On 9/30/14 7:50 PM, wrote:
On Tue, 30 Sep 2014 17:05:19 -0400, F*O*A*D wrote:



You have to like driving long distances, which I don't, and unless you
have a motorized RV, you're towing a huge windcatcher. No thanks. I'll
drive from here to Baltimore or Charlottesville or even to Virginia
Beach or the Outer Banks. I'll take a train to Philly, NYC, New Haven,
or even Boston.

Perhaps it is because the main North/South interstate hereabouts is
I-95, and I-95 just plain sucks a lot of the way.

On the other hand, I've driven long distances on the PCH a few times,
and we always enjoyed it, probably because of the terrific vistas and
interesting towns.

Motor homes and travel trailers are pretty popular in Alaska because
there are miles and miles of nothing. Unless you are in a big town or
at a Carnival resort, the pickings are pretty slim in the hotel
business.
BTW do not trust Carnival if you are not on the boat. They can take a
reservation but they can't keep one. We had confirmed reservations at
Denali and Cooper Landing but they did not honor either one.
They book the whole resort and bump everyone displaced by a ship
passenger who signs up for the bus ride.

There are lots of places like this
http://gfretwell.com/ftp/alaska/Fine%20Dining.jpg

In Cooper Landing we ended up staying at this B&B. It really wasn't
that bad. They were fairly spartan private cabins but it was clean and
the people were great. Willie even married us again in a fairly
authentic Eskimo ceremony

http://gfretwell.com/ftp/alaska/lovi...d%20willie.jpg



I wouldn't trust Carnival if I were on the boat.

On Tuesday, September 30, 2014 9:49:53 PM UTC-4, F*O*A*D The Slug wrote:

I wouldn't trust Carnival if I were on the boat.

They wont let those with pustules on their bodies like you on them anyway.