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Scorp 03-26-2018 02:33 PM

RIP

mikeyis4dcats. 03-26-2018 02:33 PM

it says that boat stops in HK? Are you continuing on to China?

JoeyChuckles 03-26-2018 02:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Rain Man (Post 13490374)
No internet, no TV, no contact with the outside world once I leave port. I'm doing the acid test right now to be sure that my voltage converter is working for my laptop. Otherwise it'll be a long 19 days.

Great, so no polls the next 3 weeks. Did you even think of us before you undertook such an endeavor?

Perineum Ripper 03-26-2018 02:34 PM

Be careful or pirates will be after your booty

Renegade 03-26-2018 02:35 PM

Are you planning on running a half marathon over seas?

ptlyon 03-26-2018 02:35 PM

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Originally Posted by JoeyChuckles (Post 13490385)
Great, so no polls the next 3 weeks. Did you even think of us before you undertook such an endeavor?

He should have watched "It's a wonderful life" before making such a hasty decision

Rain Man 03-26-2018 02:36 PM

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Originally Posted by mikeyis4dcats. (Post 13490384)
it says that boat stops in HK? Are you continuing on to China?

Well, it's just Hong Kong. But that's technically China.

Rain Man 03-26-2018 02:37 PM

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Originally Posted by mikeyis4dcats. (Post 13490375)
so is this something you can book online? how did you find a place to buy a ticket?

You have to book it through one of a handful of travel agents who does this thing. I worked with a company in England to get on this one.

C'mon, computer. Give me a battery bump! Show me that the voltage converter is working!

Rain Man 03-26-2018 02:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Renegade (Post 13490389)
Are you planning on running a half marathon over seas?

I really wanted to, but I couldn't find one. Apparently it's really hot in Cambodia this time of year.

Iowanian 03-26-2018 02:39 PM

Keep your eye out for castaways floating aimlessly in the middle of the sea.


I'm sure this is going to make for a great story....I'm pretty curious how a guy hooks up something like this....Enjoy your trip.


Maybe you should plan a route on that ship....and run your own personal half marathon at sea. You might be the first man to do it!

Rain Man 03-26-2018 02:40 PM

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Originally Posted by JoeyChuckles (Post 13490385)
Great, so no polls the next 3 weeks. Did you even think of us before you undertook such an endeavor?

I'll have a flurry of polls about the open ocean ready to roll once I hit Vung Tau.

Rain Man 03-26-2018 02:41 PM

Yes! (Fist pump.) The batter just went from 80 to 81 percent. I will have a laptop on this voyage!

stumppy 03-26-2018 02:41 PM

Do you pay for the 'Captain for a Day' option?
If not, try and buddy up with the third shift on the bridge maybe they'll let you drive.

Renegade 03-26-2018 02:42 PM

Will you share meals with the crew? Are you expected to work?

Rain Man 03-26-2018 02:43 PM

In an interesting bit of trivia, the ship travels from Oakland to Hong Kong. I was wondering about the route, and it actually goes north almost to the Aleutian Islands since it does a Great Circle Route. It heads straight west for a few hundred miles, then does a big arc north toward Alaska and then south past the east coast of Japan. But we won't be close enough to see any land until we hit Hong Kong.


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