Long long ago in a land far far away ... OK, back in 1998 on the east coast of the USA my buddy Jeff and I left for the trip of a lifetime (for us ... for others, perhaps the trip of a lifetime is a hike up Mt. Everest, or a ride into the stratosphere as some rich folk are now able to afford ... for me, this was cool enough). We drove from Right Coast USA, across the top to Left Coast USA, and then up through downtown Canada, into Alaska USA, all the way to the top of Alaska USA, and then back home to Right Coast USA via lower Canada. 12,000 miles in 33 days. It was a schlep. I won't go into trip details, but it was awesome to say the least. And I'll never do it again --- I hate driving.
But one of our many side trips involved a glacier cruise. We were staying the night in ... I don't know, somewhere in southern-ish Alaska. And we decide to do a somewhat touristy thing and take a glacier cruise. As it turned out, it was fantastic (the wildlife and the glacier) and horrible (my stomach never has gotten along very well with boats).
