This was the summer of Covid and Canada was not letting non essential drivers pass thru their county. We were grateful that we were able to drive south last fall and respected their rules. We thought about our options to get back to Palmer and came up with the ferry option from Bellingham to Whittier. We decided to leave our van in San Diego and drive our Rav 4 to Bellingham where we would board the ferry We even booked a cabin to travel in style. It would be a 4 day 3 night journey,
Once we left Bellingham the weather turned rainy and foggy. In 2016 we had kayaked the Inland Passage and had been blessed with overall nice weather. Of course that trip took us almost 2months so the averages of having some decent weather was with us. Masks were required and most travelers kept to themselves. We were fortunate to have the author of Arctic Son, and Arctic daughter on the ferry. There were several films that she had produced and were shown in the theater. She was quite the interesting woman to meet. When we were leaving Juneau one of the crew members told us that we were going to be in for a treat. We would be crossing the Gulf of Alaska which is known for its rough weather. Today however the weather was predicted to be calm with sun. The coastal range appeared and we totally enjoyed the view.
We enjoyed the warmth of the sun!
We made it back to our Ford Camp where we are always in awe of the views.
We decided to buy our first stove ever of our married life!
We also did another first this summer. We were invited to go set netting with the Nielsens.
Being in tune with the tides is important in this activity.
We decided to do as many local peaks this summer that we could. It was a beautiful day to climb Government Peak.
We got to share it with the resident Ground Squirrel
I have a feeling he was checking out the crumbs that might have fallen from our bars.
The next activity pre our kayaking trip was to spend a week with Ryan, Beth, Jeff and Emily. A hight light of the week was going fishing for a day on Prince William Sound.
Don got to drive the boat and everyone else got to catch the fish. A couple of 50 pound halibut made the fishing trip a success.
Now it is time to head to Valdez and start the kayaking trip.