ALASKA AT EIGHTY - DAY 9

Third day on ferry, am getting antsy to get off and ride.

Today we stopped at Wrangal, Petersburg, Sitka, Juneau and Haines. These are the last of the photos I'll publish from the ferry ride.















Mendenhall Glacier , Juneau



Next three photos are of the procedure to secure the ships mooring (?) ropes to the dock.

First the deck hand throws a leader to the shore man to catch and then pull the heavier rope over.



Pulling the heavy rope over to hook on the ______?



Next the machinery onboard pulls the ropes taught to secure the vessel to the dock.



These ferries to not dock where the fancy cruise ships do. These terminals are at a remote distance from town, like the case in Juneau.



As dusk falls we spot several cruise ships leaving Skagway for Juneau.



Another cruise ship from Skagway, with a glacier valley on the left.



We arrived in Haines 11:30 pm. Finally off the ferry, rode the several miles into Haines to find the motel for the night. Tomorrow we ride to the Canadian border.