>I dont' think sooooooo. However, I've been buying up warm jammies and undies >in preparation for an Elderhostel Inside Passage cruise on the Universe >Explorer from 5/502- 5/14/02. A friend told me not to leave the ship as it >would be way too cold? Is he right? (You'd better reply on the back >channel). May can be a great time to paddle in Alaska. The temps will seem cool but by May the ice should be gone and when the sun comes out it can reach the 60s and feel like 70s. Just dress for rain especially in Ketchikan. The bears love to roam the beaches in may so you have a good chance of seeing one. >It's one of those cruises that are low on glitz and heavy on lectures and >wilderness/native culture topics. The ship has a computer lab and a 16,000 >volume library. Best of all, it only holds 700+ passengers. this is the best kind of ship. Being smaller it can run some of the narrower passages the big boats cannnot. Do you know the name of the ship? Send me the itenery (sp) an I can give you some other places to paddle> well, they say you can go kayaking down >Ketchikan creek! Seriously, I have mixed feelings. OF COURSE, I WANT to do >a wee bit of paddling....but as you mentioned, Bob, y'all have snow and icy >water up there...... Take a paddling jacket and some warm fleeze and GO FOR IT! you will love it! Bob, in 12 inches of beautiful fluffy snow *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Mon Oct 22 2001 - 11:03:07 PDT
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