We are now in Haines, AK after a short 6 hour ferry boat cruise from Juneau. Left at 4:30 in the afternoon and arrived at 10:30 at night. This was a special cruise in that we saw the most spectacular of the whaling pods we have seen so far. In addition there was a school of porpoise and some sea otters. I didn’t get a picture of the otters.
We had dinner aboard the ferry the SS Malipriso (did you know that all of the ferries in the AK Maritime Hwy are named after glaciers?
They had a guide from the forrest service aboard to answer questions and give seminars while underway. The Tongass National is one of the largest in the US (1.6 million acres if I remember correctly).
After offloading we came to a commercial RV park on the waterfront overlooking the harbor and marina. What a view, nothing between our coach and the ocean, but a picnic table. Then across the ocean (inland passage about 1-2 miles wide) high mountain peaks that are snow covered. Behind us more mountains with their majestic snow hats.
Yes, life is good.
Today we will try to see the bald eagle preserve and Fort Seward here in town.
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