These are the Chronicles of Famous Surf Writer Ben Marcus and his trip into the Wilds of the Alaskan Frontier.
Latest Update: November 4, 2000

11:41 BC TIME ROOM 111, SEA RAVEN MOTEL, QUEEN CHARLOTTE ISLANDS, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA

Funny, I'm watching Clint Eastwood in Hang Em High and I just got an e-mail response to my Clint Eastwood post. Someone thinks the yellow schoolbus in Dirty Harry is a GMC Bluebird with a 4.2 diesel. Maybe yes. Maybe no.

Now I need to find someone who can make custom seats for the bus, and a high-tech video screen attached to a laptop that will play movie clips.

I was just at the tire place in Queen Charlotte City and I saw a big, red Humvee, also a diesel. That is one big, roomy, expensive vehicle. It's owned by West Coast Fishing Charters, and I can only wonder what they get into.

I got my tire repaired, and found out, to my surprise, that I'm actually riding on mud and snow tires. "It's not the tires that are the problem," the tire guy said. "It's your vehicle. These things slide all over the place."

Indeed.

So, I got the tire fixed for $20 Canadian. I'm going to watch Clint until I get bored, then hit the road and check out the island. I'm gonna go the paved way this time, up to North Beach, where there are rumors of surf.

That's it for now.