Day 33 and 34
Sunday, July 16, 2017
Departing from Sitka on the Alaska Marine Highway System ferry, we only had to be one hour early to check in.
We boarded the MV Matanuska, and went to the purser's office to get our cabin assignment, #28.
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| Two berth cabin |
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| The head to the right |
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| The head to the left |
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The 28 corridor (our room was simply #28,
then there was 28A, 28B, and 28C...) |
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| We departed from Sitka at 8:45 |
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| The forward lounge, where people without berths sleep |
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| Very foggy this morning |
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| Low clouds today |
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| We arrived in Juneau at 18:00 and departed at 20:00 |
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This is the FVF Fairweather we had taken from Haines to Juneau,
and Juneau to Sitka, the smaller and faster ferry |
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| Passing a cruise ship in the night. |
Monday, July 17, 2017
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| We arrived in Petersburg, AK at 4:15 and departed at 5:00 |
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| Still cloudy today |
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| We arrived in Wrangell, AK at 8:15 |
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| Lowering the ramp |
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| First off are the baggage trailers |
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| Then the pedestrians |
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| Then the cars, trailers, trucks, etc. |
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| The pedestrian passengers board first |
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| Then the vehicles |
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| Big trucks, too |
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| A sailboat that crashed on 7/4/2017 (KSS) |
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| The captain alerted us to a pod of orcas |
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| Clearcutting by the lumber industry |
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| Wake of the MV Matanuska |
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| Island building near Ketchikan, AK |
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| Ketchikan local ferry |
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| Ketchikan floatplane harbor |
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The MV Tustamena, which is still being worked on,
was supposed to be our ferry to Seldovia and back, from Homer |
We arrived in Ketchikan, AK at 15:00, and disembarked for a short walk.
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| Memorial to those lost at sea |
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| Attempting to photograph the MV Matanuska |
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| Here they have Tsunami Evacuation Routes |
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We went to the A&P for drinks,
Alaskan & Proud, that is |
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| Bringing his floatplane in pieces |
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| Reboarding the MV Matanuska |
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A massive container ship, with trucks and autos
tied on top of the containers |
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| A small ship with ts own helicopter |
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| Evergreens right to the water line |
We departed from Ketchikan at 16:30.
After dinner in the cafeteria, we went to bed early, as we would have to be up to disembark in Prince Rupert, BC at 12:00 midnight.
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