• North to Alaska By RV 2021
    Writing some draft footprints as we cross the Prince William Sound — Aboard M/V Aurora.
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    July 16, 2021 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 64 °F

    The current AK Marine Highway schedule for the Cordova-Whittier ferry has the departure scheduled for 7:00a … with a 6:00a check-in. Ugh.

    This time, we opted for one of the booths with a table … at the rear of the forward lounge on the M/V Aurora. The seats were more comfortable and Mui managed to sleep for a couple of hours since there were no armrests between the seats.

    It was an uneventful ferry ride. Our only real wildlife encounter was a pod of Dall porpoises that played near the ferry for a while. Otherwise, the critters — mostly sea otters — were quite distant.

    I read, I wrote … I read some more. I went for a walk around the boat. Before I knew it, the 7-hour ferry ride was over and we were pulling into Whittier.    Read more