A Whale of a Day

The thing about ferries is that you must be at the dock at least an hour before departure, and sometimes two.   Our ferry left this morning at 7:15.  The trip from Sitka to Petersburg took 11 1/2 hours.  Our commentary will be brief.  We'll let the pictures speak for us.

Bob caught an eagle in flight.

But the day belonged to the whales.  Altogether probably twenty-five whales were sighted--we only saw about half that number, and getting a decent picture was even harder.

The following photos show what life is like on the Alaska Marine Highway.

The Main Salon.

The Dining Room--head waiter in blue.

Formal Dinner.

Some of the sleeping accommodations.


Tomorrow's blog might be late.  Internet connection iffy--Wednesday's  ferry sailing is at 12:30 a.m.