Tuesday, May 8, 2012

That's a good reminder Mike. Always a struggle on the road, especially in remote Canada where rest areas are few. We spent an easy day driving west from Prince George to Prince Rupert. There were actually rest areas! We arrived 5PM and had to wait until 3AM to begin loading onto the ferry. For dinner we headed into town and found a Subway. One realizes everything must be transported a long way when the price of a foot-long and small drink comes to $11. We split the sandwich. It stormed the whole time we were in the ferry line and the temp was in the low 40s. The terminal was locked until about 11PM and zero bathrooms available to the line. Occasionally one would hear a car door and folks would trek off. Or, about the time one would doze off, the guy parked next to you would start his engine to warm up their car. It's part of the adventure of going remote. After loading on the ferry we got a stateroom and soon crashed to the rolling of the ship. The voyage turned to boring. One sees a lot of islands, and a lot of water. We only viewed two whales the whole time. I decided I would rather drive to Skagway next year than this. Two days and nearly two nights later we arrived in Juneau on time at 2:15 AM and drove to Mick and Sherri's. Sherri had the key under the mat and the guest accommodations comfy. At 6AM my alarm went off. Time to rise and meet the ferry from Bellingham with our supply trailer aboard. Everything we intended to bring is now safely in Juneau. We have very little room to pack anything else we might purchase here. Paulette decided to walk-aboard the next ferry on Wednesday (the ferry to Gustavus and home) so we can pack the passenger seat with Costco items. Smart lady. Instead of a twin mattress, which we wanted to purchase and bring over, we will settle for an inflatable for now. I am anxious to get to Gustavus and begin turning on cabin systems and unloading.

1 comment:

Richard said...

Hey! Are you two eating Halibut yet????....LOL.
Here's hoping all is well!