Chilling Out on the Ferry

We had a good last visit with friends Jim and Elaine at the ferry terminal on Monday night, in spite of the fact that they kicked our butts in Pinochle.  We enjoyed the Chinese food and had some champagne as well.  We also made some plans for some future trips together.

The moon came out that evening and we had sunshine the next day for our stop in Sitka.  It was a beautiful trip through Peril Straits into and out of Sitka, with both Mount Edgecumb and Mount Verstovia decked out in Christmas white.  We are having a good, relaxing trip on the ferry--it is sure nice not to have to worry about things with the house any more.

Leaving Sitka through Whitestone Narrows

The ferry Matanuska was pretty much on time and we loaded on to the ferry around midnight.  Pamela and the VW Passat were loaded first, so she was able to get her stuff up to the cabin deck and then come down and help Neil with after he rolled aboard.  There were no problems rolling on through the front car deck door and we are facing aft so we can roll straight off in Bellingham on Friday morning.

Here is the 55-Feet of HagaFinn Fiver on the Car Deck (looking forward)

It was also sunny today for our visit to Ketchikan.  We have a long lay over here because of crew change, and so we took the time to fire up the MiFi wireless internet card and get caught up on a few things (like this Blog).  We leave here this afternoon and have two more nights aboard before we arrive in Bellingham around 0700 on Friday morning.

Gravina Island Airport near Ketchikan on Wednesday

Since we are entering Canada this afternoon, this is probably our last posting until we are settled in at Pamela's brother's place in Molalla, Oregon on Friday.  We hope all is well with you all,

Fair Winds and Calm Seas (so far),

Neil and Pamela