That's it... I have had enough,

[Brickman]

I'm going (www.princess.com)


























to take my wife to Alaska for her 50th birthday. I have only been around her for seven of them, but she deserves a trip more than anyone I know. She works extremely hard, cares deeply for her patients. Honestly she should have taken someone equally worthy of a fine trip rather than me. I still would have picked up the tab. Thanks to OC's very own TravelGal and her superb travel planning skills. IF I'm nuts I'll say hi from their internet cafe.

[Clown]

Does it have karts :)

[chop456]

I had such high hopes for this thread.




;), of course.

[Kiwifan]

Take care up there Brick', you know we'll miss your sense of humor. :) You do know it's "May" don't you? :p

It's one place I would really like to go to along with the other 49 States and Canada of course. Does anyone know this weeks Lotto numbers? ;)

Take care buddy,

Rusty.

[sadams]

Wife and I went on our honeymoon 12 years ago. Amazing place. Any where you point a camera is a great picture. We went in late August early September to avoid the mosquitoes. They are brutal.

[DjDrOmusic]

Hey Brick be careful not to get too near any igloos with discarded Clabber Girl cans laying around it!! ;)

[rocket]

Pops lives up in Anchorage...(no relation to wilke) I'll make it up there some year.

If you get the chance, do the swimming with Grizzlys...I hear it's really fun. ;)

[Turn7]

Most of the grizzlies have become almost tame in the national parks. You can walk right up and hand feed them. It is a really hoot, you should try it.

[nrc]

What's going on here? We expressly requested TravelGal to book you on the "Slow boat to China" cruise. ;)

[indyfan31]

Take a fishing rod and tell me what it's like Brick. The Mrs and I are hoping some day to make the same trip.


Ajax Airlines? Book two to Bogota!!!
-- Hudson & Landry

[fourrunner]

That Brickman is such a tease !! ;)

BTW - I had friends who did an Alaska Cruise ... The pictures they brought back were stunning .... I'd go in a minute !

Alsom - Pictures of the Queen Mary II were amazing - outside & inside !!

[devilmaster]

Absolutely. Do it.

When I was still in the Navy we did an Alaska deployment in the summer of 93. The sights were amazing.

I've always wanted to do a cruise up to Alaska again, but I figure instead of hanging out by the pool or casino, i'll be up on the bridge asking to drive the ship..... Old habits die hard.

Steve

[Brickman]

What's going on here? We expressly requested TravelGal to book you on the "Slow boat to China" cruise. ;)

Hmm.. she said she had a G-r-e-a-t special that I would climb the W-a-l-l for MY 50th Birthday.

;)

[RichK]

Most of the grizzlies have become almost tame in the national parks. You can walk right up and hand feed them. It is a really hoot, you should try it.

:laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

[FCYTravis]

Say hello to Wilke for me while you're there, willya?

:rofl:

[DjDrOmusic]

Absolutely. Do it.

When I was still in the Navy we did an Alaska deployment in the summer of 93. The sights were amazing.

I've always wanted to do a cruise up to Alaska again, but I figure instead of hanging out by the pool or casino, i'll be up on the bridge asking to drive the ship..... Old habits die hard.

Steve

AH HAH! Caught you, SPYS IN ALASKA, I told you all not to trust the Canadians, what's next, hockey and poutine in Florida? It's a plot I tell ya, Canadian Bacon was a warning, disguised as a movie!! ;) :rofl: :rofl:

[lateralus42]

Wilke does like to pretend he is a woman on other boards....maybe Wilke is Brick's wife! Something to think about... ;)

[Brickman]

My wife is helicoptering around and hiking for two hours on a glacier somewhere, I just toured Juneau and checking business e-mail and taking time to say Hi.

www.princess.com has web cams (see bottom of page) for the Diamond Princess. The days are just flying by.... NOT. Hope everyone has an opportunity to take a nice relaxing cruise someday.

Until later...

BM

[B3RACER1a]

Dont think it is possible to come across more childish.

[Sean O'Gorman]

I sware, those two should get married. :laugh:

[Ankf00]

Most of the grizzlies have become almost tame in the national parks. You can walk right up and hand feed them. It is a really hoot, you should try it.

tell you what, do it, send me the video, i'll email it to AFV and realTV for you, and i'll send you half the prize money :rofl:

[B3RACER1a]

LOL Sean.

[pineapple]

I sware, those two should get married. :laugh:

Who would wear the pants in the family? :)

[Brickman]

Arrived back home after a simply enjoyable trip.

My wife had a great time on the glacier at Juneau, she had taken the helicopter ride tour that included a 2 hour hike on the glacier. www.glaciertrekking.com

Next was Skagway where we took a bus up to the Yukon and the White Pass & Yukon Route narrow gauge railway back. www.wpyr.com I wouldn't say it was as thrilling as Colorado's Durango to Silverton rail, but the views were still much appreciated and made for a good day.

Next was Tracy Eddington Arm which is a wonderful view of two glaciers from the ship. I recommend the champagne breakfast for two, pastries, smoked salmon, fresh fruits and forrest berries, Alaskan King Crab Quiche, and of course a chilled half bottle of champagne.

The next stop was Ketchican where once again my wife took to the sky for the Misty Fjords National Monument, she was lucky enough to sit in the copilot seat, they landed on one of the lakes and stood out on the pontoons of the plane for about 10 minutes. Trip lasted about an hour and a half and was well worth it. www.promechair.com/FlightSeeing.html As she flew off on her adventures I toured the towns for flyfishing and sportfishing stores, I figured it was her birthday present so I took a back seat to her adventures. They could easily have stayed at Ketchican 6 hours longer, leaving at 12:30 was leaving much too soon.



On to Victoria (http://www.canada.com/victoria/timescolonist/story.asp?id=193D595B-35EA-4743-9949-3C2388B3A0E1)... NOT. Felt like a 5.1 earthquake, those who liked to complain did, those who took the event in stride had an easier go. When we finally reached Seattle the next day, hours and hours late, we had the usual long disembarkation. But because we bought our trip from TravelGal (hint x 2) and she had booked the flights home through Princess, there was an attendent waiting for us, gave us our rebooked flight information and we were off. It's an important thing to remember, because others had to contact airlines and make changes on their own. We flew out 6 hours late, but we only in the airport an hour or so. The time waiting on ship just meant a longer cruise.

All in all I would recommend Alaska in May, sunny skies and not a drop of rain until a mist met us in Seattle. We were very fortunate to say the least.

[Ziggy]

And many here no doubt will feel very unfortunate upon your return

I know I will

no smiley thing

Ziggy

[RaceChic]

Ziggy, I'm sure Brickman enjoys this. Makes him feel like a celebrity of sorts, ya know.... ;)
(Winky intended for Ziggy)

[Brickman]

And many here no doubt will feel very unfortunate upon your return

I know I will

no smiley thing

Ziggy

Sorry to hear you feel that way. Guess the one thing that is unavoidable about online communities is the inability of some to get along, to separate disagreements about racing topics from real life. Simply being civil must be a lost art...

[Spicoli]

Ziggy doesn't like you......







but I do. :) See? You have 1 freind more than Wilke.

[Opposite Lock]

Ajax Airlines? Book two to Bogota!!!
-- Hudson & Landry

"Operator, can you trace this call and tell me where I am?"......
"You gotta hold that plane!"
"Why should we hold the plane for you?"
"Cause I'm the pilot!"