5/24They call this the Alaskan Marine Highway, because many of these towns in Alaska are only accessible by air or water. We were in line by 5 am to get on the ferry. We took our 50 feet of truck and RV and loaded on the bottom level. We took a bag up to the fifth level, where we were assigned a state room. We took nightclothes and a small ice chest. We spent the day in the front of the ferry sitting in comfortable chairs or couches with full view of the water and land. We were accompanied by two Forest Rangers who travel with the ferry because it travels through the Tongass National Forest. They kept us informed about the area as we traveled through. If we had questions about anything, they were right there to answer them. We saw a lot of Orcas Whales and some dolphins. We spent most of the time watching the water hoping to see more whales. Some of the people we met on the ferry were from Australia, France, Spain, Switzerland and California. We docked in Ketchikan and Wrangell. We did not get off in Petersburg, because we docked at 1:30 in the morning. Early Sunday morning we got up because one of the Rangers said we would see whales coming into Juneau. Actually, I got my best look at the whales that morning. I gave up trying to get a picture of them because they are not out of the water very long.
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