rumors... I promise!
Posted: Mon Jul 07, 2008 5:04 pm
by tanstaafl2
cindy.wellman wrote:tanstaafl2 wrote:There are strange things done in the midnight sun...
They are all rumors... I promise!
Hmm. I rather think not!
