On Fri, 20 Feb 2004 12:08:25 -0800, "Steve" wrote:


cost is somewhat less than $150.


It appears that the 10 yr passport is $115 while the shorter term (not
clear, suspect 4 yr) is $55..

I'd like to do this once and for all (67yo) and get another 10 yr passport
but I don't want to bother with it right now if it's not required to enter
and leave Canada this summer..

(maybe, the truth be known, I have a 10 yr passport sitting here on my desk,
that has never left the country and expires next month, while several old
passports I have here are full of stamps from cover to cover.. Somebody
needs to get moving!!)

I found my old passport from the late 1970's with my 4-year,
multiple-entry, gratis visa from Iran. There's lots of stamps in that
book, except for the trip to Israel, who understands its implications.
I guess the new government wouldn't be interested in giving me another
one, like the Shahanshah's government was. They made me turn in my
Doshen-Tappeh IAFB security badge with only one area stamped out I
couldn't get into, the crypto vault. It had Farsi numbers around the
outside and they punched out any security areas you were not allowed
to enter. The fewer punches, the higher your status symbol....(c;

I'd go back to Iran to live, again, in a heartbeat, if they were
friendly again. What a beautiful place, mostly unspoiled in 5000
years by a human footprint. Ibex (mountain sheep) hunting with an
M-16 on the Shah's private game preserve was great hunting, too.



Steve
s/v Good Intentions




Larry W4CSC

No, no, Scotty! I said, "Beam me a wrench.", not a WENCH!
Kirk Out.....

That's nice.

That's nice.

That's nice.


Is it? Why?

(WTF are you talking about?)

That's nice.


Is it? Why?

(WTF are you talking about?)

My statement was not meant for you bozo!

My statement was not meant for you bozo!

Fmc wrote:
My statement was not meant for you bozo!

WTF?
Who you talkin`to?

Fmc wrote:
My statement was not meant for you bozo!

WTF?
Who you talkin`to?

We went into the Canadian Gulf Islands two summers back with only our driver
licenses and birth certificates (important to have) with no problem. It was
my first time boating into Canada and I was nervous about the process. It
was really smooth. We cleared customs at Bedwell Harbour (same place you
likely will).

"Steve" wrote in message
...
Starting to look at things that need to be done before cruising up The
Inside Passage to Alaska this summer.

I just checked my passport and find that it expires next month.. As I
understand it, I don't have to have a valid passport to go into Canada,
etc.
However, with the current border security, would it be worth the $150 to
have my passport renewed??

Also, how long does it now take to renew a current passport??

Steve
s/v Good Intentions