Yeh, the friends that went to Alaska all came back and said it wasn't as great a money making trip as they thought, They made good money on the ships, but spent most of it in the ports.
I didn't go and work on a fishing boat because I was too short and skinny
Plus the fact that there is no way my car would make it to Alaska!
Gosh, can't imagine driving to Alaska now with $4.00 - $5.00 gas. but people did it back in the 80's and 90's. gas was $1.10 -$1.80.