Thursday - the million dollar view

Slept like a baby last night. The ferry bunk beds seem so comfortable. Woke up to seas that were calm as a bathtub. Just a slight ripple on the water. We were in the protected INSIDE PASSAGE south of Prince Rupert.

Hundreds of beautiful islands quietly glide past us. In every direction we see snow capped peaks on the larger islands. We pass several barges towed by sea going tugs. Barges are the main source of goods from "outside". OUTSIDE to an Alaskan is anyplace other than our home Alaska. Most of the communities in SE Alaska don't even have road access. Cars are barged in from "outside" or they ride the ferry like us.

It is a bit early for fishing but soon now the commercial fishermen will be out on the water after the prized salmon. We saw a couple boats today. When the salmon runs show up so will the fishing boats.

We had a wonderful lunch with the million dollar view from the great restaurant on the stern of the ship. We had fabulous clam chowder. Just could not ask for anything more tasty.