Geology
Stone washed jeans and pencil erasers are two of the many products made with the help of this rock, which also floats in water
Pumice
NASA uses master seamstresses to sew these by hand, the precision required for their life-saving seams is too complex for current machines
Spacesuits
If you're having a muscle spasm, he's probably the best physician to see
Dr. Cramp
A large cruise ship can go through
45,000 eggs, 1,300 gallons of milk,
and 20,000 of these delicious cold dairy treats
in just one week
Ice Cream Cones
Cloverleaf sausage pizza
Mild
Possibly an Erratic, this boulder on a
Fox Island beach is definitely not small
The Big Rock
Supplying more than just cheap consumer goods, this country is also the
world's top fabric producer
China
Famous for its steep sharp switchbacks descending from Utah's Cedar Mesa, this unpaved road offers panoramic views of the Valley of the Gods in Monument Valley
Moki Dugway
Out of an abundance of fire safety, passengers are not allowed to bring one of these on board -- try permanent press clothing instead
Iron or Steamer
Cuban Sandwich
Mild
Found in select areas along Puget Sound, these smooth eye-catching rocks, which are technically concretions, are also called
Fairy Stones or Spirit Babies
Claybabies
That little strawberry hanging off a tomato-shaped pincushion isn't just for decoration,
to help sharpen and clean needles,
it's filled with this
Emery Sand
Known for their piercing calls and elaborate iridescent plumage, this bird is somewhat similar to a family with the same name
Peacocks
While cruises have a doctor on board, they typically don't have one of these medical professionals -- you'll have to get your veneers at the next port instead
Dentist
Green Papaya Salad
When this "solar powered" gem, found in Oregon, among other places, is viewed from certain directions, it exhibits
a star spangled appearance
Sunstone
Dating back over 25,000 years,
the oldest sewing needles ever found
are made of this
Animal Bone
With 5 miles of shoreline on Hood Canal, this public amenity in Brinnon WA is a great place to dig for clams or watch a herd of elk
wander through camp
Dosewallips State Park
To avoid U.S. labor laws and taxes, most "American" cruise ships fly a "Flag of Convenience",
usually from Bermuda, Bahamas, or this country,
which has a stylish hat named for it
Panama
Superman's alter ego is described as this kind of reporter for a great
metropolitan newspaper
Mild Mannered
A form of Chalcedony, these gemstones range in color from sky to cornflower and are said to be the 3rd rarest on Earth
Ellensburg Blue Agate
(after Alexandrite and Alunite)
Originally called a Separable Fastener, these were given their onomatopoeia name in 1923 by the B.F. Goodrich company after using them on rubber galoshes
Zipper
He shares his first name with a shortened version of Elizabeth Montgomery's character in Bewitched and his last name
with a gold rush state
Sam Alaska
Sounding a bit like a dating app, these vessels are used at some ports of calls to transfer passengers to and from shore
Tender Boats
A bowl of potato soup
with a single black pepper flake in it
Spicy