Taxis are supposed to be available at the port though, without the big walk.

~Bunny

You're supposed to take your partners shoes and wave goodbye.

Far side humor!

 

Hola -- I thought other folks might be interested in this info on Mahogany Bay, especially for gals with mobility considerations.  (Those of us who signed up for the Upachalaya Snorkeling Tour already received info about Carnival putting the non-cruise line tours just outside the gate and up a hill.)

Here's the post on cruisecritic.com that includes video clips of what to expect if you're using a tour operator that isn't through the cruise ship:  http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=1124231

The flying beach chairs and Mahogany Bay Beach are part of the Carnival port complex.  - Tina

PS - Ginny and I can't wait to hear your fishing stories.  Sounds like you all have some tales to tell.

 

I would just LOVE to come to Alaska and fish - and bring a wheelchair to boot!  It would be the THRILL of a lifetime for me!! ;-)

And absolutely - Let's DO plan to meet up and talk fishing on the cruise!  Am getting SO EXCITED now!!! 

It's ok almost everone carrys a 44 pistol when they fish. really when we do anything outside in the summer. I had 9 bear in my year this summer that I saw. I don't know how many that I didn't see. The black bear are ok they will run away but what you have to look out for is the grizzly. If he come when you are fishing all he wants is the fish. Let him have it! But just in case many people will be there if needed.

I'm having cartoon-like visions of a group of folks sitting in their chairs, fishing at the best section of the river...and a grizzly bear not too happy that they took his spot... and planning to do something about it.  It's not like the fishermen can run away after all!

~Bunny

(my far-sided sense of humor)

As to the flyfishing I haven't none it yet myself. My men gave me a nice fly pole when I retired but I just now found a WOMEN ONLY FLYFISHING CLASS AND WOMEN ONLY FLYFISHING CLUB. It does cost much at all for the class and nothing to be in the club. I am taking the class in early June. As to mobility issues if you come to fish for our Red Salmon ( the best salmon in the world ) they have a spot set aside for wheelchairs only and it is the best spot on the river right at the mouth. No walking to get there you come over on the fary just 15" away. Thank about coming to Alaska all you fishing girls. Maybe we can meet and talk fishing on the cruise?

Now that's a really good thought about using the chair if/when the weather is iffy and/or the boat is rocking! ;-)  Hadn't thought of that, but my issues are the same.  One bad lurch could produce a few bad days for me!

Weasel uses the cane 24/7 when out in public, and around the house sometimes on bad days.  We will be bringing the wheelchair, as it is really needed on our excursions that involve a lot of walking.  A little walking she can and will do with the cane, but we can't usually predict the good days and bad days, except to know that if she does a lot of walking on day 1, then day 2 will be a chair day.  haha

On the ship she will be using her cane unless the boat is rocking a lot, then I make her stay in the chair to prevent a painful lurch that could produce a few bad days afterward.  ;)

She can't really reinjur herself, but her activity determines the amount of pain she'll be in later.  She doesn't want to be hurting the whole trip, nor does she want to be so loopy on pain meds that she doesn't think straight or remember all the fun she had!

I'm a disabled army vet myself and have had a couple of bilateral knee surgeries and patella realignments. (I had dual Joe Theisman-like injuries)  Lucky for me, Tramadol keeps the pain in check, so I can continue on my happy, doped up way.  haha!

(actually, Tramadol is a pain supressant that doesn't interfer with other mental processes, so unlike nearly every other painkiller, I can still fully function/work/drive, etc. without dopey-head side effects.)

~Bunny

Bunny & Weasel,

So if you guys have mobility issues too then are you bringing a chair and/or scooter on the trip?  Am talking to CareVacations (who was recommended by Olivia) about a scooter but they want full price penalty if you cancel in the last 7 days ;-(.  And unfortunately I prolly won't know until then whether or not I'll really be strong enuf or healthy enuf by then to actually go on the cruise.  So we're in a bit of a holding pattern here, but crossing our fingers and hoping for the very best outcome! ;-) 

Deb - I know what you mean about other forms of fishing being so much more $$$ here.  Have always wanted to go fishing for bonefish out on the flats myself but dunno if I could even do it now with the mobility challenges I have, much less the $$$ they would likely want to do so ... Still, I keep it tucked in the back of my mind as a "someday" aspiration <grin>.

From the FL perspective I can throw in a nearby house with a pool and boat ramp privileges on Lake Tarpon! ;-)

Deb - have always wanted to take fly fishing lessons myself ... if for no other reason than the casting itself looks to be something of a more pure art form.  Bet I would be really challenged to do that <grin> ...

Deb - LOVE the avatar here! ;-)

Bunny & Weasel,

That sounds AWESOME!!! ;-)  Would just love to hook up with you guys & would really appreciate being able to hang out with folks who understand the mobility challenges here too!  I just LOVE to fish (and always did with my Dad from the time I was a toddler till he passed away in 2005) but haven't been for a long time (way too long IMHO) because of the mobility issues.  I have RSD/CRPS in my left knee and can only walk about 50 feet on a really good day before the pain just overcomes me.  But I manage with a cane a lot and live in a home here in Palm Harbor that's oriented around the pool area so I don't have to walk around much (all doors open to the pool area).  

Am here alone right now as my partner is still working in KY where we will hopefully sell our other home this Spring when the flowers come back into bloom and we can put it on the market.  Then Susie and our gang of critters will finally be able to join me down here in PH. YAY!!! ;-)  Can't WAIT for that to happen!  Till then I just have to be satisfied with Susie flying down whenever she can get away for a long weekend.  I pick her up at TPA tomorrow afternoon so am really looking forward to that.  

Definitely would like to hook up both during and after the cruise here!

Best Regards,

Jan & Susie