Inside Passage BC, Day 3

Most of the day, the weather reverted to the mean (wet, cloudy, foggy, no sun, low 41, high 44). Some clearing after 4PM. The ship had to hang back for several hours to cross the Seymour Narrows and Ripple Rock, a narrow area with fast currents that at worst tide ran today at 15 MPH, which is faster than the ships max speed. By waiting, the captain subjected the ship to under 3 MPH We could still see and feel some swirling. Ripple Rock impeded passage in the middle of the narrows until it was blown up in the 1950s for safer navigation. The Inside Passage has numerous areas like this where you need to do your homework before taking off in a trailer boat. There are multiple sources providing such schedules and no excuses for not using them.

After cruising all night again, we should reach Port Angeles in the US tomorrow around noon. We haven't seen any other cruise ships and very few boats. Unfortuanately, I cant get any video clips on Find Pinguins.Read more