Coastie04 Posted March 8, 2007 Share Posted March 8, 2007 I just got my orders for a three year tour ashore in the Coast Guard's District 17 office (waterways management branch) in Juneau, Alaska. So, if any o' you Pacific sailors have the guts to sail north and learn why the Pacific is ill-named, give me a moment's notice and I'll guide you safely through the inside passage, as I've already got two years experience servicing the aids to navigation up here. It really is the most majestic waterway I've ever sailed. If any o' you have the inkling, I can pilot you through Peril Strait, including the infamous Serguis Narrows. I can take you past Dead Man's Reach, around Cape Decision, and to the wonderful Mount Edgecomb (the last two named by the honorable Captain Cook himself). All I'd need is a boat and fine piratical company. Even without the boat, I'd welcome good company over a fine bottle of the very best rum I can lay me hands on. Fair Winds all ye pirates in the lower 48 and beyond, Coastie She was bigger and faster when under full sail With a gale on the beam and the seas o'er the rail Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mary Diamond Posted March 8, 2007 Share Posted March 8, 2007 Oooh, sounds Fabulous! Do enjoy! Someday we will get up that way ~ Oooh, shiny! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ransom Posted March 8, 2007 Share Posted March 8, 2007 Congrats, and God speed. I doubt our small boat will ever make it that far north, but I'll keep your offer on file! ...schooners, islands, and maroons and buccaneers and buried gold... You can do everything right, strictly according to procedure, on the ocean, and it'll still kill you. But if you're a good navigator, a least you'll know where you were when you died.......From The Ship Killer by Justin Scott. "Well, that's just maddeningly unhelpful."....Captain Jack Sparrow Found in the Ruins — Unique Jewelry Found in the Ruins — Personal Blog Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capnwilliam Posted March 9, 2007 Share Posted March 9, 2007 Wish I could take you up on the offer, Costie! :) Capt. William "The fight's not over while there's a shot in the locker!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Jim-sib Posted March 9, 2007 Share Posted March 9, 2007 Congrats on the assignment. May ye have fair winds & no earthquakes during yer hitch! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
William Blydes Posted March 10, 2007 Share Posted March 10, 2007 Congrats. I know it's always good to take a break once and a while and recharge ashore. Our Coastal Defence Vessels come up to Alaska every so often. William Blydes I don't get lost, I EXPLORE! Adventures on the High Seas (refitted and back on station!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the Royaliste Posted March 10, 2007 Share Posted March 10, 2007 Good on ya, mate!..enjoy Alaska; we moved back to the lower 48 in '83, but it's still a fine place. Stay in touch, eh? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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