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06-14-2015, 10:52 PM
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Moderator
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Ferry to Alaska
Has anyone here put their bus on the ferry from Washington to Alaska? I thought I remembered someone years ago doing that. How much does it cost?
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06-15-2015, 12:03 AM
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Bus Nut
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I checked at the following:
http://www.ferrytravel.com/alaskarv.htm
From Bellingham to Ketchikan, 2 adults, 3 pets, 35 ft bus and I got a quote of $2566 USD includes any applicable taxes, etc.
Leaving in September on a Friday @1800 and arriving Sun @700
One way.
No accomodations (maybe we can stay on bus for the 2 day trip)
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06-15-2015, 12:11 AM
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Bus Geek
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Why skip Canada?
Nat
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06-15-2015, 06:50 AM
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Bus Geek
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Quote:
Originally Posted by The-Breeze
I checked at the following:
http://www.ferrytravel.com/alaskarv.htm
From Bellingham to Ketchikan, 2 adults, 3 pets, 35 ft bus and I got a quote of $2566 USD includes any applicable taxes, etc.
Leaving in September on a Friday @1800 and arriving Sun @700
One way.
No accomodations (maybe we can stay on bus for the 2 day trip)
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That's almost as much as it would be to ship it to Europe!
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06-15-2015, 07:18 AM
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Bus Crazy
Join Date: Apr 2014
Location: EHT New Jersey
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Probably be cheaper to just drive to Alaska
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06-15-2015, 07:25 AM
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Bus Nut
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You could probably do a round trip drive from Bellingham to Anchorage and back to Bellingham for $1500-2000. After I graduated high school in Anchorage we drove to Texas. It's a beautiful (but long) drive. Calgary is about halfway between Anchorage and Houston. Bring extra cans of fuel.
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06-15-2015, 08:12 AM
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Bus Crazy
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Quote:
Originally Posted by EastCoastCB
That's almost as much as it would be to ship it to Europe!
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Speaking of shipping to Europe, apparently there's a company looking to develop trans-Atlantic ferry service. How do I know this? If you're an FMCA member, look in your inbox for the survey
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06-15-2015, 08:33 AM
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Bus Geek
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Scooternj
Speaking of shipping to Europe, apparently there's a company looking to develop trans-Atlantic ferry service. How do I know this? If you're an FMCA member, look in your inbox for the survey
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That sounds fun, but I don't know about driving a school bus on Euro roads!
I can see my German friends laughing at me and my Senator rolling down the Autobahn.
Or trying to get around in Roxy's hometown of Glasgow.
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06-15-2015, 11:22 AM
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Bus Crazy
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Quote:
Originally Posted by EastCoastCB
That sounds fun, but I don't know about driving a school bus on Euro roads!
I can see my German friends laughing at me and my Senator rolling down the Autobahn.
Or trying to get around in Roxy's hometown of Glasgow.
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That's when you need this on the back of the bus-
As for driving around Glasgow? Verrrrrry carefully. And remember to convert meters to feet...or just keep an eye on any Roadmasters they may be running
I am curious how licensing, tags, and insurance would work for American RVs (and buses) in Europe...
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06-15-2015, 01:28 PM
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Moderator
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: NUNYA
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Quote:
Originally Posted by The-Breeze
I checked at the following:
http://www.ferrytravel.com/alaskarv.htm
From Bellingham to Ketchikan, 2 adults, 3 pets, 35 ft bus and I got a quote of $2566 USD includes any applicable taxes, etc.
Leaving in September on a Friday @1800 and arriving Sun @700
One way.
No accomodations (maybe we can stay on bus for the 2 day trip)
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Thanks. I looked at that but didn't go far enough.
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06-15-2015, 01:29 PM
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Moderator
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: NUNYA
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Year: 1995
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Rated Cap: 23 500 gvw
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Quote:
Originally Posted by nat_ster
Why skip Canada?
Nat
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I would love to drive through Canada but it will add 4,000+ miles and the cost of fuel.
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06-15-2015, 01:35 PM
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Moderator
Join Date: Feb 2007
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Quote:
Originally Posted by EastCoastCB
I can see my German friends laughing at me and my Senator rolling down the Autobahn.
Or trying to get around in Roxy's hometown of Glasgow.
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If being laughed at concerns you, you might rethink the skoolie idea. My friends are always laughing at me. People leave you alone when they think you are nuts.
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06-15-2015, 01:38 PM
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Bus Geek
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Hey- you know damn well that I have thicker skin than that!
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06-15-2015, 01:48 PM
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Moderator
Join Date: Feb 2007
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Embrace to madness.
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06-15-2015, 02:48 PM
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Bus Crazy
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Quote:
Originally Posted by crazycal
Embrace to madness.
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Sanity's overrated anyway
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06-15-2015, 07:01 PM
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Bus Crazy
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on the autobahn you would be limited to 100 KPH (62 MPH) and the right lane in a school bus, and the ticket for not staying in the right lane is really high
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06-15-2015, 07:09 PM
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Bus Geek
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Kubla
The ticket for not staying in the right lane is really high
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As it should be here in Alberta Canada on our four lane highways.
I just did a 4 hour trip on 16, a four lane highway that runs east west all the way across Canada in my 1986 Trans Am. That thing hates driving at under 75 m/h due to the gearing.
Way to many people think they just have the right to chose what ever lane they want, even if only going 40 m/h.
One province over in BC they are fining slow drivers for not staying in the right lane. I hope Alberta is next.
Nat
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"Don't argue with stupid people. They will just drag you down to their level, and beat you up with experience."
Patently waiting for the apocalypses to level the playing field in this physiological game of life commonly known as Civilization
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06-15-2015, 07:59 PM
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Bus Crazy
Join Date: May 2015
Location: Oklahoma aka "God's blind spot"
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Engine: DT466, MT643
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Quote:
Originally Posted by crazycal
People leave you alone when they think you are nuts.
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so that's what happened to all my so called "friends"
I learn more and more here everyday
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Until I met a man with no feet
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06-15-2015, 09:13 PM
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Bus Geek
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Forty two years ago I took the ferry trip to Alaska in a Chevy 4x4 Suburban and then spent three months roaming and panning for gold. I drove the AlCan hwy back after the snows had begun--don't wait that long. I booked a cabin on the ferry as they would not let me access my vehicle in route and I didn't want to sleep standing up! If you get the chance to go--even if you have to cash in all your IRA's, go for it. The experience cannot be duplicated anywhere else. If you take your bus the hardest thing you'll have to do is to find a place to turn around! Food is expensive there. A friend who lives in Eagle just mentioned that he pays $1 per uncooked egg-they were only 50 cents when I was there. Jack
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06-15-2015, 09:16 PM
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Bus Nut
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Central Fl is filled with idiots that moved here and think that same thing. Drive in any lane at any speed and turn any direction from any lane. There are also idiots with rental vehicles from who knows where doing the same thing
They stop in the left lane waiting to turn right! I see this everyday! I keep hearing that is why insurance is so high in this area. Also, something like 40+% are uninsured I drive a route most days for work and sometimes, these same idiots call my work to say I cut them off or went around them. They were going 40 in a 55 in the left lane! I've seen pedestrians and bicyclists hit by vehicles in intersections because the driver is on the phone or using their digital map that is mounted to the middle of the windshield! All day long, I see people ahead of me driving off the road or into someone else's lane while texting.
Quote:
Originally Posted by nat_ster
Way to many people think they just have the right to chose what ever lane they want, even if only going 40 m/h.
One province over in BC they are fining slow drivers for not staying in the right lane. I hope Alberta is next.
Nat
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