Monthly Archives: July 2004

Vancouver Floatplane

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A not uncommon view from the deck of the cruise ship. Float planes seem to be a major method of transportation in the Inside Passage. I suppose they’re an excellent choice – they offer the speed of air travel without having to worry about runways. You can just use the existing fjords and harbors and tie up at a dock.
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Safe & sound

We’re back, hale and hearty, safe and sound. Big kudos to Dirge for picking us up at the airport in his new ride… I’m sure the kink from sitting in the back seat of the Tiburon will work its way out of my neck within a few weeks!

I’ve got a couple hundred pictures to sort through from the trip… I’ll start posting more stuff as time permits…

Very much the geek

Hello from shipboard! I’m in the ship’s library using one of the internet terminals at the usurious rate of $0.75 per minute for access, so this is going to be brief and badly spelled.

We made the flight with no problem (apart from a little bit of condensation leaking through the exit-row door onto my Wife). We’re in our very nice baclony room and we’ve already seen a sea otter pup and some dophins… Pictures will have to wait until I have access to my own machine again, but I’ll post when I’m able.

Later!