Message Forum: Re: Living high on the Hog

Re: Living high on the Hog

Posted By: Howard, on host 68.155.22.203
Date: Monday, July 4, 2005, at 16:02:39
In Reply To: Living high on the Hog posted by commie_bat on Monday, July 4, 2005, at 11:46:11:

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> On a ship with 2400-ish passengers, fully 500 of them were Harley-Davidson owners/enthusiasts and their families. Not only did they fill up an entire floor of the dining hall for the late seating, but their group was 2/3 as big as the population of Skagway, our first port of call.
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On any given day during the tourist season, cruise ship passengers outnumber locals. But on a day when four big ships unload 10,000 or so tourist there, the natives of Skagway are hopelessly outnumbered. When we were there, we were the 4th ship in and a large ferry came in after us.

It's still my favorite town in Southeast Alaska.
Howard

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Message:	> > > > On a ship with 2400-ish passengers, fully 500 of them were Harley-Davidson owners/enthusiasts and their families. Not only did they fill up an entire floor of the dining hall for the late seating, but their group was 2/3 as big as the population of Skagway, our first port of call. > > > > On any given day during the tourist season, cruise ship passengers outnumber locals. But on a day when four big ships unload 10,000 or so tourist there, the natives of Skagway are hopelessly outnumbered. When we were there, we were the 4th ship in and a large ferry came in after us. > > It's still my favorite town in Southeast Alaska. > Howard
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