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RE: Alaska at Eighty

Brstr, the max speed of that ferry is 17.1 knots. It's advanage is it can navigate through narrow channels where large vessels cannot go. It has both...

10 months ago
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RE: Alaska at Eighty

Was wondering about how a CanAm would do on the Alaska Highway, rode over 12 miles of gravel today. Seeing all that gravel piling up in the middle of ...

10 months ago
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RE: Alaska at Eighty

Third day on ferry, am getting antsy to get off and ride.Today we stopped at Wrangal, Petersburg, Sitka, Juneau and Haines. These are the last of the ...

10 months ago
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RE: Alaska at Eighty

Was still overcast during ourfirst stop, Ketchikan. Some offloaded, others come on board. This is a busy stop with large cruise ships, ferries. sea...

10 months ago
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RE: Alaska at Eighty

The second day on the ferry was cloudy, foggy and grey. Already did the grey photos, here are a few shot from inside the ferry.Interior hallwayTo walk...

10 months ago
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RE: Alaska at Eighty

MGV8, Had heard the Top of the World highway has been closed this summer. You have any word on that?

10 months ago
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With the ferry under way, clouds and fog are now what we see all day. Not noticing a big temperature drop yet.Life here is not totally colorless, but ...

10 months ago
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When I arrived at the terminal Friday at 8 am, as they open the ticket window, wanting to purchase my ticket on the ferry to Alaska, they put me on st...

10 months ago
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RE: Alaska at Eighty

Miracles of miracles, they let me on the ferry. Once the iPhone battery is recharged, will down load a few photos.

10 months ago
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True FM, once I had unloaded everything to repack for the ferry, was too tired to find another place to lay my head. That plus the barely dressed work...

10 months ago
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Rose early to meet up with FM in Tenino for a tire swap. The man ordered a new run-flat tire to replace the one that picked up a roofing screw in Ange...

10 months ago
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RE: Alaska at Eighty

Left Ontario, OR, heading North - Northwest on I-84. Temps were more moderate today. The high was 91.Starting to see interesting places to stop and in...

10 months ago
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RE: Alaska at Eighty

Agreed, now to get back to a more relaxed pace, take more photos.

10 months ago
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Time to play catch up with the trip...RD -3 The tire had a roofing screw in it. Monday AM the local auto mechanic located and pulled it out, inserting...

10 months ago
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RE: Alaska at Eighty

Why the Homer Spit? Just for the Halibut.

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