Showing posts with label Inland passage. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Inland passage. Show all posts

Saturday, June 13, 2009

The Alaskan Inland Passage, In Oregon




I am in Oregon - finally. 3 days and 2 nights on a ferry, 1500 miles driving from Prince Rupert to Portland and I finally made it. I stayed by Mt. Baker, WA one night and in the San Juan Islands another night. I had dinner in Seattle and checked out my old stomping grounds in Tacoma, WA. I drank A LOT of coffee during the trip. In Canada, at 3 AM, they confused battery acid for coffee - strong stuff. I could not have fallen asleep even if I wanted too after that stuff.

Seattle sure is a busy place. After Juneau, I have to get used to traffic and lots of people again.

It is now past midnight and I will unload the truck tomorrow! I get to drive my hybrid starting tomorrow.

Thursday, June 11, 2009

AK Marine Highway - Juneau



The trip on the ferry was amazing - saw a whale jump. Saw porpoises, Eagles and various ports along the way. The weather was great generally. One day was cloudy.

I will put up pictures of the ship evacuation when I find it. it is hiding from me, interesting though. I met someone who filmed for 'Into the Wild' the Sean Penn movie about the guy who went to AK.

I spent Wed night in a cabin near the Canadian border (WA side) and it was awesome. Scott and Kim say hi. Ash and Brian - when are you going to visit? They were wondering.
It felt good to sleep on a futon after sleeping on the floor of a ship, which was also good.

Did I mention that the cabin would easily fit in Juneau. The trees are huge at the cabin and there is a stream right outside the door. It was just like being in Juneau as far as scenery goes.

I took the ferry to the San Juan's today, Thursday, and will spend the night here. I think I will head south tomorrow or Sat at the latest.

Great trip so far. I will be returning to Canada some time in the future to check out Whistler and the Frazier River valley. They are quite spectacular. The San Juan's are spectacular as well - what can I say, a slice of heaven. Remember: Any picture of this trip is actually about 100 times (maybe more) better in person.

The weather has been great except for one downpour in Vacouver, Canada. I think the rain was upset because I did not spend enough money there. I traveled 1000 miles in Canada in less than 24 hours. Next time, I will slow it down and check things out more. The truck is running great. People are interested in AK when they see the AK license plates.

Since I was on an island (Juneau) for a year, it is nice to drive open road again.

Did i mention that I am homeless this year? Looking for a handout. If you see me on the corner with my sign, give me a quarter please

homeless but happy