After a dinner of Halibut we drove down to the ferry terminal to await our scheduled check in time of 3:00am. It rained most of the time but unlike others we slept in the trailer to the soothing pitter patter of the rain on the roof until time to get measured and check in. Now we had to wait until our departure at 6:15am but could not go back to sleep because we had to go through customs and board the ferry. It is a 5 hour trip from Prince Rupert to Ketchikan. Today that was in the rain nearly the whole trip. Sue got a little green around the middle of the trip but Dave took here to the center line of the ship which reduced the amount of pitch and roll she would feel. All went well and we are camped in Clover Cove Resort. Really it is just a parking lot with a great view. Harbor seals and Eagles just feet from the rear of the trailer. Now this is living.
Went in to town to visit the Visitor Center and explore the downtown. This included a walk down the famous Creek Street. Four cruse ships were in town and made the area a bit crowed, especially when we were trying to find a place to eat. Two of the ships left right after lunch which left the place somewhat deserted. I expect the other two were also preparing to leave. We were told that on Tuesday there would be no ship in the harbor. Should make it more pleasant!
Our first adventure was to drive to the Northern end of the road and stopped at Settlers Cove Park. We took the Lunch Creek Falls trail. This was a fantastic trail through the rainforest with a lovely water fall to kick it off.
On the return trip from our stroll we found our first black bears. It was a mom an her yearling cub. It was to bad the mom had a left front paw that had been injured and she could not use.
Next up was a trip up Revilla road. First stop was at Ward Lake. We have to come back here to make the hike around the lake.
Now we drive to the southern end of the road which ends at a Hydroelectric plant and an old cannery. Stops along the way were at Rotary Beach. The snorkelers looked mighty cold. The stop at Herring Bay was to have bears but again we were to early in the season. If you look real close you may see the zip line in the distance. We were not brave enough to give it a try.
In addition we found this lovely unnamed waterfall.
A visit to the Saxman Totem Park is a mandatory stop on this part of the road.
Last we have a view from from our trailer.
Obvious we have been blessed with great weather in a place that gets 13 feet of rain a year. See all the pictures here.
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