We got situated in line for the ferry about 8:30 Wednesday to get our assigned loading spot. Some dip stick from Texas backed 10 feet square into us in spite of me laying on the air horn. We were lucky because he didn’t do any damage but he did leave an impression of his spare tire in the dirt on the front of the RV. Funny thing was, his spare tire was covered so he hit us pretty good. He offered to buy us a beer when we got on the ferry but we haven’t seen anything of him. Since we were to be on the boat 2 nights we got a berth that was quite nice, 2 comfortable bunks with a bath, including a very good shower. Some people slept on the deck lounge chairs; one even pitched his tent. The ferry made several stops on the way to Prince Rupert but we didn’t have a lot of time to go ashore. The ride has been very scenic and many picturesque small fishing villages that are only accessible by boat or airplane. The stops along our route have been Hoonah, Sitka, Kake, Petersburg, Wrangell, and Ketchikan before off loading at Prince Rupert. We met several nice and interesting people on the trip; one native lady from Hoonah has 130 grandchildren, great-grandchildren and great-great grandchildren. How would you like to keep track of birthdays? Also visited with Father Jim, a Catholic Priest who is a southeast Alaska icon, (according to locals on board) that filled me in on the history of most of the towns we visited. Not a lot of wildlife on the trip but did see a few whales.
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