So I wake up, look at my phone for the time (it has been my only clock for years), and see it is 0415. OK so we are in BC waters, so it must be Pacific Time, that is 0515. So I get up and go to get a tea. I ask the attendant in the snack bar, it is Pacific time, right?. “No sir, on Alaska State Ferries, they are considered to be in Alaska, so we always keep Alaska time”. So that is why we arrive in Bellingham tomorrow at 0700 ship’s time, but 0800 local time. OK, I wanted to get up early anyway.
The day started overcast with low cloud everywhere, covering the tops of the wooded hills as we pass through the Charlottes, and down through the various channels of the Inside Passage. It is not until we near the northern tip of Vancouver Island does the sky starts to clear and we had blue skies late afternoon and evening.
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The Department of Agriculture lectures to-day were “Whales and Orcas”, and the "Lifecycle of the Salmon". These environment and nature lectures have been really great, very informative. The movies shown to-day were “Up”, Avatar, and “How to Train a Dragon”.
The ferry held a 'Man overboard' drill whilst we were steaming. It was an interesting exercise to watch.
We did see a few humpback whales to-day, but were a way off, and also a pod of orcas close to the ship.
Orcas:
One interesting sight was a small tug heading north, towing a 2 story house on a raft.
Sunset:
It is day 4 of the cruise, and I am getting cabin fever. Time to get off and hit the road. I haven’t really ridden much in a week, and it shows. Still tomorrow we are in Bellingham, and 70 miles or so of I5 and home.
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