Day 6 - Arrived at Hoonah
16 ottobre 2024, Stati Uniti ⋅ ☁️ 39 °F
We've docked on the port side. It's still dark and a bit foggy, so not much to see yet. This area has the highest concentration of Coastal Brown bears in the world, so needless to say my objectivesLeggi altro
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So the docking procedure is quite involved and takes about 30 minutes each time. The ship drops 6 lines, one at a time. The port crew retrieve the rope from the water and hand it off to those on the dock to loop around a tether point. The ship then pulls the line taut, and repeat.
ViaggiatoreThe gangways are then moved into place with a forklift and the security scanners are put in place. Yawn! I want to get off and explore.
ViaggiatoreOh this sounds like my type of place. Happy spotting