On Mon, 1 Sep 2008 09:59:16 -0700, "Capt. JG"
wrote:

when I decided not to go further than the entrance to Raccoon Straight.
I think you meant " strait ".
I don't often point out spelling errors, but I will make an exception
for straight/strait. Strait means constricted and the garment is a
straitjacket. A strait can be crooked as cat ****.

Casady