Ferry - Leg #2
Thursday, June 24th
Got up early to, once again, wait in the ferry line. We got boarded about 8:30am for the 36 hour trip to Juneau. We will make stops in Wrangell, Petersburg and Sitka en route. This is when we get to walk Gypsy...maybe the ONLY times. We got a nice cabin with two sets of bunk beds and a sitting area along with a shower.
Wrangell, AK
It took two attempts to dock the vessel at Wrangell due to the very strong current. Once we were docked, we were allowed only enough time to get Gypsy out of the RV on the car deck and go ashore so Gypsy could do her business.
Petersburg, AK
We had a little more time in Petersburg to walk Gypsy, stroll a few minutes and then get back on the boat. Not much here...it is called "Alaska's Little Norway" because the snowy mountains and (small) fjords reminded the founding fathers of their Norwegian heritage.
The last 21 miles approaching Petersburg is thru the "Wrangell Narrows". The tide in the Narrows can vary by as much as 23 feet in a day so the cruise ships cannot travel the Narrows. The Alaska Ferry is the largest vessel able to navigate these waters. There was a lot of maneuvering going on getting thru.
I did see a humpback tail for about one second as it dove deep. We were in the forward observation lounge and jumped and hollered "whale". EVERYBODY jumped up to see the now departed mammal. Not much more I can say about that except to say "I DID see a whale"!!!
We are now in our cabin, sipping a Jack Daniels (Bob) and a scotch (MA). Our next stop is Sitka (3 hours) at 6:45 tomorrow morning.
Got up early to, once again, wait in the ferry line. We got boarded about 8:30am for the 36 hour trip to Juneau. We will make stops in Wrangell, Petersburg and Sitka en route. This is when we get to walk Gypsy...maybe the ONLY times. We got a nice cabin with two sets of bunk beds and a sitting area along with a shower.
Wrangell, AK
It took two attempts to dock the vessel at Wrangell due to the very strong current. Once we were docked, we were allowed only enough time to get Gypsy out of the RV on the car deck and go ashore so Gypsy could do her business.
Petersburg, AK
We had a little more time in Petersburg to walk Gypsy, stroll a few minutes and then get back on the boat. Not much here...it is called "Alaska's Little Norway" because the snowy mountains and (small) fjords reminded the founding fathers of their Norwegian heritage.
The last 21 miles approaching Petersburg is thru the "Wrangell Narrows". The tide in the Narrows can vary by as much as 23 feet in a day so the cruise ships cannot travel the Narrows. The Alaska Ferry is the largest vessel able to navigate these waters. There was a lot of maneuvering going on getting thru.
I did see a humpback tail for about one second as it dove deep. We were in the forward observation lounge and jumped and hollered "whale". EVERYBODY jumped up to see the now departed mammal. Not much more I can say about that except to say "I DID see a whale"!!!
We are now in our cabin, sipping a Jack Daniels (Bob) and a scotch (MA). Our next stop is Sitka (3 hours) at 6:45 tomorrow morning.
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