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Do you have points/miles on a credit card that you can redeem for air travel? If not, you might consider signing up for a credit card with a generous sign up bonus. Not sure what the best deals are right now, but I've gotten many free flights this way. For housing, check out...

I'm planning on going around Vancouver Island. Probably departing in early June, spending 2-3 weeks heading north on the inside, then 5-6 weeks on the outside.

I visited Costa Rica last spring and had a wonderful time. We spent most of the trip in Samara, a small town on the Pacific side of the Nicoya Peninsula. Super safe, fun restaurants and bars, walkable, wonderful beach.... Discovery, I was in Belize (Ambergris Caye mostly) for New Years and I...

I use my iPhone 5 (Verizon) as a hotspot regularly and it works well when connected to either my iPad or laptop. Speed depends on the quality of the connection. I've seen LTE speeds of over 20 mbps (down), but often it is much slower. In the Salt Lake City airport last night, for example, I...

I put 480 hours on my engine last summer doing the inside passage. Engine oil changes in the water are easy with a pump. I did this twice. I had the boat pulled twice for top and bottom oil changes, once in Sitka and once in Ketchikan. Getting the boat hauled was easy and not terribly...

Buy any iPad with a 3G/4G connection. Every iPad with a 3G/4G connection has a built in GPS chip that works quite well. You DO NOT need to pay for monthly cellular 3G/4G service for the GPS to work. iNavX, Navionics, Navimatics, and Garmin are all installed on my iPad (iPad 2, 32GB, Verizon...

I like my Nikon cameras and lenses, but I've been frustrated by their support. In my experience they're slow and don't stand behind their work. Not as bad as Jim's story, but still not good.

Nice pictures, Richard. Looks like you got great weather for the glacier viewing...were you in Glacier Bay? A good friend works on the Cinnamon Girl, a Seine boat out of Petersburg, and I spotted a few pictures of the boat in your album. Good to meet you this summer!

My Wallas often makes annoying rattling noises. The noise typically emanates from the "cage" around the bottom of the unit. A bit of fiddling will (temporarily) eliminate the noise. If it's a really loud sound, check to make sure nothing is physically touching the heater fan. I've had bags...

I've done some winter boating the last several years. This winter has mostly been too busy, but hopefully I'll get out on the boat in the next month or so. Last winter my Wallas died at Sucia Island. It wasn't too cold (low around 40 I think) and I had plenty of warm clothing. It was blowing...

There's a Ranger Tug dealer in Norway who said it costs $10,000+ to ship a boat over. See this thread... http://www.tugnuts.com/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=2420

Harvey, sorry to hear that Lulu has been slow to get you your calendar. Let me know if you have trouble getting an answer from their customer service people and I'll see if I can help.

I'll be driving up as well and have space for 3-4 others if needed.

Thanks for posting this. I'm happy to do a presentation/slide show for the C-Brats. I PMed Tom, so stay tuned for when and where this will happen.

Thank you to everyone who emailed me pictures for the 2013 calendar. Life's been busy and I was a bit slow to get the calendar wrapped up, but it is available now. Unfortunately Lulu has increased the minimum price for calendars from $12.49 to $18.99. Here's the link to order...

This is the most interesting part of the situation, I think. We'll have to wait and see if the federal government respects states rights (WA and CO) or not. To relate this to boating... Since the Coast Guard is a federal agency, I suspect anyone with marijuana onboard their boat risks arrest...

I'll be giving a talk/slideshow of last summers trip to SE Alaska on Tuesday 1/29 (5:00pm) and Thursday 1/31 (2:00pm) if any Brats are in the area. Unfortunately neither is scheduled during the CBGT. I'll also be working at the Waggoner/Fine Edge booth throughout the show. And with any luck...

I have an Advanced Elements Advanced Frame, like this one. http://www.amazon.com/Advanced-Elements ... B000J2Q0C6 It paddles well, is amazingly stable (easy to get in and out of), and lightweight enough for me to pull at aboard easily by myself. I used it extensively last summer when I took...

Nick, not a problem. I won't actually get around to assembling the calendar until this weekend (unless the skiing is good...) so keep on sending pictures in. I've gotten good pictures so far of 22s, 25s, and Tomcats. I'd love to feature some 16s as well if anyone has pictures they want to...

Bumping this to the top. Any more pictures?