[nagdu] EXTERNAL:Re: our trip on the USS Intrepid August 9, 2010

[Pickrell, Rebecca M (TASC)]

I'd love to tour a submarine. That'd be way cool!

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Subject: EXTERNAL:Re: [nagdu] our trip on the USS Intrepid August 9,
2010

As a point of curiosity, how would a dog handle all the latters and 
hatchways on a former navy ship? I would imagine that all those "knee 
knockers" would confuse the poor dog.

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Subject: Re: [nagdu] our trip on the USS Intrepid August 9, 2010


> of course, I guess it didn't come out right, The Growler Submarine is
a 
> walk through submarine and you know what it was like for them to live
in 
> tiny quarters, I didn't go through because the dog has to go through
the 
> small entrances which I don't remember what they are called and that
you 
> have to go through them. But what I meant to say that if you are in a 
> wheelchair you wouldn't be able to tour the submarine.  And it is
outside 
> of the Intrepid, so you do not have to do it.
>
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>> But, if you dind't use a wheelchair, couldn't you look around the 
>> submarine?
>>
>> Margo and Arrow
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On 
>> Behalf
>> Of cheryl echevarria
>> Sent: Sunday, August 22, 2010 11:39 AM
>> To: nagdu
>> Subject: [nagdu] our trip on the USS Intrepid August 9, 2010
>>
>> Hi all:
>>
>> Echevarria Travel went with Nelson Echevarria's Company Picnic we do 
>> every
>> year, and this year it was on the USS Intrepid which is now a Sea and
Air
>> Museum.  I plan on writing something up for the Harness up and for
the
>> Braille Monitor.
>>
>> This is a little something to have fun with.  The USS Intrepid was in
>> service for the US Navy from 1943-1974 from World War II, Korea,
Vietnam 
>> and
>> the Cold War, she also assisted with the NASA Space program.
>>
>> It is very accessible for all disabilities including the blind, the
only
>> part of the Intrepid you cannot go is the Growler Submarine, 
>> unfortunately
>> it is not accessible since it is an actual submarine and a wheelchair

>> would
>> not be able to go through it, very tight quarters, so Nelson we
through,
>> Maxx and I went on our own tour with other friends of ours and since
they
>> give you a device similar to a large MP3 player and headphones, which

>> give a
>> full description of the museum, when you walk past something it
>> automatically goes on and tells you what you are in front of.  The
Planes
>> and Helicopters and the Space Capsules were awesome.  Also a side
note 
>> here,
>> on extremely hot days the upper deck of the Intrepid where the
Concorde 
>> is
>> held and other planes, fighters and Coast Guard Planes, it is very
hot, 
>> the
>> floor of the flight deck is hotter then the street so remember this
with
>> your guide dogs.
>>
>> We have videos that are descriptive as much as possible, the ones I
am in
>> anyway, nelson doesn't like talking on Camera so you may here others 
>> talking
>> of where you are.  They are listed on both youtube.com which you can 
>> search
>> for me my id name is angeldn3 or on my facebook page.
>>
>> The biggest compliment you can pay me is to recommend my services!
>>
>>
>> Cheryl Echevarria
>> Independent Travel Consultant
>> C10-10646
>>
>> http://Echevarriatravel.com
>> 1-866-580-5574
>> skype: angeldn3
>>
>> Reservations at echevarriatravel.com
>> Affiliated as an Independent Contractor with Montrose Travel 
>> CST-1018299-10
>> Affiliated as an Independent Contractor with Absolute Cruise and
Travel 
>> Inc.
>>
>>
>>
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